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To;Chair Rahn and Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />From: <br />Date: <br />Greg Gappa, Public Services Director and Mike Gaffron, Planning Director <br />February 17,2005 <br />Subject: //05-3083 Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment - MUSA Boundary <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Notice of Public Hearing <br />B - Map: Myrticwood MUSA Addition Area <br />C - Map: Myrticwood MUSA Addition Topography <br />D - Map: 25 South Brown Road MUSA Adtlition Area <br />E - Map: 25 South Brown Road MUSA Addition Topography <br />Introduction <br />This is an application from the City of Orono for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to add several <br />existing developed properties to the MUSA. The MUSA (Metropolitan Urban Service Aiea) defines <br />those portions of the Metro Area where development is allowed to occur with municipal sewer rather <br />than with septic systems. <br />Myrticwood Neiahborhood MUSA Expansion <br />The first area is the Myrticwood neighborhood which is located northeast of the Highway 12 / <br />Wayzata Boulevard intersection in the 2.0 acre rural residential zoning district This 10 lot <br />subdivision was platted in the I960 ’s with lot sizes ranging from one to tliree acres dry buildablc <br />area. Five lots hjtve nonconfonning septic sy.stcms and five lots have conforming septic systems. <br />There are limited replacement septic sites on these lots because of the steep topography and wetlands <br />in this area. <br />A review of the area map shows that the Myrticwood Neighborhood is the last older developed <br />neighborhood, with .smaller substandard lots, in this area of the City that is in need of sewer .service <br />as the other older developed ncigliborhoods already arc in the MUSA and have sewer service. <br />This area was not included in the 2000 Compreltensive Plan MUSA expansions because there was <br />not any sewer service close to this subdivision. The City of Wayzata is now constructing a new <br />public works fijcility directly south of the Myrticwood neighboiiiood and has completed the <br />'•xtension of sewer and water utilities to sci've the new public works facility. The existing Wayzata <br />Public Works facility will be removed for the new Highway 12 construction project. The City of <br />Orono has contributed financially to the Wayzata. sewer and water extensions to provide cajracity <br />and service connections for future service ol thc Myrticwood neighborhood, fhe neighborhood <br />residents have submitted a petition to the City rerpicsting .sewer and waiei service for their <br />neighborhood and the first sleep in this process is for this area to be added to the MUSA.