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I The Metrop oli tan ■ Coun cil - has designated Oro no as a "third prio rity” co mmunity insofa r as urban ho using po licy is co ncerned. Co mmunities with Imd n-ithin the Metro po litan Urban Service Area (MUSA) are expected to plan adeqiate land fo r pro jected ho using gro vMh and to pro vide an appropr iate share o f ho using fo r perso ns o f a «mge o f inco me levels. The regional ho using po licy calls fo r subsidized housing to be located near activity centers or as part of ' new towns ' or large scale Planned Unit Devrlop ment offering adequate levels o f services and facilities, and near high amenity areas. As a third prio rity co mmunit}*-; Oron o dees no t co ntain such large scale acti\nty centers and therefo re is generally lew in prio rity* fo r the alloc ation of such housing. Plans o f third»prierity co mmunities’are expected to be more long-term and less detailed than plans o f inner»ring suburbs, with unit alloc atio ns being fairly limited numbers and in so mewhat more distant future. The need for rehabilitation and redevelop ment is generally no t high in third-apriority communities, but it is an impor tant need in Oro no because o f the age o f so -much of our urban ho using stock. Successful development of a wide ranee of housing alternatives is directly related to the ability to obtain the necessary infrastructure and public services. In today’s market, affordable housing and many forms of lifecvcle housinu are only feasible at urban densities, which require urban infrastructure such as municipal sewer and water, and the wide range of urban services not available in the 80% of I Orono that is planned for low-densitv rural residential development. New housing alternatives in Orono are planned primarily to occur within the existing urban area as well as in specified urban area expansions that are detailed in the Land Use Plan. These housing options will include a range of housing styles and types at densities of 1 to 4 units per acre. Where feasible, affordable housing units will be incorporated within multi-unit new^ housing development. The Metro po litan Cou ncil recognizes that rural commun ities require different housin g programs than do urban comm unities. Metropoli tan Co uncil po licy do es not enerrurage urban'-scalc residential dcvelo pment"hr the Rural Service-Area, nor does C-Ouncil policy suppoi t the de vx lopment of subsidized housing in the rural areas? Rural needs for subsidized housing are to be met within the Freestanding Growth Centers such as Maple Plain, or within the existing Urban Service Area, including Orono s urban neighborhoods and other urbanized lalce area cities such as \A^ayzata,‘ Lo ng Lake and Mound , where urban services and amenities are available. In areas where rural scale residential develop ment oc cursror dinances should pemnt the co nstruction -o f mo dest-co st market-rate ho using.----1 iousing-plans o f rtiral com munities are eicpected to sho w ho w the co mmtmit>‘ intends to maintain its rural character and manage its new residential sirvelo pmcnt: I I I I CMP 3C - 9 I I