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C0(/Mnii mpeting TO:Mayor and City Council iki/7 / JUN 1 4 1999 Cl 1 Y UHUNO FROM:Ron Moorse, City Administrator DATE: ( May?, 1999 SUBJECT:City of Medina Request for Orono Input Regarding Development in the Medina Momingside Area Additional Sewered A number of years ago, the Cities of Orono and Long Lake allowed the City of Medina to connect to their joint sewer trunk line through a connection along Old Crystal Bay Road to solve a substantial problem with failing septic systems in the Medina Momingside area. This area is on Orono's northern border west of Willow Drive. There are approximately 15 acres of undeveloped property remaining in the Medina Momingside area tliat cannot be developed without sanitary sewer service. As part of its Comprehensive Plan update, the City of Medina is reviewing options for the development of this property. One option being considered is the subdivision of the property into 15 lots of approximately 3/4 acre to one acre each, to be served by sewer. The City of Medina is asking for Orono's input regarding this option. A letter and map from the City of Medina is attached. The property is located between an area of small lots (less than 1/2 acre) served by sewer to the north, and an area of 2+ acre lots on septic to the south in Orono, The proposed zoning is for sewered lots with a minimum area of 30,000 square feet, or 3/4 acre. It makes sense that the density of development on this property is somewhere between the existing densities to the north and south to enable a transition zone between the urban density to the north and rural density to the south. Although the 3/4 acre lots fall between the densities to the north and south, they are much closer to the urban density than to the rural density. If the lots are to be 3/4 acre, Orono may want to request a buffer strip along tlie south boundary of the property to somewhat mitigate the higher density.