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Orono's housing plan is intended to accommodate all expected population growth in a variety of housing opportunities. The forecast population increase of 2,240 1.050 persons in the next twenty years translates into a housing "demand" of ?50 approximately 700 new dwelling units when decreasing household sizes are taken into account . Approximately 40% of these units are expected to develop in the urban area and approximately 60% in the rural area. The Land Use Plan is designed to accommodate this level of expected development. Most n ew New urban housing will be in the form of a variety of forms including single family homes on scattered vacant lots throughout the sewered area: planned residential developments including mixed single family and attached townhome dwelling units on vacant sewered parcels in the Navarre area and on larger parcels newly designated for urban development in the Highway 12/Long Lake area: and Some p lanne d-fesi dcntial de velop ments in cluding attached townhomcs should occu r in -the Navarre—Area potentially one or more senior housing/assisted living developments most likely along Highway 12 where adequate land and services are available. Other new units will be in the form of replacement or conversion of existing seasonal or substandard dwellings especially along the lakeshore. Most new rural housing will be on new lots of two to five acres net dry-buildable area, all with prior approved site evaluation and proof of adequate septic system operation. These rural building sites when provided with private roads, well and on-site systems have market values comparable to urban -density 1/3-acre lots ©f 10,000 aq. ft: provided with paved streets, sewer, water, storm sewer, etc. Therefore, the rural lots provide maximum protection for Lake Minnetonka plus an equally aflbrdable (?) alternative lifestyle without requiring excessive public facilities expenditures. Orono's comprehensive sewer policy' plan is designed to provide an adequate, safe level of sewage treatment and waste water disposal for all urban and rural properties. Sewage treatment policies respect the limited regional capacity and the differing levels of service required respectively by urban and rural neighborhoods. Municipal sewer capacity is available for projected urban development within the existing urban service area, but there is no insuftlcient capacity for any mq jor expansion of the existing urban area to densities commensurate with Metropolitan Council goals of 2-3 units per acre. All new rural development wtH is intended to be permanently self-sufficient in terms of on-site sewage treatment. Where existing rural neighborhoods request municipal sewer and are willing to pav all costs associated with such service, the Citv will consider sewer extension if feasible, under the condition that rural densities will not be compromised and rezoning to urban densities will not occur . CMP3B-12 L