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In order to meet the projected development demand within the Urban Reserve. Metropolitan Council has determined that the Urban Reserve should be developed at densities higher than those historically occurring at the urban-rural fringe. Because Orono has relatively few large properties left to develop (see Figure , - Remaining Developable LandV and because those properties are scattered throughout Orono's rural area, higher density development of many individual parcels will be difficult. The geographical discontinuity of remaining developable parcels, attributable to Orono ’s past history of non-staged development, makes provision of urban services to such parcels innefficient and uneconomical. There is also the issue of providing a wider range of urban services to what would become pockets of urban development within an already-developed rural area that is not intended for such services. To more closely approach the development density goals established by Metropolitan Council. Orono has defined certain areas of the Citv where conversion from planned Rural densities to planned Urban densities is appropriate. These are areas where provision of urban services can be efficient, cost-effective, and have the least negative impacts on the City's environmental goals and on surrounding development. In defining where these newlv-defined urban areas should be located, the City considered the following criteria: L L L 4. 1 Proximity to existing higher density development: Proximity to existing municipal sewer lines with available capacity: Proximity to existing urban services: Adjacent to existing transportation corridors: Located high in the watershed to limit stormwater impacts. Based on these criteria a number of properties have been identified for change from low density residential to medium density residential uses in Orono's Land Use Plan. These properties are identified in the sections below. REVISE FOLLOWING TWO PARAGRAPHS Orono's MUSA line location as shown on Map No. 6 has been legally described and established by City Council Resolution No. 1135 adopted April 14, 1980. This Resolution is included in the CMP Appendix. The detailed location of this line will not be changed without further official action of the City Council. Orono's MUSA line location as shown on Map No. 6 .j consistent with the broad-brush location of the MUSA line as drawn by the Metropolitan Council. Orono's MUSA line location is consistent with the MUSA location and land use plans of adjoining municipalities. Orono's MUSA line location directly affects the detailed land use and facilities plans of the City. CMP 3B - 24