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URBAN LAND USE URBAN RESIDENTIAL LAND USE Urban residential development will retain the basic single family character of the community but will also provide for a limited diversity wider range of housing types at generally low densities consistent with available services, the natural amenities of the land, and environmental protection. Planning devices such as clustering will permit a limited amount of multiple dwellings such as patio homes, townhouses and garden apartments to be located near commercial areas within the overall planned density of the neighborhood. Urban residential development requires municipal sanitary sewer, an adequate transportation system, neighborhood recreational facilities and other typical urban services. The location of urban residential uses depends to a substantial degree on the environmental impact on Lake Minnetonka and the protection of the natural wetlands system for storm water filtration and purification. All urban residential land within 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka will require special environmental restrictions and lower land use densities in order to assure shoreline protection and minimal direct storm water runoff pollution. URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 1 DWFF.LING PER ACRE This is the typical urban residential density developed and planned for areas which are w ithin 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka and which have particular environmental impact on the lake. URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 2 DWELLINGS PER ACRE This is the typical land use density of the historic development in Navarre and the older residential neighborhoods. Certain other residential areas are planned for this density where services are available beyond 1,000 feet from the lakeshore. Municipal water is generally provided to these districts for supply and fire protection, in addition to the necessary sewer service. 1 IRBAN RF.SIDRNTIAL -1 to 6 DWELLINGS PER ACRE These densities are provided IfiE by special fo ning districts but arc not showTi on along Highway 12 as shown on the Land Use Plan. This would be the maximum density appropriate for urban Orono. Development at these densities will be limited to small properties where special conditions such as abutting land use, as well as proximity to urban utilities and serv’ices. would make the lot parcel appropriate for housing clusters or multi-family development. Since thwe the areas identified for this higher densitx’ development are extremely to some extent limited by environmental constraints, each such development must be analyzed and reviewed on an CMP 3B - 26