11-22-1999 Council Work Session - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

I I SUMMAR Y OF SEWER POLICIES I I I I I I I D A, GENERAL SEWER POLICIES L, In order to protect Lake Minnetonka from the severe negative impacts of excessive stormwater runoff that would be generated bv development densities in excess of 1 home per 2 acres. Orono will not allow widespread residential development at densities greater than 1 home per 2 acres. 2j, The areas of Orono designated to remain at for develop at) a density' of I or more homes per acre, and those areas designated for commercial or industrial uses, are designated as the Urban Service Area and comprise approximatelv22% of Orono's land area. The primary method of sewage treatment and disposal within the Urban Service Area will be municipal sewer. The areas of Orono designated to remain at (or develop atl a density of 1 home per 2 acres or I home per 5 acres are designated as the Rural Service Area and comprise approximately 78% of Orono's land area. ^ The primary method of sewage treatment and disposal within the Rural Serv ice Area will be individual on-site systems, because: a. The cost of providing municipal sewer service to the Rural Service Area is high due to the low density of development and due to the varied topography. k Development of the Rural Service Area at densities which would keep the cost of municipal sewer low, would be counterproductive to the City’s intent of protecting Lake Minnetonka. ^ The Rural Service Area includes lakeshorc areas as well as non-lakeshore areas, and includes pre-existing pockets of hicher-densitv development which have been (or may be) provided with municipal sewer. While specific neighborhoods w ithin the Rural Service Area may be pro\ ided w ith municipal sewers to solve existing sewage treatment problems, or to protect sensitive lakeshore areas, these served areas will not be provided with other general urban services: extension of municipal sewer to a Rural Service Area neighborhood will not result in its conversion to the Urban Service Area. ^ The Metropolitan Urban Service Area tMUSA> boundary in Orono will define areas where sewer exists or where it mav be extended to ser\ e existing or new development, but will not define the areas where general urban services will be provided, and it will not define the boundary' between higher density and low-densitv development. 9. Orono will provide municipal sewer extensions to lakeshore areas and non-lakeshore areas within the MUSA when it is determined that municipal sewer is preferable to long-term use of on-site sew age treatment systems. CMP 6-5 T I .