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CITYof ORONO <br />Municipal Offices <br />Street Address: <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />Mailing Address: <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay. MN 55323-0066 <br />Tom Caswell, Senior Planner <br />Metropolitan Council <br />Mears Park Centre <br />230 East Fifth Street <br />St. Paul, MN 55101 <br />Re: Potential MUSA Amendment <br />Dear Mr. Caswell: <br />We recently discussed a potential MUSA amendment to allow the provision of sewer to an <br />additional area in Orono. As you know, since 1962 Orono has made a concerted effort to bring <br />sewer to its nearly 40 miles of Lake Minnetonka shoreline. The many bays of Lake Minnetonka are <br />separated by wooded hiMs which historically have developed residentially, and a high percentage of <br />Orono's population res'des in the defined Shoreland district, within 1000 feet of the Lake. <br />One of the few shoreland areas remaining to be sewered is the northeast shore of Maxwell Bay. This <br />stretch of shoreline, including the southeast comer of Stubbs Bay, is approximately 1.2 miles in <br />length. This area has to date developed at relatively low densities, ranging from 1 unit per 2 acres <br />to 1 unit per 10 acres. The current average lot width along the shoreline is about 400'. The entire <br />stretch is zoned for 2-acre minimum lot size and is not currently within the MUSA. <br />There is an e.xisting residential subdivision that takes up a significant portion of this lakeshore area. <br />The subdivision was developed at 2-acre density in the late 1970's. At that tune the City's septic <br />system management program was just getting started, and the level of expertise in the on-site <br />industry regarding soil conditions as they relate to septic sites was not well developed. The septic <br />systems installed within this subdivision may not have the longevity of current mound systems, and <br />the adequacy of the alternate drainfleld sites is not assured. It would be prudent to plan ahead for <br />the potential need to provide this subdivision with sewer. <br />The City is currently reviewing a proposed 7-lot residential plat of a 17-acre parcel at the east end <br />of Maxwell Bay. This portion of the Bay, which includes the undeveloped portion of Noerenberg <br />Park, is one of the most pristine areas on the lake.. The parcel to be subdivided has retained its <br />Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510