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10.56 SuM. 16(G),(D,(D,(K) (Shoreland) <br />11.10 Subd.21(C) (Flowage & Conservation Easements) <br />11.41 Subd. 1.2.3 (Drainage & Storm Sewers for Subdivisions) <br />B. Land Use Policies for Future Development <br />1. Rural Density Analysis <br />The Metropolitan CouncU’s AprU 22, 1993 approval of Orono’s Comprehensive <br />Sewer Policy Plan update declared that Orono's "rural service area policies ^ <br />land use controls qualify the City as an exception to the Council’s Rural Ser^e <br />Area policies". This was based in part on the fact that per *e City s 199 <br />analvsis. 15 of Orono's 21 ’rural* sections already exceeded Met Coun i s upper <br />limit' of 1.0 units per 10 acres. In 1995, that figure has risen to 17 of 21 sections. <br />Table 9 is a 1995 update of the 1992 Rural Density Analysis, includmg Proj^uom <br />reflecting the rural (unsewered) area after addition of the currently proposed MUSA <br />amendment. It can be concluded from the analysis that Orono cannot te expected <br />to meet the 1 unit per 10 acres standard without removal of approximately one-third <br />of the City’s existing rural housing stock. This is not feasible. The City s ou <br />therefore 'continue to be considered as exempt from this standard. <br />2. Current Status of Development in Orono <br />The City is currently conducting a review of the 1987 CMP amendment which <br />planned for commercial uses along portions of the Highway 12 corridor, o <br />determine if that plan should be updated. <br />Residential erowth in Orono has remained steady during the period 1975-1995, <br />averaging 30-40 new single family homes per year. Orono’s 2-acre and 5-acre <br />residential zones comprise 81% of the City’s land area, and are for the most pan <br />with municipal sewer. The LR-IA and RR-IB 2-acre zo^ <br />(approximately 7000 acres in total area) are estimated to be currently at 60% of <br />fiiS development, with the potential for approximately 70^8^ additional homes. <br />The 5-acre RR-1A zone (1330 acres) is 80% developed, with the potential for 3040 <br />additional homes. <br />Orono’s urban 1-acre and 1/2-acre zoning districts (totaling about 15W acres) are <br />98% developed. Most fumre development activity in these zones will be infill or <br />redevelopment. <br />At current rates of development, Orono is expected to reach final development in <br />25-30 vears.