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CITY of ORONO <br />Munidp*! Offices <br />StTNt Address: <br />2750 Kellw Psrtwsy <br />Orono. MN 55355 <br />MaiHaf Address: <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323-006S <br />January 9, 1996 <br />Metropolitan Council <br />Mears Park Centre <br />230 East Fifth Street <br />St. Paul, Minnesou 55101 <br />Subject: Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Proposed MUSA Revisions <br />Dear Members of the Council: <br />The Citv of Orono is requesting approval of an amendment to the MUSA boundary. The <br />amendment will make possible constniction of municipal sewers to serve 10 exmmg residemia <br />neiehborhoods comprising 189 existing homes and four vacant lots on a to^of 341 ^cres^ t is <br />important to note that each of the ten neighborhoods is fully developed. The proposed <br />additions will provide service only to e.xisting homes and a few interspersed vacant lots, ^th <br />no intent by the City to provide service to new land for residential development. Each <br />neighborhood has been found to have a significant number of non-confonmng septic systems that, <br />although not necessarily failing, must be replaced to meet State and Orono standards. <br />Six of the ten defined residential neighborhoods are within Orono's designated Shoreland District, <br />located within 1000' of either Lake Minnetonka or Long Lake. One-fourth of the 189 residences <br />are on lakeshorc lots. <br />A maioritv of the ten neighborhoods have potentially severe limitations for the replacement of <br />semic svstems All were originally developed prior to Orono 's 1975 rezoning which henceforth <br />reuuired minimum lot sizes of 2 acres for new residential development. Two acres of dry <br />buildable land is considered by Orono as the minimum individual lot area necessary to <br />accommodate septic systems on a long-term basis. The average lot size m these neighborhoods <br />is 1 3 acres or just 65% of the minimum area requirement. SLx of the ten identified <br />neighborhoods have requested that the City commence sewer construction within the next few <br />years, to avoid the costs of septic system replacement. <br />Additionally. 56 acres of land owned by the Orono School District as part of their main campus <br />wUl be added to the MUSA to accomodate future school needs includmg a proposed ice hockey <br />Tdephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510