Laserfiche WebLink
10.56 Subd. 16(G),(D,(J).(K) (Shoreland) <br />11.10 Subd.21(C) (Flowage & Conservation Easements) <br />11.41 Subd. 1.2,3 (Drainage & Storm Sewers for Subdivisions) <br />(COUNCIL TO DETERMINE WHICH OPTION TO PROPOSE, 1 or 2) <br />B. Land Use Policies for Future Development <br />1. Rural Density Analysis <br />The Metropolitan Council’s April 22, 1993 approval of Orono's Comprehensive <br />Sewer Policy Plan update declared that Orono’s "rural service area policies and <br />land use controls qualify the City as an exception to the Council’s Rural Service <br />Area policies". Th*s was based in part on the fact that per the City's 1992 <br />analysis, 15 of Orono's 21 ’rural’ sections already e.\ceeded Met Council’s upper <br />limit of 1.0 units per 10 acres. In 1995. that figure has risen to 17 of 21 sections. <br />Following is a 1995 update ol »he 1992 Rural Density Analysis, including <br />projections reflecting the rural (unsewered) area after addition of the currently <br />proposed MUSA amendment. It can be concluded from the analysis that Orono <br />cannot be expected to meet the 1 unit per 10 acres standard without removal of <br />approximately one-third of the City’s existing rural housing stock. This is not <br />feasible. The City should therefore continue to be considered as exempt from this <br />standard. <br />(INSERT RLIUVL DENSITY ANALYSIS TABLE) <br />2. Current Status of Development in Orono <br />Residential growth in Orono has remained steady during the period 1975-1995, <br />averaging 30-40 new single family homes per year. Fully 95% of Orono’s land <br />area is zoned for single family residential use. <br />Orono's 2-acre and 5-acre residential zones comprise 81% of the City’s <br />land area, and are for the most part not provided w’ith municipal sewer. The <br />LR-IA and RR-IB 2-acre zones (approximately 70(X) acres in total area) are <br />estimated to be currently at 60% of final development, with the potential for