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SUPPORTING ANALYSIS The follovwing documents were submitted by the city of Orono in support of the proposed plan amendment: • City of Orono Comprehensive Sewer Polic\- Plan. January. 1992 and revised January, 1993; • City of Orono Interceptor Irr’provement Report, July 14, 1992; • Letter and attachments from Michael P. Gaffron dated January 25, 1993; • Letter and attachments from Michael P. Gaffron dated March 30, 1993. Mttropolitui Development and Investment Framework The city of Orono is located on the north side of Lake Minnetonka. The lakeshore area of Orono is densely populated while the remr ier of the city is rural in nature. Orono is bordered by Wayzata and Plymouth to the east; Medina to the north; and Independence, Maple Plain and Minnetrista to the west. Orono also surrounds the city of Long Lake. The majority of Orono is located in the rural serv-xc area. The city’s Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) is located mainly around the developed bay and shoreland areas of Lake Minnetonka, and areas adjacent to the cities of Long Lake, Plymouth and Wa\’zata. "nte city has no plans to urbanize most of the remaining rural area of the city where development is strictly control'ed by 2-acre and 5-acre rural residential zoning districts. The dty is requesting to add approximately 171 acres to the Metropolitan Urban Service Area. Of this, approximately 140 acres consists of existing residential development already connected to centra! sanitary sewer service, and a Hennepin County regional park. The urban service area addition consists of 2 major parcels. The largest parcel is 140 acres and includes twenty properties along North Shore Drivr and South Old Crystal Bay Road. The majority of these properties were connected to central sanitary sewer in 1963 because of failing on site septic systems. The Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District’s Noerenberg Park is also part of this area. The other large parcel is a 24-acre tract owmed by, and located next to the city of Long Lake. This parcel is subject tt an annexation agreement between the city of Orono and Long Lake. One condition of the agreement is that the 24-acre parcel be added to the urban service area. The Council will agre t to expand an urban service area if there is demonstrated regional need and adequate cap.ici .y available in the metropolitan sewer and highway systems. Further, the city requesting an urba* • service area expansion must have rural area densi '.cs consistent with Council policies; local tirMOg and staging of development must correspond to allocated sanitary sewer usage rather than design capacity; an up-to-date comprehensive sewer plan, including on-site sewer management must be in place; and local assessment practices must limit creation of vested development rights.