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The civ, is able to demonstrate a need for adding nearly 200 acres to the urban area. Orono s <br />current'land supply for urban desclopment is approximately 112 acres. This land supply not <br />include vacant lots scattered throughout the cit>*s urban area. Orono’s demand for urban land <br />through the year 2000 is approximately 309 acres. TTiis calculation assumes an urban res Jeniial <br />density of 2 units per acre. Sec the follov.-ing table for details. <br />MAR 2000 LAND SUPPLY AND DEMAND <br />cm' OF ORONO <br />MARCH, 1993 <br />Residential demand (1993 - 2000) <br />Public (streets, parks, etc. (1993 - 2000) <br />TOTAL DEMAND <br />Imvc jrar overage <br />TOTAL DEMAND MTTH OMERAGE <br />TOTAL SUPPLY OF URB.\N LAND <br />DE.MONSTR\TED NEED FOR URB.AN LAND <br />168 acres <br />38 acres <br />206 acres <br />103 acres <br />309 acres <br />112 acres <br />197 acres <br />) <br />Rural Service Area Policy <br />The Metropolitan Development and Investment Framework identifies the city of Orono as part of <br />the rural service area. Council policy' supports the preservation of agriculture in the general tutzl <br />use area and residential development at a maximum density of one unit per 10 acres calculated on <br />a 640-acre basis. The city of Orono allows rural residential development on 2-and 5-acre lots. <br />The city does not plan for long-term agriculture in its rural service area. <br />As part of this plan amendment, the city staff prepared a section-by-section analysis which <br />demonstrated that the city has existing development patterns inconsistent with the Council s rural <br />service area policy. The city’s Rural Service Area is already developed at residential densities <br />greater than one unit per 10 acres. <br />The city, however, has addressed all of the performance criteria in the appendix to the rural <br />service area guidelines. Specifically, the city’s current individual on-sitc sewage system <br />management program is in accord with Council policies. The city has also analyzed the <br />development potential of vacant property in the city’s Rural Service Area and slated how wetland <br />areas will be protected from these development activities. By meeting these and other <br />performance criteria, the city may qualify as an exception to the Council’s Rural Service Area <br />policies. <br />Natural Resources (Jim Larsen) <br />Sanitary Sewer System <br />The following table presents a comparison of Council and city <br />employment projections, and sanitary sewer flow data for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010. These <br />data represent only the portion of the city served by metropolitan sanitary sewers. <br />)