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Memo - Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 5 August 9, 1993 Page 2 southea.sterly comer of the property without the need for extension of City lines. A manhole exists approximately 20 ’ from the Nettle’s property, and a direct connection to the existing lines can be made at relatively low cost to the property owner. A connection charge of just over $11,000.00 will be required from the homeowner. Mr. Nettle’s has completed preliminary site evaluation which indicates a mound system would be required either directly behind the house in the rear yard, or in a flat area of the front yard near County Road 15. The cost of such a system approximates the cost of municipal sewer. Since this is a lakeshore property, and since the property is just over 2 acres dry buildable and cannot be further subdivid d or developed, it would seem appropriate tO offer the ability to connect to sewer and reduce by one the number of remaining lakeshore properties using septic systems, one additional step in protecting Lake Minnetonka. The total ; areage being added to the MUSA is 4.1 acres, which for ease of mapping and description includes railroad right-of-way, road right-of-way and a portion of the Terry Morse property that is designated wetland but does not bring his property any additional development potential. The proposed MUSA amendment for the Orono Sewer Property involves a 4.4 acre proposed building site which the City is selling for development as a single building site, with potential for one additional building site via subdivision to occur no sooner than five years hence. The area of the MUSA extension including wetlands is 5.7 acres, which will ultimately result in two sewer connections to the metropolitan system. The need for the MUSA extension and provision of municipal sewer is that the property has been disturbed through its previous use as the Public Works ’ materials storage site and does not have the necessary undisuirbed ground available to accommodate primary and alternate drainfield sites for two single family residences. The property is adjacent to a gravity sewer trunk which charues to MWCC Lift Station No. 59, and therefore connection to the sewer system cao »•- without extending municipal sewer lines. In order that the acreage of developable MUSA area in the City not increase, an equi\alent 5.7 acres of vacant land in nearby Noerenberg Park will be removed from the MUSA. This MUSA trade has been discussed with Hennepin Parks officials, and they ha' e indicated no objection to the proposal. The intent of an equivalent trade resulting in no net increase to developable MUSA acreage, is in response to recommendations of Metropolitan Council staff when queried as to the potential for a timely, noncontroversial review and approval of this amendment. From a planning perspective, because the City’s intent in this 2 acre zone is to allow sewered