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be developed into two single family residential building sites per the 2 acre minimum lot size requirements of the RR IB Rural Residential Zoning District. Further, the proposed addition to the MUSA boundary of approximately 5.7 acres includes approximately 1.5 acres of wetland for ease of mapping and legal description, although said wetland area is not developable and not all within the portion of the property to be sold; and WHEREAS, on August 30. 1993 the City of Orono submitted a formal application to Metropolitan Council for approval of Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 5 for expansion of the MUSA boundary'; and WHEREAS, on September 15, 1993 the Metropolitan Council advised the City that the proposed amendment was considered incomplete until the City adopted the Metropolitan Council ’s "Interim Strategy to Reduce Non-Point Source Pollution to all Metropolitan Water Bodies": and WHEREAS, on February 24. 1992 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 101, 2nd Series, establishing regulations for the management of shorelands in accordance with Minnesota Department of Natural Resource requirements, w hich ordinance was approved by said Department on May 25, 1993; and WHEREAS, on October 11, 1993 t’le City Council adopted Resolution No. 3335 indicating the City of Orono's intent to compb' with the Metropolitan Council ’s "Interim Strategy to Reduce Non-Point Source Pollution to all Metropolitan Water Bodies", said resolution revising the proposed amendment by eliminating a proposed MUS.A acreage trade-off that would have resulted in Nt)erenberg Park land being extracted from the MUSA, and indicated that the City will implement the use of NURP standards and Best Management Practices via Zoning Code and Subdivision Code Amendments no later than May 15, 1995; and WHERE/\S, pursuant to published legal notice the Orono Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 21, 1993 regarding the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment to incorporate storm water management policies regarding application of NURP standards for storm water p<mds and Best Management Practices for protecting water quality in urban areas, at which time all comments of the public were heard; and WHEREAS, the Orono Planning Commission on October 21, 1993 recommended Page 3 of 5