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A .p \>'k r-t: u.. r«• i ■ fe>-S*<sf^P'^i- Tos Mayor Peterson and Orono City Coun-il Ron Moorse, City Adt^ini3trator FroB Michael P. Gaffron, Asst. Planninq & Zc.i.'^a Administrator Date:June 10, 1992 Subject: Council Work Session - Met Council Rural S'^rvice Area Policies - 64/640 Barb Sennes from the Metropolitan Council staff will be attendinq the work session at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 22nd. She will make a short presentation regarding the new Met Council Rural Service Area Policies and then will answer questions. iry of Hew Policy In 1991 the Metropolitan Council adcpted new rural service area policies for development outside the MUSA line. Approximf- ely 3/4's of Orono's land area is out? le the MUSA line. It is staff's understanding based on the attached documents ("Implementation of New Rural Policy", "Amendments to the MDIF/Po1icies for the Rural Service Area") and the February 27th Planning Forum that Met Council intends to require Comprehensive Plan modifications from cities whose plans are inconsistent with the new rural policies. A kay issue for Orono appears to be the rural density maximum of one unit per 10 acres, or 64 units per 640 acres. The attached Information suggests that it may be a few years before the policy changes are required as part of a "systems plan revision". At such time that revision occurs. Met Council wo ’’ i issue a Systems Statement requiring local governments to amend Comprehensive Plans if they ere inconsistent. However, they also suggest that a major Comprehensive Plan Amendment sulmission might result in Met Council requiring plan modifications before such future Systems Statement is issued. Of concern is the fact that Orono has submitted a Comprehensive Sewer Plan Amendment which Met Council has determined is incomplete, and they have liherefore not made a final determination whether this is a minor or major amendment. They have requested that staff provide additional Information which we expect to provide before the end of July. We would then expect a determination of whether this is a major or minor amendment shortly thereafter. As noted in my May 18th memo. Met Council's apparent intent is to have cities count residential units on a section by section basis, and for sections which exceed the density of 64 units in 640 acres, will expect Comp Plan changes that severely limit additional development in those sections.