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Draft Work Plan for the Update of the City's Comprehensive Plan May 15. 1998 Page 4 1. 3. The area north of the Highway 12 commercial area, cunently guided for medium density residential development. 2. The southwest quadrant of Highway 12 and Old Crystal Bay Road. The marina areas. B. Action. 1.Obtain a housing market analysis/needs assessment to assist the Council in determining the types of housing tliat would meet the City's life cycle housing needs and would be economically feasible. HI. Sewer Plan. A. B. The 1987 Comprehensive Plan Amendment included a planned increase to sewer capacity. This increase will occur as part of the Highway 12 upgrade project. 1.The plan for increasing sewer capacity is to eliminate the three City sewer trunk line and increase the capacity of the Metro interceptor to serve the development planned for the Highway 12 area. a.The sewer capacity needed will be based on the types of land uses planned in the Highway 12 area. (See I. Land Use) Sewer policy issues. The City has received approval from the Metropolitan Council to extend sewer to "urban clusters" within the rural area, and the City is moving fairly rapidly to accomplish this. The City has received requests from neighborhoods with 2 acre density and non-conforming septic systems that are adjacent or in close proximity to a sewer line for sewer versus replacing septic systems. 1. 2. 3. Should the City extend sewer to existing rural subdivisions (with non- conforming septic systems) that are adjacent to sewer? Should the City allow the extension of sewer to new subdivisions that are in close proximity to sewer? Several Orono residents with properties in (hono's rural area that are adjacent either to the city of Long Lake or the city of Plymouth have proposed obtaining sewer service from the adjacent city. Staff has indicated this would be contrary to City policy. %