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Tos Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator John R. Gerhardson, Public Works Coordinator From: Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Planning a Zoning Administrator Dates July 29, 1986 Subjects Van Eeckhout request for connection to Long Lake municipal water, 650 North Brown Road Attached is a copy of the request by Van Eeckhout Building Corporation for City of Orono approval to connect the home under construction at 650 North Brown Road to the Long Lake municipal water system. As you are aware, Long Lake has approved this and would be billing the property owners directly. This property is in Orono's Rural Zone, and the Rural Land Use Policies c: the Orono Community Management Plan generally state that rural development will occur without the extention of municipal utilities. In this case, there is an existing Long Lake watermain adjacent to the property, hence no "extention" of municipal utilities is required. The applicant has not demonstrated a hardship and development of a well on the property is certainly feasible. The only "hardship" is financial. There are likely other properties in Orono and adjacent to the Long Lake water system that could make the same request. Staff has not identified such properties, but we presume that in virtually all cases, a well could be placed on the property without any problems. If the Council wishes to keep the same consistent policy as with sewer connections, then a hardship must be demonstrated, i.e. show that a wall can't be developed on the property. On the other hand, I can find nothing in the Code or the Comprehensive Plan which specifically disallows connection of adjacent properties to existing water utilities as long as no extention of the utilities is required. water utility connections are not under the umbrella of MWCC control, and hence nc Comprehensive Plan amendment is required by the City to allow ookup such as is requested.