04-19-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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, � Despite the Metropolitan Council's Metro 2040 Re�ional Growth Strategy policy that all areas outside the MUSA should be considered as "Urban Reserve", Orono has never designated any properties as Urban Reserve, and the Comprehensive Plan Update does not designate any lands for Urban Reserve. The Urban Reserve concept would limit development to no more than 1 unit per 10 acres, keeping it virtually undeveloped until the MUSA expands to engulf it, at which time it would be developed at a density of at least 3 units per acre. Orono cannot reasonably designate blocks of undeveloped land as Urban Reserve, as such blocks no longer exist. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the property at 2940 Sixth Avenue North continue to be guided for Rural Residential Use, and that the property not be incorporated into the MiJSA and not provided with municipal sewer. Additional Notes: , 1) Ms. Seeland has indicated she would like Map 3B-3 revised to show her parcel as "10 acres or larger". Map 3B-3 is the map of "Existing Parcel Sizes" which was generated by the City Engineer based on GIS wetland boundary data on file and not on actual delineated boundaries. According to the information submitted with the preliminary plat in 2007, the actual non-wetland acreage of this site is 12.87 acres. Map 3B-3 will be changed to reflect the developable acreage in the category "10.00 Acres or larger': 2) On behalf of Margaret Buschbom at 1150 Homestead Trail, Ms. Seeland requested that Existing Land Use Map 3B-5 be corrected to show the Buschbom property as not part of Baker Park. Staff agrees and would note properties adjacent to Buschbom are also not park and need to be corrected on the map. Additionally, according to Seeland, Buschbom has no intent to sell her property to the Park District and Seeland suggests that re-guiding these non-park properties for future park use on the 2030 Land Use Plan Map 3B-6 drives down their value, allowing Three Rivers to eventually purchase them at a reduced price not reflective of market value. But, Met Council's comment letter of 8-12-09 indicates that the Met Council-approved Master Plan for Baker Park shows these as future acquisitions and they are to be shown on Map 3B-6 as planned for Park/Rec/Open Space. Staff does not buy the axgument that depicting these properties as Future Park Acquisition on the 2030 Land Use Plan Map (3B-6) and Park Map (4E-2) will reduce their value. These properties are already developed for residential use and the guiding for park use does not diminish the ability for them to be continued in residential use. Public parks are a permitted use in the RR-1B zone in which these properties exist, so there is no zoning conflict. Staff recommends that Map 3B-5 be corrected, but that maps 3B-6 and 4E-2 not be revised.