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! A RESOLUTION GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT #2 OF THE ORONO 2008-2030 COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT PLAN: 405 North Arm Drive (AKA Lakeview Golf Course) Property Identification Numbers: 06-117-23-32-0003; 06-117-23-33-0005; 06-117-23-33-0007; 06-117-23-34-0002; and 07-117-23-12-0001 WHEREAS, the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, in September 2010 the Orono City Council adopted the 2008-2030 Orono Community Management Plan (hereinafter "CMP" or "the Comprehensive Plan") to provide for the orderly development of the City, in compliance with the Metropolitan Land Planning Act of 1976 and Minnesota Statutes Chapters 462 and 473; and WHEREAS, the property in question consists of approximately 142 acres, operated as a golf course since the late 1950s; and WHEREAS,the use of the property as a golf course pre-dates the adoption by the City of its first Comprehensive Plan or its regular zoning; and WHEREAS, the current land use category applied to the subject property in the CMP is "Parks Recreational and Open Space"; and WHEREAS, the current owner has applied for an amendment to the CMP to change the land use designation from "Parks Recreational and Open Space" to "Rural Residential"; and WHEREAS, the land use category "Parks Recreational and Open Space" has for many years been applied to nearly all the open space areas in Orono, whether owned and/or operated by public or private entities, and whether such properties are open to public or private use. Properties subject to this land use category include public parks, as well golf courses that are private use only, a golf course that is owned by the City and made available to public use, and the subject property, privately owned, but open to public play; and Page 1 of 4