12-04-1974 Council Meeting Minutes with PC

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� � , MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 4 , 1974 Page 7 � , � Since area A is outside of any sewer system �forseen for the future, it only makes sense that this area be classified as 5 acres so � that the danger of pollution to the water shed and to the ground water supply will be � eliminated. There was no doubt in their minds � that the consideration of public welfare required the change from 1 acre to 5 acre lot � designations. If the village rezoned the area from 1 to 2 acres and if the 2 acre site � proved to be inadequate, then the village would never be able to rectify that problem � by extending sewer to that area. In addition, the extension of a sewer to that area would be � prohibited because of extreme expense and • damage to the environment. The Metropolitan Council �uggests that 5 acres be used for i areas such as area A. It was noted that the community seminars that were held in 1972 � indicated that the people in the area also wanted the 5 acre designation. Moreover, an � analysis of the soil types in that area reveal that 5 acres would be necessary to preserve � the ground water supply from pollution from � on-site sanitary sewer disposal systems. Mayor Searles noted that in addition to the rezoning, � new sewer septic system regulations for on-site �disposal will be necessary. It was noted that the proposed amendment will allow for the con- tinuation of the uses and life styles presently � located in area A. It was noted that if the area were allowed to stay as 1 acre or even � as 2 acres, then municipal sewer would �ave to • be extended to that area in order to protect the citizens of Orono. If such an extension � were allowed or even possible, the way of life style would change immensely and the owners � in that area wvuld be forced to sell their farms in order to pay for the sewer assessment. � Moreover, if it stayed as a 1 acre area, the intense development which would occur on 1 � acre would result in the destruction of the wet • lands because of the poor storm water run-off. It was noted that the amendment would stop the * dense development from encroaching further into this rural residential zone. It was noted that � if allowed to stay at 1 acre, the area might later be developed in scattered subdivisions � which would necessitate the development of major roads and sewer systems to service that far ` corner of the village. The present road network . can barely service the development that is there �today. The traffic studies done by the village � � �