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16-3807 <br /> February 11,2016 <br /> Page 2 <br /> List of Exhibits <br /> A—Subdivision Application <br /> B—Submittal Narrative <br /> C—Preliminary Plans (15 Sheets) <br /> D—Perimeter Buffer Layout (2 Sheets) <br /> E—City Engineer Review and Comments <br /> F—Wetland Delineation Report Excerpts <br /> G—Conservation Design Report <br /> H—Geotechnical Evaluation Report Excerpts <br /> I—Representative Home Style Options <br /> - Elevation Views <br /> - House Plan Layouts <br /> J—Plat Map &Property Owners List <br /> K—Comprehensive Plan Excerpts <br /> L—RPUD District Standards <br /> M—Minutes from Sketch Plan Reviews <br /> N—Sewer&Water Connection Charges Memo 7/27/15 <br /> 0—Density Analysis Worksheet <br /> 1. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT <br /> 2008-2030 Community Management Plan. The proposed development is within the area <br /> directly west of Old Crystal Bay Road, south of Wayzata Boulevard and north of Highway 12. <br /> This area has been zoned RR-1B, 2-acre minimum lot size (0.5 units/acre) since 1975. The area <br /> was initially re-guided in the 2000-2020 CMP to allow for a mix of low-density single-family <br /> homes and higher density multi-family, with an overall density of 2-4 units per acre. In the <br /> 2008-2030 CMP the property was again reguided to allow an overall density of 7-10 units per <br /> acre, which likely would only be achievable via a mix of attached townhomes and larger multi- <br /> family buildings. The rationale for the density increase at this site and the Dumas site to the <br /> immediate west was the adjacency to the Orono Industrial Park; the location sandwiched <br /> between two high-traffic roadways; the availability of urban utility services; and the proximity to <br /> downtown Long Lake. <br /> In part the density increase was established to meet Metropolitan Council goals by guiding <br /> carefully-selected parcels at densities that would potentially allow for more affordable housing <br /> options. Met Council guidelines require an overall new sewered development density of at least <br /> 3 units per acre. In order to meet these goals, certain parcels within the Metropolitan Urban <br /> Service Area (MUSA) were guided for densities significantly higher than 3 units/acre—to allow <br /> those shoreland areas in the MUSA historically zoned and planned for low density, to develop at <br /> the 1-acre and 2-acre lot sizes desired by the City. <br /> Impacts of Plan Amendment. In recent conversations with Met Council staff, it has become <br /> clear that developing this specific site (and others nearby guided similarly) at densities <br /> significantly lower than the current CMP guided densities, triggers the requirement for formal <br /> amendment of the CMP and with that amendment will be an expectation that other developable <br /> properties be reguided for higher density to offset the decrease. An analysis of Orono's current <br /> status as a result of the applicant's proposal is attached as Exhibit O. <br />