HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-2009 Council Work Session Packet Council Work Session
6:15 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Orono City Council Chambers
AGENDA
1. Erosion Control Ordinance (6:15-6:45)
2. Discussion of Long Lake Utility Agreement (6:45-7:00)
3. Engineer's Report (7:00-7:15)
a. Casco Point Reconstruction Project —Lighting Information
b. Myrtlewood Sewer/Water Project— Comments Regarding Public Hearing
4. Comp Plan Update (7:15-7:45)
5. Draft Ordinance—Big Island Nature Park Regulations (7:45-7:50)
Previous Work Session Topics
� February 10, 2009 —Minutes Attached
o Casco Point Reconstruction Project Update
o Discussion Regarding Myrtlewood Sewer/Water Project
o Development Issues Review— SW Quadrant of Wayzata Blvd & Old Crystal Bay Road
o Discuss Collaborative Effort Between School District, YMCA and City
o Update on Strategic Planning Process
January 27, 2009
o Update on Big Island Project
o Discussion Regarding Minnetrista Development
o Refunding Bond Issues
o Personnel Policy
Orono City Council
Committee of the Whole
February 24,2009, 6:15 p.m.
Orono City Council Chambers
Present: MayorJim White, Council Members Lili McMillan, Doug Franchot, and Jim Murphy; City
Administrator Bill Wells, Finance Director Ron Olson, Assistant City Administrator for Long-
Term Strategy Mike Gaffron, Zoning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, Planner Evelyn Turner,
Utility Supervisors Don DeBaere and Scott Oberaigner, City Engineer Tom Kellogg and City
Clerk Lin Vee
1. Erosion Control Ordinance
• Ordinance first discussed last lune for lots greater than 1 acre. Council directed staff to also
look at smaller lots because they are often problematic.
• Language needs to be added to make erosion off a property illegal and a provision prohibiting
. placement of foreign materials in streets.
• Regulations need to include the required steps to be taken to control erosion in conjunction
with land disturbing activities.
� Ordinance needs to provide a mechanism for enforcement and monitoring of all building and
land alteration permits that involve erosion control plans.
o Monitoring to be done by Bonestroo, City Inspectors, Staff observations and/or Complaints
• Impact on Staff and Budget
0 2008 permits include list of 43 projects that would have been affected.
o Building permit fees would often cover the erosion control review fee by Bonestroo
(generally in the range of$200-$400); land alteration permits are an exception as the fee is
a flat fee at$50 and $75 to$125.
o Staff would review and monitor erosion control plans prior to contacting Bonestroo to do an
inspection.
o McMillan suggested categories rather than levels to make the determination less complex of
when erosion control plans are required.
o Orono staff is concerned with the level of monitoring that the MCWD provides when they
issue a permit.
o Steeper slopes may require more extensive erosion control methods—concentrate on
these. When initial permit is reviewed, staff makes assessment of level of erosion control
that is needed.
o Building inspections could handle erosion control inspections at this time. However, if
building permit activity increases, supplemental help may be needed.
2. Discussion of Long Lake Utility Agreement
• Review of history of development of agreement which began with discussions in 2005. Staff has
discussed with other cities who have gone through similar process. No consistent method for
determining rates was found.
• Orono proposed an agreement based on cost of living and number of units.
• Long Lake wants formula to determine/explain rates charged to Orono. Spreadsheet was
discussed with budget impacts.
• Long Lake believes MCES charges should include the I & I charge; Orono believes they are
already paying those costs.
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• Winter quarter usage is used by many other cities to estimate yearly usage. The homes in Sugar
Woods are metered and could be used as a basis for determining a rate.
• Options for proposed agreement:
o Submit Orono's calculation of$16,061.10 with all MCES charges subtracted.
o Consider alternate Orono calculation—deduct only MCES Surcharge; MCES doesn't make
allowance for I & I that may come from Orono so could be included in calculation that
results in amount of$21,063.74.
o Go to mediation.
o Explore state law regarding construction of pipes directly to MCES lift station.
• Orono's next step is to review all available options.
3. Engineer's Report
A. Casco Point Reconstruction Project—Lighting Information
• Map of existing lighting, both private and Excel poles, was discussed.
• Excel would add poles at a cost of$9-10 per month and no instaliation cost.
• Excel responded that they do not install "green lighting" such as LED lights. Other
companies could provide but would be very costly to the city.
• Council agreed that lighting should not be part of the project. Additional light poles can be
added at any time.
B. Discussion Regarding Myrtlewood Sewer/Water Project—Comments Regarding Public Hearing
• Bonestroo needs direction on design of project. Only 2 owners attended public hearing.
Kellogg will contact original owner who circulated petition to see if he would be willing to
circulate another petition to determine the current interest level in a sewer and water
project. Oberaigner offered to test water of one of the owners and will proceed to test and
include with Orono's next test.
• Carrying costs of water project to the City would be approximately$50,000. The total
construction cost for the water project is$100,000 and only 5 of the 10 property owners
have indicated an interest to participate. Properties would pay when they hook up, but they
are not required to hook up at any time. The City might never recover some of these costs.
• City needs to get sewer and water to north side of Wayzata Boulevard for future
connections. The project may need to be done in two phases with the two Wayzata
Boulevard properties connecting at a later time.
• Properties with failing septic systems in Myrtlewood are required to hook up to sewer by
2010 or replace their existing septic system.
• Council directed Bonestroo to design the Myrtlewood sewer project as the base project with
an alternate to include a water project. The design will bring sewer and water to Wayzata
Boulevard for future extension. Construction design would include gravity sewer and 8"
water pipe. Project will be designed to handle capacity for future connection by Wayzata
Boulevard properties. Sewer and water system design for 850 and 875 Wayzata Boulevard
will not be done at this time.
4. Comp Plan Update
• Land Use Chapter review. The current revision is an update of the plan done 8-9 years ago.
Maps still need to be updated.
• Plan reacts to changes Met Council has made. Sewer areas in Orono have been done for
environmental reasons. Met Council is looking for areas to be developed with a higher
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density. The update stresses why the city isn't able to provide more high density
development. The city doesn't plan to make any changes to zoning districts. City has many
scattered wetlands, designated open spaces and golf courses that impact ability to provide
property for higher density housing.
• Comforts of Homes and Orono Villas projects help with higher density issues.
• Lake Elmo and Minnetrista are other cities that have had issues with Met Council regarding
high density.
5. Draft Ordinance—Big Island Nature Park
o Language indicating the permit holder is responsible for any damages should be added to
permits when issued.
o Define list of events and activities that require a permit; determine criteria for when permit
needs Council approval.
6. Miscellaneous
o Gaffron distributed a draft response to Bill Bruning regarding his concerns about noise from
new Highway 12.
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To: City Council
From: Evelyn Turner, City Planner
Date: February 24, 2009
Subject: Erosion Control Ordinance
Update and Request for Direction
Back�round
As part of its 2002 Surface Water Management Plan the City is required to adopt erosion control
regulations for projects that disturb more than one acre. Council reviewed the first draft of these
regulations in June, 2008 and tabled it with direction that the threshold for requiring a permit
should be less than one acre of land disturbance because the small sites are often problematic.
Staff did not simply eliminate this provision because of a concern the requirements would be too
onerous for small projects. Greg Halvorson of Bonestroo has prepared a second draft with would
require only a grading plan with BMP's (erosion control measures) for smaller projects. The
performance escrow would also be waived for these projects but would be covered by current
construction escrow.
As City Staff reviewed the revised regulations we realized that an important piece was missing—
a provision making erosion off a property illegal and a provision prohibiting the placement of
foreign material in a street. Most communities already have such regulations. All Orono has are
provisions prohibiting fires on streets and painting of streets and requiring a permit for an
obstruction in a roadway or for placing snow from private property on a roadway.
Proposed Scheme
1. Adopt regulations that would spell out clearly that is illegal to:
a. place foreign material in a street or allow such material to erode into a street;
b. place foreign material in a wetland or allow such materials to erode into a wetland,
creek or drainage easement;
c. place foreign material in a park or on other public property or allow such materials to
erode into a park or other public property, or public water; or
d. allow soil, rock, mulch, etc to erode into adjacent property.
2. Adopt regulations that require steps be taken to control erosion in conjunction with land
disturbing activities and provide enforcement mechanism.
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Erosion Control Ordinance �
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3. Enforce this requirement by requiring for erosion control plans or permits in conjunction
with all building and land alteration permits issued by the City and monitor compliance:
Level Trigger Plan Enforcement/Monitoring MCWD
Requirements permit?*
I •Any land Information •City at inspections No
disturbance Sheet attached to .Staff observations
permit with basic .Complaints
regulations,
penalties and
suggestions for
preventing
erosion
II •Land disturbance in As described on •Bonestroo, frequency Yes—if
lakeshore setback page 6 section to be determined more than
•More than 10 CY in (1) of proposed .City at inspections 50 CY or
75 —250 zone regs •Staff observations 5,000 SF
•More than 25 CY •Complaints disturbance
elsewhere
•More than 5,000 SF
disturbance
•Level I with
potential impacts to
wetlands, lakes
sensitive waters
III •More 100 CY See attachment •Bonestroo, frequency Yes
•Level II with to be determined
potential impacts to •City at inspections
wetlands, lakes •Staff observations
sensitive waters •Com laints
IV •More than one acre See attachment •Bonestroo weekly Yes
disturbance •City at inspections
•Level III with • Staff observations
potential impacts to •Complaints
wetlands, lakes
sensitive waters
• Bonestroo = inspection and follow up by an erosion control specialist from Bonestroo
• City at inspections = erosion control measures checked when Building Inspector is on-
site for an inspection or consultation
• Staff Observations =problems noted by any City Staff in the area, concerns addressed by
Bonestroo
� Complaints = received by City Staff, concerns addressed by Bonestroo
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*MCWD requires erosion control permits for any project that disturbs more than 5,000
square feet or includes more than 50 cubic yards of excavation or stockpiling. Virtually all
new single-family houses require a permit. The cost of the permit is $10.
Impact on City Staff and Bud�
A list of permits issued in 2008 that would likely require monitoring of erosion control measures
is attached. It includes 43 projects. 16 would be classified as Level III and 13 as Level II. The
remaining 14 would be Level II or III depending on the specifics of the project.
The City Engineer currently reviews most grading plans. He would also review the erosion
control plans. For smaller building projects the cost of this review would usually be absorbed by
the City under the policy of paying the first $500 of engineering review costs per project. Costs
beyond this would be billed to the contractor.
The proposed role of City Staff in monitoring is not to be making inspections of erosion control
measures. Currently, when he sees a problem with erosion control measures during a routine
inspection, the Building Inspector will give contractors a friendly warning to fix it before the
Watershed District catches it. As proposed this warning would become a little less "friendly". If
necessary he would notify the erosion control specialist at Bonestroo. If public works or the
police department spotted a problem they could contact the erosion control specialist.
The City Engineer estimates the City's cost for Bonestroo's monitoring would be $200 to $400
for a new house or major addition. It is not proposed to pass these costs to the contractor since
the City is receiving a building permit fee. Any monitoring of smaller projects should
theoretically cost less since they usually take less time to complete.
The cost of a land alteration permit is $50 and $75 to $125 for demolition. Building permits fees
for lake stairs and retaining walls are based on the valuation of the work. If Bonestroo were
involved in monitoring these permits the cost would likely exceed the amount of the permit.
(The City Engineer often reviews these permits with the cost absorbed by the City under the
policy of paying the first $�00 of engineering review costs per project.)
Staff is not sure how much monitoring and intervention this proposal would require and how
much of the work would be done by the erosion control specialist. Only if permit levels for 2009
are lower than those of 2008 would the erosion control specialist not be needed.
Bonestroo currently does weekly monitoring of erosion control on projects with more than an
acre of disturbance. This cost is billed to the contractor. This would continue unchanged.
Additional Expense for builders or homeowners
For new houses and other projects that currently require a MCWD permit there would be little if
any additional information required. There might be the cost of the City Engineer's review if
reviewing the additional plan increased the review cost to more than $500.
Erosion Control Ordinance t
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For projects that do not currently require a MCWD permit there will be additional expense.
House additions require an updated survey for the building permit so the expense of having
erosion control measures added should be minimal. The expense will be greater for swimming
pools, which are often built based on an older survey and lot corners being located when the
footing inspection is done , and smaller land alteration permits, which are often issued with
drawings done by the homeowner.
Staff Proposal
Rather than spending more time trying to design the perfect system, staff proposes to put this
scheme in place as soon as possible. It would be re-evaluated at the end of the year and adjusted
as necessary. This would provide the City with a tested system by the time the economy
recovers and land disturbing activity increases.
As part of the evaluation the role of the MCWD would be eaamined. The City may want to
assume sole responsibility for enforcing erosion control measures.
Staff also suggests ending the $500 credit for engineering review for Land Alteration Permits
that do not require a conditional use permit since they generate only $50 in revenue.
Attachments
List of Permits Issued in 2008 Likely to Require Level II or III review.
Example of Regulations
Submission requirements for Level II project
Submission requirements for Level III or IV project
Submission requirements for MCWD permit
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2008 PERMITS LIKELY TO REQUIRE A LEVEL II OR II REVIEW
Address Kev
Italics = Shoreland District
Bold= Lakeshore or creekside property
Duration of Work
In months, including February, 2009
TCO= temporary certificate of occupancy
C0= certificate of occupancy
no final = project may be completed but there has been no final inspection (CO not required)
MCWD Permit
Based on search of City files, No may mean permit was not required or City copy of permit not
in file
Address* Comments Duration of Work MCWD Level
Permit?
DISTURBANCE IN LAKESHORE SETBACK
1 2745 Shad wood Road House Addition 9—not done No II/III
2 210 Bi Island 2° Story & Ret Wall 12 —almost done No II
3 3669 North Shore Drive 2° Story Addition 8 No II/III
4 2709 Walters Port Seawall 12—no final Yes III
S 2699 Kell Avenue Seawall 12 —no final No III
6 I354 Rest Point Circle Stairway to Lake 1 No II
7 1305 Shoreline Drive Stairway to Lake 1 No II
8 577 Park Lane Stairway to Lake 5 —no final No II
9 780 Brown Road North Stairway to Lake 1 No II
10 835 Partenwood Ice Ridge Removal 8 —no final Yes II
NEW HOUSES (excavation or disturbance)
11 3940 Watertown Road 9 Yes II
12 3300 Graham Hill Road 8 - TCO No II
13 2500 Casco Point Road 6—TCO 8 - CO Yes III
14 1220 Tonkawa Road Also wetland 12 —not done Yes III
1 S 2264 Shadywood Road 9 - TCO Yes III
16 2118 Shad wood Road 9 —not done Yes III
17 3534 Iv Place 9—not done Yes III
18 1404 Baldur Park Road Not Started No III
19 �85 Brown Road South Also wetland 7—TCO soon Yes III
20 4060 Dahl Road 4—not done Yes III
21 460 East Long Lake Road Also wetland 7—not done No III
22 3546 Iv Place 4—not done Yes III
23 �20 No�•th Arm Also wetland 4—not done Yes III
24 2680 Shadywood Road Lake across road 4—not done Yes III
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Address* Comments Duration of Wark MCWD Level
Permit?
MORE THAN 25 CY OF EXCAVATION
25 3240 Graham Hill Road Pool 10 No II/III
26 2280 Shadowood Dr Pool 5 —no final Yes IUIII
27 2010 Colin Drive Pool 4 No II/III
28 160 Golden View Drive Pool 9—no final No IUIII
29 725 Ferndale Road N Pool 8—no final No II/III
30 1100 Old Crystal Bay Road Multiple pole barns 4—not done No IUIII
31 425 Ox ord Street House Addition 7—not done No IUIII
32 2180 Abingdon Way House Addition 12—not done No II/III
Also wetland
33 2905 Fox Street House Addition 10—not done No II
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO WETLANDS, LAKES SENSITIVE WATERS
34 1360 Vine Street House adn 76'from lake 10 Yes III
35 3635 Togo Road Land alt adj wetland 4 No II
36 3637 Togo Road Land alt adj wetland 4 No II
37 1010 Willow View Drive 25 CY adj wetland 4 No II
38 3409 Eastlake Street Land alt (fdn. repair) 4—no final No II/III
adj Stubbs Bay Creek
LAND ALTERATION MORE THAN 500 CY
39 1540 Fox Street Adj Wetland 7—no final Yes III
DEMO WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REBUILD
40 �15 Ferndale Road N Adj wetland 1 Yes II
41 280 Orono Orchard Road S Adj wetland 1 No II
42 2259 Shadywood Road 5,000 s.f. 1 No II
43 1760 Shoreline Drive Adj wetland 4 —no final No II
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EXAMPLE OF REGULATIONS
Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to insure that city streets remain reasonably clean
and free from debris and hazards. Excessive debris and materials on streets creates
hazardous driving conditions and builds up in the storm sewer system creating expensive
maintenance conditions and eventually ends up in the ponds and lakes of the city.
Debris and hazards.
For purposes of this article, debris and hazards may include, but is not limited to
the following materials: Garbage, dirt, landscaping products, construction materials,
driveway sealer, paint, concrete truck washout, dumpsters, portable on demand storage
(PODS) units, grass clippings, leaves, snow, automotive fluids, pesticides, herbicides,
fertilizer, pet waste or any other foreign matter covered under chapter 15, nuisances.
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit or allow to be deposited any debris or
hazard on the city streets or roads. All debris and hazards, placed on a public street are
considered a public nuisance. The owner or occupant of the property adjacent to a public
street shall use due diligence to keep such street clean from debris and hazards. No such
owner or occupant shall allow debris or hazards to remain on a public street for any
period of time.
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Tracking dirt, clay or soil onto streets.
A. Any person who has a motor vehicle upon any construction site or area shall remove
any dirt, clay, soil or other similar substance from such motor vehicle before driving
upon any street right-of-way in order that such dirt, clay or soil shall not be deposited
upon the street. It shall be the responsibility of the construction project's development
contract obligee and permit holder to immediately clean up any siltation, dirt, clay or
soil deposited upon any street right-of-way as a result of motor vehicle traffic from
such construction site or area or improper or insufficient erosion control measures on
such construction site or area.
B. All direct or indirect costs incurred by the city for the removal of any siltation, dirt,
clay or soil deposited upon any street not so removed as required in subparabraph A,
above, shall be charged to the development contract obligee or permit holder.
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Manner of work.
All land disturbing or land filling activities or soil stora�e, whether pursuant to Chapter
52 or otherwise, shall be undertaken in a manner designed to minimize surface runoff,
erosion and sedimentation. Whenever the issuing authority determines that any land
disturbing activity on any private property has become a hazard to life and limb, or
endangers the property of another, or adversely affects the safety, use, slope, or soil
stability of a public way, publicly controlled wetland, or watercourse, then the ow�ner of
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the property upon which the land disturbing activity is located, or other person or agent in
control of said property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the issuing authority, shall
within the period specified therein repair or eliminate such conditions.
Exempt activities under section �2.50 or the activities excluded under the definition of
land disturbance activities under section �2.30 are also subject to the provisions of this
section. If the city incurs costs to enforce the provisions of the section because of any
activity listed in section 52.50, reimbursement of city costs associated with the correction
work completed by the city must occur prior to the issuance of a letter certifying
completion, when required under section 52.320.
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REQUIREMENTS OF A LEVEL II
STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
a. Identification of proposed contour Grading on the Site at vertical intervals of not more
than two (2) feet;
b. Drainage patterns clearly shown using arrows depicting direction of surface water flow;
c. A map showing the stages or limits of Grading together with the existing or proposed
finished elevations;
d. Identification of proposed building bench elevations; �
e. Submission of preliminary plans or program for water supply, sewage disposal, drainage
and flood control (if applicable);
f. Soil borings, if required by the CITY engineer;
g. Locations of any wetlands, lakes, streams, or other critical water resource areas.
h. Appropriate best management practices set forth in this Chapter; and
i. Other information as required by the CITY based on specific project characteristics.
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REQUIREMENTS OF A LEVEL III OR IV
STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
a. Grading plan. A Grading plan shall be provided that clearly indicates the proposed land
disturbance activities. Both existing and proposed topography shall be shown and have a
maximum contour interval of two (2) feet. Drainage patterns shall be clearly shown using
arrows depicting direction of flow. Other information shall be shown as required by the
CITY based on specific project characteristics.
b. Phasing plan. A phasing plan shall be provided that clearly indicates the areas in the order
they are to be disturbed and restored. The phasing plan shall consider minimization of
area and duration of exposed Soil and unstable conditions, minimization of the
disturbance of natural Soil cover and vegetation, Erosion and Sediment control measure
installation, weather conditions and the schedule for temporary and permanent
restoration. The area and duration of each phase shall be indicated on the plan.
c. Pond detail sheet. A pond detail sheet shall be provided for each proposed Storm water
pond that shows detailed pond design including normal water level, high water level,
aquatic bench, maintenance bench, outlet structures, emergency overflow locations and
other project specific data required by the CITY.
d. Standard detail sheet. A standard detail sheet shall be provided that consists of applicable
construction details for approved Erosion and Sediment control measures as developed
by the CITY. Other techniques may be used upon prior Approval by the CITY with
details provided by the designer.
e. Specifications. Written specifications for land disturbance activities such as product
descriptions, installation and maintenance procedures required by the APPLICANT to
carry out the project in accordance with this Chapter.
£ STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) as required under the
NPDES Storm Water permit issued by the MPCA. The STORMWATER POLLUTION
PREVENTION PLAN shall consist of three components:
(i) Temporary Erosion and Sediment control plan: Shall be provided that
indicates the location of perimeter controls, construction fence, temporary
sedimentation basins, inlet protection, areas to be seeded, areas to be mulched
or blanketed, location of construction waste control (dumpsters, chemical
storage, concrete washout, portable restroom facilities, etc.) and all other
required temparary Erosion and Sediment control measures as described in
Section 79-09. This plan shall also indicate staging of temporary Erosion
control measures.
(ii) Permanent Erosion and Sediment control plan: Shall be provided that
indicates areas to be seeded and sodded, Sediment ponds, storm sewer
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systems and all other required permanent Erosion and Sediment control
measures. Permanent Storm water pollution controls including, but not limited
to ponds, vegetated buffers and structural measures shall be designed and
constructed in accordance with other Chapters of the CITY Code and
requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction.
(iii)Narrative: Shall be provided that describes, at a minimum, the nature of
construction activity, person(s) responsible for inspection and maintenance of
Site Erosion and Sediment control including contact information, project
phasing, schedules, along with the timing, installation and maintenance of
Erosion and Sediment control measures and specifications necessary to carry
out the project.
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MCWD PERMIT REQUIREMENTS EROSION CONTROL PLAN.
The erosion control plan is a stand-alone document that shall include the following:
(a) A vicinity map showing:
(1) The site location in relation to surrounding roads, steep slopes, other significant
geographic features, buildings and other significant structures.
(2) All receiving water bodies within 1000 feet of the area to be disturbed, and all storm
water ponds, ditches, storm Sewer catch basins and other storm water conveyances
within 100 feet and down gradient of the area to be disturbed.
(b) Site plans for existing and final proposed conditions drawn to appropriate scale. The
plans shall contain:
(1) Contours sufficient to show drainage on and adj acent to the site.
(2) Site property lines.
(3) Identification and location of all on-site water features and facilities including any
lake, stream or wetland; any natural or artificial water diversion or detention area; any
surface or subsurface drainage facility or storm water conveyance; and any storm
sewer catch basin.
(4) Location of all trees and vegetation on si�e, with identification of that which is
intended to be retained.
(5) Location of buildings and structures on site.
(6) Proposed grading or other land-disturbing activity including areas of grubbing,
clearing, tree removal, grading, excavation, fill and other disturbance; areas of soil or
earth material storage; quantities of soil or earth material to be removed, placed,
stored or otherwise moved on site; and delineated limits of disturbance.
(7) Locations of proposed runoff control, erosion prevention, sediment control and
temporary and permanent soil stabilization measures.
(c) Plans and specifications for all proposed runoff control, erosion prevention, sediment
control, and temporary and permanent soil stabilization measures.
(1) Plans and specifications shall conform to the provisions of the manual, "Protecting
Water Quality in Urban Areas" (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, reprinted
1994), as revised, or if a facility or measure is not addressed in that manual, then to
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the provisions of the "Erosion and Sediment Control Manual" (Hennepin
Conservation District, 1989), as revised.
(2) All erosion and sedimentation controls proposed for compliance with this rule will be
in place before any land disturbing activity commences.
(3) Plans shall provide that stockpiles of soil or other materials subject to erosion by wind
or water shall be covered, vegetated, enclosed, fenced on the down gradient side or
otherwise effectively protected from erosion in accordance with the amount of time
the material will be on site and the manner of its proposed use.
(4) Plans shall include measures and procedures to reasonably minimize site soil
compaction and shall provide that all compacted soil shall be broken up to a depth of
at least�six inches before revegetation.
(5) Silt fence shall conform to Sections 3886.1 and 3886?, Standard Specifications for
Construction, Minnesota Department of Transportation (2000 ed.), as it may be
amended. Silt fence shall be the color orange if available meeting that specification.
(6) Plans shall provide that all fabric fences used for erosion and sedimentation control
and all other temporary controls shall not be removed until the District has
determined that the site has been permanently restabilized and shall be removed
within 30 days thereafter.
(7) Plans shall provide for permanent stabilization of all areas subject to land disturbance
and specify at least four inches of topsoil spread during final site treatment wherever
topsoil has been removed.
(d) A detailed schedule indicating dates and sequence of land alteration activities;
implementation, maintenance and removal of erosion and sedimentation control
measures; and permanent site stabilization measures.
(e) A detailed description of how erosion control, sediment control and soil stabilization
measures implemented pursuant to the plan will be monitored, maintained and removed.
(fj On the request of an applicant proposing to landscape an improved residential property
and a finding that certain required information is not needed to assess the characteristics
of the property and the adequacy of proposed control measures, the District may reduce
the submittal requirements of this section.
(g) On a determination that the condition of the soils is unknown or unclear and that
additional information is required to find that an applicant's proposed activity will meet
the standards and purposes of this rule, the District may require soil borings or other site
investigation to be conducted and may require submission of a soils engineering or
geology report. The report shall include the following as requested by the District:
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(1) Data and information obtained from the requested site investigation.
(2) A description of the types, composition, permeability, stability, erodibility and
distribution of existing soils on site.
(3) A description of site geology.
(4) Conclusions and revisions, if any, to the proposed land-disturbing activity at the site
or the erosion control plan, including revisions of plans and specifications.
(h) The District may require any additional information or data, as it finds relevant and
necessary to evaluate and act on an application.
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City of Long Lake
Utility Interconnect Agreement with Orono
Discussion Points /Adopted 2009 Budget Impacts
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2009 Sanitary Sewer Budget:
MCES Billed Treatment Cost $ 100,181 $ 103,128 26.0% 113,780,000 58,930,000 $ 1.75
$ 199,604
MCES Unbilled Treatment Cost 84,534 96,477 24.3% 54,850,000 1.75
Salaries&Benefits 102,610 81,735 20.6% 58,930,000 1.39
Required I 8�I Surcharge Spending 33,600 33,600 8.5% 58,930,000 0.57
Depreciation 30,000 67,000 16.9% 58,930,000 1.14
All Other Costs 14,900 15,030 3.8°/a 58,930,000 0.26
Subtotal w/o MCES Billed 265,644 293,842 74.0% 58,930,000 4.99
Total Expenses $ 365,825 � 396,970 100.0% $ 6.74
Gallons 50,065 12,516
Sewer Billinps bV Customer: LL 650 $ 295.38 � 73.85
Residential 191,400 192,000 60.0% 35,358,000 $ 192,000.00 $ 48,000.00
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Non-Residential 138,600 128,000 40.0% 23,572,000 Gallons 52,000 13,000
Orono 190 $ 140.40 $ 35.10
Total Sewer Billings $ 330,000 $ 320,000 100.0% 58,930,000 S 5.90 $ 26,676.00 $ 6,669.00
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O Pct LL 29.23°/a 13.89% 13.89%
Sewer Utility Net Income(Loss) $ (35,825) $ (76,970) $ (0.84)
Spreadsheet Update from 01/07/09 LL/Orono Mtq
Key Assumptron : use 52% of MCES average SAC unit flow as proxy for Orono Sanitary Sewer Gallonage.
This resulfs in a quarterly flow into Long Lake of 13,000 gallons per SAC unit(25,000 *.52)
Applyinq previous formula would then vield the following 2009 billinq results to Orono�
1. 190 SAC units " 13,000 = 2,470,000 quarterly gallons
2. Gross Long Lake Non-MCES rate per 1,000 gallons = ($5.90) less MCES treatment cost ($1.75) _ $4.15 per 1,000 GaL �.,� � ,
3. Discoun te d Long Rate to Orono = $4.15 * .65 = $2.70 per 1,000 gallons �
4. Billin to Orono = 2,470 * $2.70 = $6,669.00 Quarterly * 4 = $26,676.00 2009 Annual
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53.95 Qtrly Amnt per Unit
194 Units
10,466.30 Qtrly Amount
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41,865.20 Annual Amount
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0.00 MCES Charges-Surcharge 194 3,374,600
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194 Units
8,101.44 Qtrly Amount
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21,063.74 Net Annual Amount
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1.83 Average 17,395
17,400 Average Billing
1.83 Rate per 1000 * Based on Sugarwoods Winter Quarter Usage
31.84 Qtrly Amnt per Unit
194 Units
6,177.35 Qtrly Amount
4
24,709.39 Annual Amount
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MEMORANDUM
TO: MAYOR WHITE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
MANAUEMEI�TT TEAM
FROM: LIN VEE, CITY CLEIZK
SUBJECT: ENGINEER'S REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2009
Tom I�ellogg will attend the February 24`''work session to update Council on the Casco Point
Reconstruction Project and Myrtle�vood Sewer and Water Project.
The Casco Point Reconstruction Project preliminary suivey results regarding undergrounding
utilities are as follows:
Total number of parcels: ?39
Responses received to-date: 152 (63%�
"YES" to undergrounding utilities: 16
"NO" to undergrounding utilities: 136
The deadline for survey submittal was Friday, Februart 13, 2009.
' - '�.7J
• MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor & City Council
From: Mike Gaffron, Asst. City Admin. - Long Term Strategy
Date: February 17, 2009
Subject: Review of Draft 2008-2030 Comp Plan Chapters:
- Sec. 3B - Land Use Plan
Attached is the Land Use chapter of the Community Management Plan for review at the
February 24 Work Session. The text is in underline/�� format so you can see the changes
from the 2000 CMP. This section was reviewed with the Planning Commission at their work
session on February 4.
The following changes from the 2000-2020 CMP are noted for your review and potential
discussion:
- Discussion about the MUSA starting on Page 3B-8 acknowledges the Met Council's
2030 Regional Development Framework designation of parts of Orono as "Developing
Area" and "Diversified Rural" area. The Met Council goals for these designated areas do
not really match Orono's goals in many respects...
- On Pages 3B-23 and 24 text is added that reinforces Orono's intent is to provide sewer to
Shoreland properties when necessary without changing the zoning or density. This is still
an issue between Orono and Met Council...
- Starting on Page 3B-28 Met Council's 2030 Regional Development Framework is
discussed in greater depth, followed by a new "Residential Land Use Capacity" table
(labeled as new Table 3B-2, to replace the old "Developable Land Analysis" table 3B-2)
that defines the existing and future residential potential for each of our zoning districts
under current and planned zoning. The new table indicates that within the existing
MUSA under current zoning we have capacity for only 447 additional dwelling units in
the City. With Met Council indicating our "share" of the need for affordable housing by
2020 is 311 units, we would have to make 2/3 of all our future sewered development
affordable.
- Updated Table 3B-3 on Page 3B-34 summarizes our acreage by "use" rather than by
zoning district. This is follow-ed by Tables 3B-4a thru 3B-4e which attempt to project our
future household development in 5-year increments both in and out of the MUSA.
- Starting on Page 3B-40 the detailed plans (Tables 3B-Sa thru 3B-Sd) for our guideplan
changes back in 2000 have been abridged and updated as new Table 3B-� to reflect
actual development activity that has occurred as a result of those changes. A new Table
3B-6 regarding the Orono Villas/Comforts of Home has been added - this table reflects
the language of the Orono Villas CMP amendment, with revisions that pertain to the
Comforts of Home proposal. Other than that, we are not re-guiding any other property for
higher densities, which may end up being a bone of contention with Met Council...
Review of Land Use Chapter
February 17,2009
Page 2
Note that staff and the mayor met with potential developers of the SW quadrant of old
Highway 12 and Old Crystal Bay Road today. They want some flexibility in how the
easterly portion of that property is guided (currently shown as Site B - bottom half of
Page 3B-45) to include commercial and institutional uses as well as the single-family and
multi-family residential mix for which it is currently guided. This deserves some
additional discussion as to how we will treat this in the CMP update.
- On Page 3B-50 is an expanded section discussing planning for the Navarre area - it lists
some of the challenges to be addressed...
- Text changes regarding the Orono Industrial Park are noted starting on Page 3B-56,
primarily with respect to future access.
- Old Table 3B-6 on Page 3B-63 is renumbered as Table 3B-7 and reorganized & updated,
providing some of the same data as shown in the Residential Land Use Capacity table,
but perhaps a little less complicated...
- Pages 3B-65 thru 3B-70 discuss Big Island issues - there are a few changes: 1) noting
that the City now has ownership of the Vets Camp property; and 2) discussing the 3
Rivers Parks property and the future of private vs public ownership of the Island...
This draft of the Land Use chapter update is essentially complete except for updates to the
various maps. Council is asked to review this chapter prior to the February 24 work session and
be prepared to discuss any issues.
The Water Supply Chapter is well underway. Council has authorized the City Engineer to
update the Surface Water Management Plan. Other sections you have already reviewed need
some final tweaking before they will be ready for a public hearing and distribution to adjacent
jurisdictions for review. The remaining major chapter to be updated is Part 3A: Environmental
Protection, which I have been working on for the past two weeks and which should be ready for
discussion very soon.
I had hoped to have all elements completed by the end of January to begin the mandatory 6-
month review period. Obviously that has not happened, but I do anticipate we will be able to
have a public hearing on the entire draft CMP Update by late March...
CMP Part 3B. General Land Use Plan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CMP PART 3B.
General Land Use Plan
Pa e
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 3B-1
Scope.......................................................................................................:................................. 3 B-3
Basic Land Use Concepts and Principles.................................................................................. 3B-4
Figure 3B-1: The Urbanization Spiral
Map 3B-1: Orono's Defined Urban& Rural Areas
Map 3B-2a: Metro 2040 Regional Growth Strategy
Map 3B-2b: 2030 Regional Development Framework
Table 3B-l: Orono Population Projections
Land Use Goals and Policies..................................................................................................... 3B-16
Land Use Goals
General Land Use Policies �
Urban Land Use Policies
Rural Land Use Policies
Lakeshore Residential Land Use Policies
TheLand Use Plan...................................................................................................................... 3B-26
1996 Met Council Regional Blueprint
Map 3B-3: Existing Parcel Sizes
Map 3B-4: Remaining Developable Parcels
Met Council 2030 Regional Development Framework
Table 3B-2: Developable Land Analysis,December 2008
Table 3B-3: Existing Land Use Summary("Worksheet A")
Map 3B-5: Existing Land Use
Map 3B-6: Land Use Plan 2000-2020
Tables 3B-4: Future Land Use Projections("Worksheet B")
3B-4a-Existing& Future Development Within Current 2000 MUSA
3B-4b-Existing& Future Development in Proposed MUSA Expansions
3B-4c- Existing& Future Development Outside Existing/Proposed MUSA
3B-4d-Summary of Projected Total Households 2000-2020
3B-4e-Forecasted Employment 2000-2020
UrbanLand Use........................................................................................................................... 3B-40
Urban Residential Land Use
Table 3B-5: Areas Guided for Higher Density Residential Development-Sites A thru D
Table 3B-6: Areas Proposed for Higher Density Residential Development-Site E
Map 3B-7: Highway 12 Areas Guided for Higher Density Residential Development
Urban Commercial Land Use
Urban Lakeshore Commercial Land Use
Urban Industrial Land Use
Urban Educational Land Use
Urban Recreational Land Use
City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030
CMP Part 3B. General Land Use Plan
RuralLand Use........................................................................................................................... 3B-58
Rural Residential Land Use
Rural Agricultural Land Use
Rural Educational Land Use
Rural Recreational Land Use
ZoningDistricts......................................................................................................................... 3B-63
Table 3B-7: 2000 Orono Zoning Districts
Map 3B-8: Existing Zoning Districts
Lake Minnetonka Islands.............................................................................................................. 3B-65
Map 3B-9: Big Island
Goals and Policies �
Historic Site Preservation Plan..................................................................................................... 3B-71
Solar Access Protection Plan..................................................................................................... 3B-72
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City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030
- CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
CMP Part 3(B)
LAND U SE PLAN
INTROD UCTIDN
This Land Use Plan is a refinement and restatement of the ongoing planning
practices of Orono citizens. It respects and maintains the historic development
patterns of the City. It continues the basic land use concepts developed by Orono
Township in 1950 and it conforms to the goals established by the first organized
comprehensive planning attempts in the mid 1960's. The 1974 Orono Village
Comprehensive Guide Plan as approved by the Metropolitan Council on
November 7, 1974, was updated in 1980 and again in 2000. This plan is an
updated version of the �-�89 2000-2020 Orono Community Management Plan
which was approved by the Metropolitan Council on co.,+o,,,�,o,. ,n� ,04� October
31, 2001.
This Plan is prepared and presented for the following purposes:
1. The Land Use Plan is intended to be a management tool for City
officials, City staff and other parties involved in land development
and growth management in Orono. Land use planning is the most
directly tangible evidence of a community's comprehensive planning
objectives. Orono's land use plan indicates the basic location, density and
types of land uses in the City that are considered to be compatible with
environmental conditions and beneficial to the long term health, safety and
welfare of the City and its citizens alike. For this purpose, it contains goal
and policy statements consistent with the overall planning objectives of
the City and it includes a map and brief land use description to illustrate
the expected physical result of the pursuit of such objectives. This Plan is
intended to assist officials in making decisions on various development
proposals as they may arise.
2. The Land Use Plan is intended to be a guide for future development
so as to reinforce our environmental protection commitment and to
ensure such development will be consistent with existing land use,
with the land use plans of adjoining cities and with the applicable
provisions of the Metropolitan Council's b' 2030
Regional Development Framework. The content and direction of the
Land Use Plan is based upon our environmental protection commitment
and our expected development position within the immediate Lake
Minnetonka area and within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region as a
whole. This Plan is ��compatible with the plans of nearby cities
for land use of abutting neighborhoods and for overall levels of services
and facilities available in the Lake area.
City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-1
- CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
3. The Land Use Plan is intended to advise the Metropolitan Council
and our municipal neighbors of Orono's planning and growth
management programs. The Land Use Plan is a convenient medium to
illustrate and coordinate the various goals and policies of all the elements
of the Community Management Plan. Environmental protection policies
are reflected in planned land use densities. Facilities plans determine, and
are determined by, land use policies. The two most significant descriptions
of Orono's planning intentions �s are the designation of the permanent
Urban and Rural areas of the Cit�as shown on Map 3B-2; and the actual
detailed location of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA line) as
legally described by Resolution of the City Council and as shown on Map
4C-2.
4. The Land Use Plan is intended to be used as a basis for public
facilities planning. A major function of municipal government is planning
for and establishment of public facilities such as sewer, water, roads,
stormwater facilities, and parks. These physical improvements require
extensive initial investment and a long term maintenance commitment that
can become a financial burden when such systems are overbuilt or
prematurely installed. The Land Use Plan therefore plays an important
role in determining each neighborhood's ultimate population, the required
capacity of public facilities, and an appropriate capital improvements
program. The level of services and facilities required by this Plan are
consistent with the existing or planned capacity of the applicable regional
systems.
�. The Land Use Plan is intended to be used as the basis for developing
responsible ordinances for land use management. Land use and
development, especially in a small community like Orono, is almost
totally accomplished by private development forces, often on the scale of
individual homeowners. Since such development is prone to be very
fragmented, the City must provide reasonable regulations to guide
individual decisions toward the common community objective. Thus,
zoning, licensing and subdivision controls have been established and will
continue to be refined to implement the intent of this Land Use Plan.
City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-2
CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
SCOPE
The time framework of the Land Use Plan is intended to be consistent with
the regional planning period of 389 2008 throu�h 2030 and
with the City's permanent planning policy for rural Orono. The goals,
� policies and land use plans contained in this Chapter are set in the context of the
legislatively mandated Metropolitan Land Planning Act which was amended in
1995 to include a requirement for decennial review of local plans to ensure that
local fiscal devices and local controls are consistent with the plan, and to respond
to recent changes in the regional system plans. This is particularly relevant to the
urbanized sections of the City. The goals, plans and programs for rural Orono,
however, are established because of the environmental sensitivity of the area and
because of the rural citizen's desire for a permanent rural community.
Orono's long range land use plans call for permanent maintenance of the existing
low density rural residential areas. There is to be no staged growth plan and no
expansion of the existing urban service area beyond the revisions encompassed in
this �898-�8?8 2008-2030 Plan. Consequently, Orono's rural land use plans and
the location of the boundary between Orono's Urban and Rural Areas as shown on
Map 3B-1 are intended to be permanently applicable beyond the arbitrary
planning date of �8 2030. This commitment is particularly important to the
many Orono citizens who are making private investments based upon this concept
and who are entitled to know that they can rely on this Plan.
City of Orono CommuniTy Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-3
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- BASIC LAND USE CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
The land use plan is an integral part of Orono's Community Management
Plan. Although the detailed policies apply specifically to this one element of
community planning, the overall goals and objectives have been derived from
joint and concurrent consideration of all community planning elements.
Therefore, the policy decisions relating to Orono's urban-rural service areas
and to appropriate use and density considerations complement and balance
Regional plans with local concerns for historic development patterns,
environmental protection, availability of utilities, transportation and
recreational facilities, and€r�ra�fiscal responsibility.
Orono's planning programs have long recognized the development paradox,
or urbanization spiral, which often results from arbitrary planning
assumptions or from incomplete analysis of planning alternatives. The most
striking example in Orono's situation is the documented evidence that over-
extension of sanitary sewers, ostensibly to solve a pollution problem, can
easily in itself cause irretrievable water quality degradation of Lake
Minnetonka.
In the 1950's increasing urbanization all around Lake Minnetonka threatened to
environmentally "kill" the Lake by uncontrolled discharge of nutrients. Lake area
municipalities began extending sewer systems to eliminate individual septic
system discharges, but by 1968, lake water quality was still diminishing. The
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, together with the Lake Minnetonka
Conservation District, commissioned a study of lake pollution. Completed in
1971, the "Harza Study" (A Program for Preserving the Quality of Lake
Minnetonka) found that this nutrient input, particularly phosphorus, was being
generated from two principal sources: the seven municipal sewage treatment
plants within the watershed and urban storm water runoff.
The first major pollution source, nutrient-rich effluent from the sewage treatment
plants, �o�e� was systematically eliminated by multi-million dollar
construction of regional sewer interceptors to remove effluent from the watershed.
But storm water runoff is a different matter. �� Compared to point-source
sewage pollution, «:� � � � ��� ���� �*;��, *� ��*;�� �„- ��, *
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the collection and treatment of non-
point source stormwater runoff is relativelv difficult, costlp, and often impractical.
The development paradox is that if municipal services are extended into rural
zones, the cost of these services taxes the land to the point that development is
required. Particularly in the case of sewers, even if e�tended to existing pockets of
development "to solve a pollution problem", inflation, topography and sparse
settlement combine to send costs skyrocketing. Such costs can be paid only by
increasing the level and density of new development, which in turn causes ��
��� '��� potential de�radation of wetlands and increasing levels of storm
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_ water nutrient pollution. This spiral effect results in statistically even greater
levels of pollution than the original sewage "problem" might have been. For
example, Eugene Hickok's 1973 Storm Water Impact Statement which ��es
identified up to ten times more phosphorus alone from urban storm water runoff
than from Orono's existing rural land use at that time.
One need only to look to the case example of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis.
There has never been a drop of sewage effluent running into Calhoun, but the lake
in past decades suffered severe pollution from high levels of nutrients contained
in the storm water runoff from the densely developed watershed. Storm water
nutrient pollution from the urban runoff overwhelmed the natural life system of
the lake and resulted in accelerated eutrophication.
The cost of solving this problem, either filtering or rerouting the storm water, has
consistently been judged too expensive for Calhoun. The cost of the same
solutions on the 50 times larger Minnetonka is inconceivable. Thus the
recommendation of many studies as already incorporated in MPCA and MnDNR
policy is that lakeshore density be limited and that the natural system of wetlands
and marshes be forever protected and preserved as the only practical, economic
method of filtering nutrients from storm water runoff.
In response to the above concerns, Orono in the 1970's became a nationally
recognized leader in espousing environmental protection. Land use planning since
the 1950's has stressed the environmental advantages of low density development.
Long before the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) was passed,
�shorelands, wetlands and natural drainage systems were preserved in Orono by
tradition and by ordinance. Orono's 2008-2030 Land Use Plan will continue this
tradition and this commitment.
While Orono's Surface Water Management Plan originally
adopted in December 2002 places a significant emphasis on preservation of
wetlands, it also provides for the establishment of supplementary stormwater
management ponds and Best Management Practices (BMPs� to help counteract
the impacts of development within the watershed. The City of Orono has adopted
the use of NURP (National Urban Runoff Program) standards for the design of
man-made supplementary stormwater ponds. The City has been requiring NURP
ponds for stormwater management within new developments in accordance with
standards of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
NURP pond design criteria per the "Walker Model" are primarily based on the
removal of suspended particles such as sand, silt, etc. Secondary design criteria
enhance the capability of NURP ponds to remove other pollutants such as trace
metals, hydrocarbons, nutrients (such as phosphorus) and pesticides. Phosphorus
is mainly removed through biological uptake in algae and aquatic plants. When
the algae die, the nutrients fall to the bottom of the pond and become part of the
sediments.
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Ponds in the Twin Cities area designed according to NURP standards have total
phosphorus removal efficiencies of 47 to 68 percent according to the Walker
Model. Possibilities for improving this include (1) increasing mean pond depth;
(2) promoting infiltration; (3) promoting plug flow conditions(i.e. multiple cell
ponds); (4) applying chemicals to precipitate out the orthophosphorus (alum
treatments); (5) encouraging growth of certain aquatic plants; and (6) design of
outlet structure to provide extended detention of large runoff events. Whether
each of these enhancements can or should be incorporated is dependent on the
desired level of control and other site specific conditions.
Constructed wetlands have potential benefits as well as drawbacks. Locating
ponds in the most efficient locations could have significant impacts on certain
already developed properties. Design and construction of ponds in residential
areas will be scrutinized by the public to ensure safety concerns are addressed and
a natural character is maintained. Additionally, the cost of constructing
stormwater ponds and storm sewer systems is enormous compared to the cost of
wetland preservation. Orono's ?89� Surface Water Management Plan indicates
that a complete system of supplementary ponds to provide adequate levels of
phosphorus removal under the proposed development densities would have a
price tag in the range of $10 million. Only a fraction of this cost could be paid
through the development of remaining vacant lands, and this ultimately places a
heavy burden on the general taxpayer. Increasing development density to help
pay the costs of stormwater infrastructure would in turn raise the cost of such
infrastructure to accommodate added flow rates and pollutant loads.
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Figure 3B-1. THE URBANIZATION SPIRAL
Illustrates the Development Paradox that faces
Orono if municipal services are extended into rural areas.
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� �Nutrient management technologies such as NURP ponds, e� alum
treatments. and a wide variety of Best ManaQement Practices �_��" b��•� n-��� �r
rp ovide added tools to manage runoff from rural densities. However, Orono
cannot and will not rely solely on man-made systems for preserving water quality,
and will not increase density to pay for stormwater management infrastructure.
A principal goal of Orono's planning program is the protection of natural
resources and environmental amenities, particularly the water quality of
Lake Minnetonka. The Environmental Protection Plan emphasizes Orono's
unique environmental position in relation to the long-term health of Lake
Minnetonka. Land use and development will not be permitted at the expense of
environmental protection. Retention of natural vegetation, light, air, and open
space will be promoted. Shorelines will be protected from erosion and alteration.
Wetlands and marshland will be protected and preserved as wildlife habitats,
unique open spaces and most importantly as the only economically practical and
truly effective method of flood protection and storm water runoff filtration.
Water quality preservation is dependent upon effective surface water
management. The Environmental Protection Plan identifies how the s}�ee� rate,
quantity and quality of surface water runoff is affected by urbanization and how
these factors in turn directly affect the water quality of Lake Minnetonka.
Development density will be limited to a level which will not overload the natural
surface water drainage and filtration system. Direct runoff into the Lake will be
avoided whenever possible. Marshes, wetlands, floodplains and natural
drainageways will be protected from encroachment or alteration. Storm water
quality ponding systems will be developed to supplement the natural system
where necessary and feasible. In addition to stormwater ponding, Orono's Surface
Water Management Plan will identifv additional methods for phosphorus
reduction in accordance with the �oals and policies established by the Minnehaha
Creek Watershed District.
Water quality preservation is dependent upon effective sewage treatment
programs. The Comprehensive Sewer Policy Plan discusses Orono's commitment
to City-wide sewage treatment quality. Urbanized areas, shoreland areas and
remaining existing higher-density housing clusters within the Rural area have
been or will be provided with municipal sanitary sewer to prevent discharge of
untreated ar insufficiently treated sewage effluent into the Lake. In the rural
areas, low density land use can be safely served long-term by individual on-site
sewage treatment systems. The City will strictly enforce treatment standards to
protect the health and environment, and also to eliminate the need for central
sewers which would only force denser development with its attendant surface
water runoff hazards.
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Historic development patterns have resulted in a city which is partially
' urban and partially rural. Development patterns established 100 years ago are
responsible for the dual personality that characterizes Orono. The lure of the Lake
drew summer residents and resorters who established the crossroads of Navarre,
which continues to this day as the commercial center of Orono. Likewise, away
from the Lake, Orono �as developed slowly as a farming communitv, e� graduallv
over time becoming a rural residential community ^��br�^�•'*•�r�, characterized by
large lots with woodlands, wetlands and open space. The lifestyles are different,
the needs and desires of the citizens are different and the requirements for public
services are different.
Orono's urban areas provide ample opportunity for a variety of housing
opportunities and all of the neighborhood services necessary to support the
residents of the City, urban and rural alike.
Orono's rural areas provide the opportunity for low density housing, orchards,
greenhouses, hobby farms and recreation areas not possible in either urban areas
or in commercial agricultural areas. This low density of land use is particularly
valuable as a protection for the marshlands, woodlands, and other natural
resources that dot the area.
The citizens of Orono have determined that a long range planning objective
of the City is the permanent retention of the rural community. This objective
is in line with the existing developed density of the area, and with the similar
plans of other cities abutting the rural area.
Orono is partly in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area and partly outside
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established by Metropolitan Council to define the extent of areas where urban
services will be provided and urban scale development will occur. Orono's MUSA
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line location was ori i�v le a�lly described and established b�y Council
Resolution No. 1135 adopted April 14, 1980. It depicted almost exclusively those
areas to which the City had previously provided municipal sewers. Durin� the
1980's and 1990's, Orono's MUSA boundary was formally revised a number of
times to allow extension of municipal sewer service to existin��hborhoods
abutting lakeshores or within the Shoreland Overlay District where it was
determined that lon�-term use of on-site sewa�e treatment systems was not
advisable.
As part of its Metro 2040 Re�ional Growth Strate�v developed in 1996 (see
Map 3B-2a) Metropolitan Council for discussion purposes su��ested that all but
the northwestern tip of Orono would be in the MUSA by 2020. However. the City
Council in the City's 2000-2020 CMP included a much smaller area within the
MUSA (Map 4G2) to be consistent with the extent of City-planned municipal
sewer extensions, and to be consistent with the development plans of our
neighborin� municipalities. During the period 2000-2020, Orono planned to
provide municipal sewer service to a limited number of additional parcels and
nei�hborhoods which were outside the then current MUSA. Consequentl �,�a
limited expansion of the MUSA occurred as part of the 2000 CMP update see
Map 4G2). Those MUSA ex_pansions targeted two specific categories of
properties: 1) developed and undeveloped residentially-zoned properties within
the Shoreland Overlay District (areas within 1000' of protected lakes and
tributaries); and 2) residentially-zoned properties within the Highway 12 corridor
that had been identified for rezoning to allow increased-densitv housin�options.
Orono's MUSA line location and intended MUSA expansions as shown on Map
4C-2 are consistent with, but not as expansive as, the Illustrative 2020 MUSA
line depicted by the Metropolitan Council in its Metro 2040 Re�ional Growth
Strateg.v. Orono's MUSA line location is consistent with the MUSA location and
land use plans of ad'o� inin� municipalities. Orono's MUSA line location directly
affects the detailed land use and facilities plans of the City.
In the context of Metropolitan Council's 2030 Re�ional Development
Framework adopted in 2004, the areas of Orono located within the 2020 MUSA
are desi�nated as "Developin� Area" where Metropolitan Council �oals include
local adoption of �lans and ordinances to accommodate local arowth through
2030 at densities of 3-5 units per acre (see Map 3S-2b). However. a majority of
the land within the 2020 MUSA is fullv developed at lower densities. hence the
availability of land for new higher densitv development is limited.
Additionally. the areas of Orono outside the 2020 MUSA are desi�nated b�
Metro�olitan Council as "Diversified Rural" where Metropolitan Council goals
include accommodation of�rowth in clustered development patterns at a densitv
no greater than 1 unit�er 10 acres. thus creatin� an `Urban Reserve' for future
higher density development. Orono's available land for future development under
___.______ current and planned zonin� densities is extremely limited and widely scattered,
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_ with relatively few lar�e parcels remainin�, hence preservation of large tracts as
`Urban Reserve' is not feasible. Despite this fact, the pattern of development
does allow for Orono to address other Met Council "Diversified Rural" �oals such
as protection of the rural natural environment. �
One of the purposes of this Community Management Plan is to �c*�'�';�'� � �*�rt;„^
� identify planned eapansions of the MUSA during the period ?989-?�?� 2008-
2030, while being consistent with our local land features, actual land use, and
with the MUSA line location of our municipal neighbors. This local determination
is intended to meet the intent of the Metropolitan Council's
2030 ReQional Development Framework policy for establishment of a s�gec�
local plan for expansions to the MUSA over the next 20 years. Orono's �t�g
MUSA expansion plan immediately incorporates a small number of additional
^�� areas into the MUSA, with no future additions to the MUSA planned
during the period�998-�8?-8 2008-2030.
Urban and rural neighborhoods require differing levels of public services
and facilities. The urban areas of Orono have sufficient density to require, and to
financially support, municipal sewer and water services, increased police and fire
protection, public works projects and public recreational facilities. These areas
have such facilities in place and in sufficient capacity to accommodate all
projected urban development. The rural areas, on the other hand, have limited
density and have environmental restraints prohibiting urban density
encroachments. The existing rural densities do not require extensive public
services and, in fact, could not economically support an urban service level.
Orono expects future development in both the urban and the rural portions
of the city. The urban area is expected to have new residential infill development
on the existing vacant lots and undeveloped parcels at densities consistent with
the surrounding neighborhoods. Economic development will likely be limited to
neighborhood services in the existing Navarre Area, and greater utilization of the
industrial and commercial potential near Long Lal:e. While a significant amount
of higher density housing will be developed to accommodate a wider range of
affordability and lifecycle housing needs, overall urban density will remain
relatively low (ranginQ from 1 unit �er acre to as much as 4-6 units per acre. with
a few individual multi-family sites as high as 15 units per acre) because of the
ecological considerations of proximity to Lake Minnetonka.
The rural area is expected to have continued residential development at a slow,
steady pace. Non-residential development will likely be limited to open space
recreation. With the large percentage of wetlands, steep slopes and public open
space, +�,o b,.,, � ao.,oi,,,,oa ao„�;+<, ; o,.�oa �„ �.o „�.,,,,� � , ,,;� r ,. � ., „ +�,o
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dry buildable land per residential lot. with an area in the northwest corner of the
City requiring at least 5 drv buildable acres. When wetlands. roads. steep slopes
and public open space are factored in, nearly 80% of the City's land will be
developed at densities averagin�from approximatelv 1 unit per 3 �ross acres up
to 1 unit per 7 �ross acres. sufficient to meet the Citv's environmental protection
goals. The net developed densitv will be not more than 1 unit per 2 acres of
dry-buildable land (0.5 units per acre), this being determined on a detailed review
of individual site conditions.
�eee� Over time, changes in national priorities, population trends,
metropolitan plans and metropolitan facilities have continued to reinforce
the planning and development objectives of Orono. The 1950's and 1960's
were years of great expansion and reliance upon the powers of science and
industry to solve all problems. Population graphs showed growth projections
running off the paper. Suburbs boomed while core cities were fighting for their
very survival. The 1970's brought a new environmental awareness and an
understanding that nature, not science was the key to our planet's survival. This
simply caught up to Orono's environmental protection philosophy that has driven
development of the City since the 1950's.
��� �,ToQn�� .,ra ,oon�r �� The Twin Cities metro area �as continues to
expande� both in population and in territory covered. �s Suburban
developments continue to �pear at the urban-rural fringes and
have expanded past the Metropolitan Council's jurisdictional limits into
surrounding counties and even into Wisconsin. Pressures have mounted to control
this "urban sprawl", focused at redevelopment of the core cities, greater use of
higher density infill development in the inner ring suburbs, and greater density of
new development at the developing fringe. Hand-in-hand with the attempts to
curb urban sprawl have been pressures (and a real need) to provide new housing
to meet the needs of a population that is widely diverse in age ranges, lifestyles,
and income levels.
Orono's ultimate population projections have been dropping from estimates of
37,000 made in 1970, to 23,000 in 1972, to 14,000 in 1974, to *'�� "'��*r�r^'�*��
r'^�����''� ^�^��^*�^^ ^� 11,000 �e in 1979. Population trends during the last?9
30 years and a careful analysis of development capabilities of remaining land as
compared to Orono's current zoning and land use plan, «��*'� ^ �m^„ ^„~~'��r ^�
����' �'��r���, suggest an ultimate population of around �88 9.000. This
figure is very close to Orono's current f?9893 2( p0g) estimated population of
7,800. This downward trend over the last 3 decades is clearly a result of Orono's
1975 city-wide rezoning to lower residential densities, reacting to environmental
concerns regarding protecting the water quality of Lake Minnetonka and other
Orono lakes.
The projected population is in line with and a direct result of Orono's
environmental protection policies and is consistent with the proposed public
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_ facilities plans of Orono, the Herulepin County Public Works Department, the
Minnesota Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council
Environmental Services (MCES).
Table 3B-1: Orono Population Projections (November 1999)
Population Forecasts
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Saturation
Urban Area (l/2& l ac.) 4,160 3,995 4,135 4,115 4,950 4,900 4,925
� Rural Area (2& 5 ac.) 2,627 2,850 �,150 3,685 4,100 4,400 4,4�0
Total City 6,787 6,845 7,285 7,800 9,050 9,300 9,375
Occupied Household Forecasts*
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 ZOZO �aturation
Urban Area(]/2 & l ac.) 1,316 1,337 1,483 1,491 1,900 1,950 1,975
Rural Area(2&5 ac.) 830 954 1,130 1,335 1,500 1,750 1,775
Total City 2,146 2,291 2,613 2,826 3,400 3,700 3,750
Sources: U.S. Census;Metropolitan Council forecasts:City records and forecasts.
*Does not include vacant dwelling units
Note: Urban and Rural Areas correspond to zoning districts as of 1999, do not reflect conversions from
Rural to Urban.and do not coincide with sewered/non-sewered areas orthe Cit}�. See Table below.
REPLACE WITH TABLE BELOW
Table 3B-1: Orono Population Projections (March 2008)
Population Forecasts
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 20I0 2020 2030
Urban Area (1/2& l ac.) 4,160 3,995 4,135 4,063 4,600 5,050 5,160
Rural Area (2& � ac.) 2,627 2,850 3,150 3,475 3,5�0 �,600 3,840
Total City 6,787 6,845 7,285 7,�38 8,1�0 8,6�0 9,000
Occupied Household Forecasts*
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Urban Area(1/2 & 1 ac.) 1,316 1,337 1,483 1,491 1,775 2,100 2,150
Rural Area(2& 5 ac.) 830 954 1,130 1,275 ],375 1,500 1,600
Total City 2,146 2,291 2,613 2,766 3,150 3,600 3,750
Persons/HH 3.16 2.99 2.79 2.73 2.�9 2.40 2.40
Sources: 1970-2000 U.S. Census data and Ciry records;20l 0-2030 Metropolitan Council forecasts;
City records and forecasts.
*Does not include vacant dwelling units
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Regional transportation plans have been revised since the 1970's to accommodate
the increased traffic levels on Highway 12 through Orono and Long Lake. A new
2-lane limited access `through' route paralleling Highway 12 from Orono's
eastern border to the Co. Rd. 6 intersection �� ��'��a,.,�a *� '�� �*��*�a ;r �nm .,,,,�
_ was completed and opened to traffic in December 2008,
dramatically decreasin� the traffic levels on Old Highway 12 and providina a
more attractive alternative to County Road 15 for commuters from Mound,
Minnetrista and �oints west. Environmental and social pressures have
permanently eliminated any plans for expansion of County Road 15 along the
lakeshore. Orono will continue to promote and implement strategies to reroute
traffic away from the lakeshore areas.
Regional sewer service facilities plans were revised t�e three decades ago in
response to Orono's plans for low-density development. Original plans called for
sewering all of Orono with capacity for 37,000 people. But the final Orono-Long
Lake Interceptor was relocated and is in place with a design capacity for less than
8,400 Orono residents and a limited service area. In the early 1980's, the Maple
Plain Interceptor was similarly designed to provide only limited capacity for
Orono. These capacity limitations are consistent with Orono's environmental
concerns for the rural area and with MCES regional concerns including the
limited design capacity and massive environmental discharge problems associated
with the central sewage collection and treatment systems.
Orono's commercial and economic development has always been centered in
the historic town centers. The shopping, employment, education and social
needs of Orono residents have been more than amply met by commercial facilities
and shopping centers located in Navarre and in surrounding communities. Rural
and urban residents alike utilize these facilities and in fact, the commercial vitality
of the neighboring cities relies in part upon the regional service area that includes
all of Orono. Promotion of duplicate facilities in Orono would tend to be
uneconomic and counterproductive.
Orono's housing plan is intended to accommodate all e�ee�e� lanned
population growth in a wide variety of housing opportunities. The forecast
population increase of�-598 1.000 persons in the next twenty years translates into
a housinb "demand" of approximately �98 600 new dwelling units when
decreasing household sizes are taken into account. This avera�e of 25-30 new
dwellings per vear is consistent with or sliahtiv below Orono's rate of actual new
residence buildin�permit issuance during the past two decades. ��i�
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_ New urban housing will be in a variety of forms including single family homes on
scattered vacant lots throughout the sewered area; planned residential
developments including mixed single family and attached townhome dwelling
units on vacant sewered parcels in the Navarre area and on larger parcels ��
designated for urban development in the Highway 12/Long Lake area; and
�*�^*;�"�, ^r� ^r m^r� senior housing/assisted living developments most likely
along Highway 12 where adequate land and services are available. Other new
units will be in the form of replacement or conversion of existing seasonal or
substandard dwellings especially along the lakeshore.
Most new rural housing will be on new lots of two to five acres net dry-buildable
area, all with prior approved site evaluation and proof of adequate septic system
operation. In Shoreland areas previouslv brou�ht into the MUSA, new low-
density rural development ma ��provided with municipal sewers to afford the
maximum level of Tl�e�1�-�-e� ^r^����'� m �� protection for Lake
Minnetonka and other Orono lakes.
Orono's comprehensive sewer policy plan is designed to provide an adequate,
safe level of sewage treatment and waste water disposal for all urban and
rural properties. Sewage treatment policies respect the limited regional capacity
and the differing levels of service required respectively by urban and rural
neighborhoods. Municipal sewer capacity is available for projected urban
development within the existing urban service area, but there is insufficient
capacity for any major expansion of the existing urban area to densities
commensurate with Metropolitan Council goals of� 3.0 units per acre for all
new sewered development. All new rural non-Shoreland development is intended
to be permanently self-sufficient in terms of on-site sewage treatment. In the
event that existing rural neighborhoods outside the 2008-2030 MUSA are
identified as having significant on-site system failures with no on-site alternatives
for sewage treatment, requests for extension of municipal sewer will be
considered only if the affected residents are willing to pay all costs associated
with such service, under the condition that rural densities will not be
compromised and rezoning to urban densities will not occur, and subject to
approval by the Metropolitan Council when required.
Orono's transportation plan is tailored to the different needs of urban and
rural neighborhoods. Most roads within Orono directly service the abutting
properties. The intended exceptions are the e� Old Hibhway 12 corridor
from Brown Road to Old Crystal Bay Road, and the �-*�� new Highway
12 Bypass which is �'�^^��' *^ '�� a limited-access arterial beginning east of the
City and extending west to County Road 6 with no interchanges or local access.
Near the lakeshore and in some rural areas, the collector roads are relatively slow
speed with circuitous alignment dictated by the hills and bays rather than by
commuter preference. These roads have been designated "scenic parkways" to
connote their aesthetic qualities and lack of high speed, through traffic potential.
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_ The urban areas are provided with a typical network of city streets connecting
residential and shopping areas with each other. The rural area is gridded-off with
a core system of publicly maintained collector and minor arterial streets running
at regular intervals. Within this grid, most rural homes are located on
neighborhood owned and maintained private roads serving from three to ten
residences each. These roads are constructed to city standards for safety and
durability, but are privately maintained without requiring city staff or equipment.
The privacy and neighborhood control afforded by such roadways is viewed by
most residents as an amenity.
Orono's parks and open space facilities reflect different urban and rural
characteristics. In the urban area, the City �� �„���'�-��' «��*'� provides numerous
small neighborhood parks and playgrounds offering centers for neighborhood
activities such as swimming, skating, softball and soccer. In addition, three larger
preserves (Casco Circle, Saga Hill and Highwood) offer substantial "natural"
areas to break the urbanized monotony. In the rural area,
�+'^� �YY '�""'*'� ^'"'''" "'+ "''''"" *r "" a variety of City-owned parks
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and preserves offer a ran�e of active and passive recreation o�portunities, while
much open space remains rip vately owned and maintained. often with informal
neighborhood walkin� trails. Large public and quasi-public recreational facilities
include Hennepin County Park Reserve lands, several golf courses, a gun club,
� Minnesota DNR's Luce Line Trail, the new Dakota Rail Trail, as well as two
'big woods' Scientific and Natural Areas.
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LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES
Orono's Land Use Plan is based upon the following goals and policies which in
turn have been actively developed and fostered by Orono residents over the last
?S 35 years.
LAND USE GOALS
1. To reinforce Orono's environmental protection commitment, with
special emphasis on the protection of Lake Minnetonka and Orono's
other lakes.
2. To maintain the historic identity and character of the separate urban
and rural neighborhoods.
3. To provide appropriate places for a variety of local residential,
educational, recreational, industrial and neighborhood commercial
activities.
4. To protect neighborhoods from encroachment of incompatible land
uses.
5. To coordinate Orono's land uses with that of neighboring
communities.
6. To coordinate land uses and developed density with the financial and
physical capabilities of the City and its citizens to provide the
necessary public facilities and services.
GENERAL LAND USE POLICIES
1. The boundary between Orono's Urban and Rural Areas is fixed.
Orono's Urban Area will not be stric�ly defined by the Metropolitan Urban
Service Area (MUSA) boundary or future expansions of the MUSA
boundary but will be fixed by this and the other elements of the
Community Management Plan. Orono's defined Urban and Rural Areas
are best described by the planned development types and densities. Areas
where the the zoned density allows no more than 1 unit per 2 acres is
deemed Rural; areas where the zoned density allows more than 1 unit per
2 acres is deemed Urban, Orono's Urban and Rural areas are depicted and
fixed by Map 3B-l.
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_ 2. The Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) will define the areas
of Orono where municipal sewers may be extended. The MUSA will
include all parts of Orono's Urban Service Area and may include parts of
Orono's Rural Service Area where appropriate. The MUSA boundarv in
Orono will define areas where sewer exists or where it may be extended to
serve existin� or new development. but will not define the areas where
general urban services will be provided, and it will not define the
boundarv between higher densitv and low-densitv development.
3. Orono's land use plans will be based upon environmental protection
policies. Land use and development must assure the conservation,
protection and preservation of sensitive environmental resources in
accordance with the goals and policies of the Environmental Protection
Plan. Land use policies will encourage the wise use and management of
natural resources while prohibiting their misuse, abuse, overuse or
exploitation.
4. Development density will be limited throughout the city to a level
which will not overload the natural surface water drainage and
filtration system. Urbanization increases the s�ee� rate and quantity of
surface runoff while decreasing the water quality. Developed land use
densities will be determined by comparison between known levels of
volume and pollution generation and known marshland capacity for
ponding and nutrient assimilation. To the extent that it is practical and
feasible, the City will supplement existing natural assimilation capacities
with man-made ponding areas, but will not allow increases in
development density beyond the defined rural density as a result of such
supplementation.
5. The wetlands and marshlands of the city will be protected and
preserved as wildlife habitats, as unique open spaces, and as the only
economically practical and truly effective method of flood protection
and storm water runoff filtration. Wetlands, drainageways and
floodplains will be protected from encroachment and from alteration or
destruction by filling, grading, excavation or drainage. Wherever
possible, the City will acquire open space and flowage easements for
conservation of these lands.
6. Protection of lake resources will allow reasonable access, use and
enjoyment while preventing overcrowding and excessive
encroachment. In conformance with Orono's Shoreland Management
regulations, Orono will prohibit overly dense development within 1,000
feet of Lake Minnetonka. Lake use regulations will be promoted to limit
excessive boat density and overuse of sensitive bays. Land use regulations
will continue to be developed and fine-tuned to provide reasonable control
over building density,land alteration and lakeshore encroachment.
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7. Lake shorelines will be protected from alteration. Shoreland areas,
whether bluff, beach or floodplain, are sensitive environmental features
with significant impact on lake water quality, aesthetic values and land use
function. These same factors act to draw development which can be
destructive if not properly regulated. Natural vegetation in shoreland
areas will be preserved insofar as practical and reasonable in order to
retard surface runoff and soil erosion, and to utilize excess nutrients.
Clearcutting will be prohibited. In areas of soil or wave action erosion,
material stone rip rap shoreline protection will be encouraged. Where
determined to be feasible and practical, alternative natural methods of
shoreline protection other than rip-rap will be promoted. Excavation
fillin� and other �rade chanaes at or near the shoreline for the sole purpose
of accommodating development will be discouraged.
8. Development or alteration of floodplains will be restricted. Most of
the City's identified floodplains are located along the shoreline or within
designated marshlands and will be protected by regulations applicable to
those areas. In addition, where floodplains do exist on otherwise dry
buildable land, construction, filling or alteration will be strictly controlled
so as to avoid flow restrictions, to avoid flood level increases on other
properties, and to avoid costly flood damage or pollution dangers.
9. Natural resource investigation will be required as part of all
development proposals. This will include topographical information, soil
analysis, drainage plans, vegetation plans, erosion control measures and
similar site data related to each project, whether public or private.
10. Orono's land use plan will promote the preservation of open space,
light and air. Sufficient open spaces will be provided in each
neighborhood and on each lot to prevent overcrowding and to ensure
adequate light, air and recreation for all residents.
11. Private stewardship of land and resources is preferable to inflexible
public control. Private ownership, maintenance and stewardship of the
land, including open space and many types of improvements, is favored
over public ownership as being in the best and most beneficial interests of
the property owner and the public. providing for more intimate, responsive
and economical land management.
12. All land owners must have equal land use opportunities. No land
owner should be denied the right to develop his land by any staged
growth, land banking or no-growth policy, provided the development can
be accomplished within the performance standards, policies and
requirements of the Community Management Plan.
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. 13. Future development must enhance the community. Land development
should respect and enhance neighboring properties and existing developed
character of the neighborhood and the City, preserving the value of the
land and the integrity, stability and beauty of the community.
14. Future development must enhance the environment. Land
development should respect and enhance the unique natural features of the
� site and the general environmental assets of the community. Preservation
of natural views, vegetation, drainage and general respect for unique site
features always produces more aesthetic results and lasting value for the
property owner and the community than does wholesale alteration of the
landscape or mathematical division to the highest possible density.
15. Physical improvements required to accommodate new development
must be provided by the developer. Whenever required, improvements
must be provided by the developer. Because the City has limited staff and
limited bonding potential, physical improvements such as roads, drainage
and utilities required to accommodate new subdivisions or development
should be designed, financed and installed directly by the benefited
developer as a precondition to increased land use density. In addition, this
philosophy includes developer responsibility for special fire protection
equipment or devices in the case of unusual land uses or building
configurations, and/or special security services in the case of unusual
public safety situations.
16. All physical improvements must conform to city standards. Physical
improvements related to health, safety or community systems such as
roads, pathways, drainage or utility systems will be designed, located and
constructed to uniform, City-established standards to ensure proper
functioning and compatibility with overall City plans.
17. Developers must dedicate lands required for public use. Land
subdivision or any development that results in increased land use density,
and hence increased demand for municipal services, will be expected to
include public dedication of lands necessary for additional road ri�hts of
way, parks, playgrounds, trails. open space, ponds or storm water holding
areas whenever such facilities are directly used by the subdivided land or
required by such density increase.
If the individual development's density increase or impact is relatively
small, or the layout is not conducive to public land dedication, then in lieu
of lands the developer may be required to contribute funds for the
municipal purchase of such lands or the improvement of such facilities
proportionate to the cumulative effect of such density increase from
multiple small developments.
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18. No land will be developed unless its location and characteristics are
suitable for the proposed use in accordance with this plan. Land to be
developed must be of such size, character and location that it can be safely
used for the intended purpose without danger to health, without peril from
fire, flood or other occurrence and without undue impact upon
neighboring properties.
No land will be permitted to be subdivided or built upon which is held
unsuitable by the City for the proposed use because of flood hazards,
inadequate drainage, soil formations with severe limitations for
development, severe erosion potential, unfavorable topography,
inadequate water supply or sewage disposal capabilities, or any other
feature likely to be harmful to the health, safety, or welfare of the future
residents of the proposed subdivision or of the community.
URBAN LAND USE POLICIES
l. The majority of Orono's urban area will be reserved for residential
land use. Orono's urban residential neighborhoods will provide the
opportunity for a variety of housing types and price ranges. Many urban
residences will be intimately associated with the lake shoreline and will be
subject to density restrictions because of sensitive environmental
conditions. Medium density (2-6 units per acre) multi-family residential
uses will be limited to locations near existing shopping and transportation
services, but will not be appropriate within 1,000 feet of the shoreline of
Lake Minnetonka.
2. Limited commercial areas will be provided for neighborhood service
businesses. The primary function of Orono's commercial areas will be to
provide those retail, commercial and service businesses which are directly
necessary to serve Orono's urban and rural residents. Commercial
development will be limited to areas where full urban services, including
municipal sanitary sewer and adequate transportation are available.
Commercial development of a regional nature (i.e. "big box" retail) which
would increase traffic, particularly on collector streets serving low density
residential development, will be discouraged.
3. Lakeshore commercial areas will be provided for public access and
limited lake-user services. Orono's residents and other lake users require
lake access, fishing supplies, boat service and boat repair facilities which
are unique to our location on a recreational development lake. Orono's
Land Use Plan will provide locations for such special-purpose businesses
where appropriate from both the land use and the lakeside environmental
standpoint. No use or location will be permitted to adversely affect the
lake quality or the public's general usage of the lake. All lakeshore
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. commercial is to be limited to areas where full urban services, including
municipal sanitary sewer and adequate transportation are available.
4. The City will encourage private unification and coordination of the
existing commercial areas. Unplanned strip commercial developments
will be discouraged. Coordinated projects designed to aesthetically
enhance, unify and identify the business areas will be encouraged.
5. Future industrial development will be limited to the area of the
existing Orono industrial park. No other location in Orono combines
the availability of transportation and public utilities with remoteness from
sensitive environmental features. In addition, this land use is entirely
consistent with Long Lake's neighboring industrial development.
6. Commercial and industrial development will not be permitted to
adversely affect neighboring residential property. The location, scale
and types of commercial and industrial development will be controlled so
as not to encroach upon or adversely impact the primary residential land
uses in Orono. Wherever possible, natural land forms or buffers will be
required between different land uses.
7. Public urban services must be available for all future commercial,
industrial and urban-residential development. Commercial, industrial
and urban-density residential uses will be permitted only where municipal
sanitary sewer, adequate transportation, police and fire protection services
are available. In addition, commercial, industrial and multi-family
residential development will be permitted only where a municipal water
system is available for adequate water supply and fire protection.
8. Urban development will utilize the capacity of existing public
facilities. New land uses and development will be allowed to infill
existing vacant properties within the urban service area consistent with
environmental limitations and with the existing or planned capacities of
water, sewer, drainage transportation and recreational facilities. New
development will not be permitted to overburden these services at the
e�pense of the existing users. New urban development will not be
permitted if it requires additional unplanned local or regional facilities
capacity.
9. The existing urban area will not be expanded. Orono's Community
Management Plan is not a staged growth plan. The urban service area will
not be expanded into the defined rural area and urban services and
facilities will not be extended into the rural area for purposes of fostering
or allowing increased development density in those areas.
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10. The design and density of urban development will be controlled to
assure protection of light, air and solar access for neighboring
properties. Requirements for minimum lot size, amounts of open space,
minimum yard setbacks, and maximum building heights will be designed
to assure protection of these values for all urban residents.
11. A significant amount of natural woodlands and open space will be
retained on each property. Retention of the natural environment
requires careful siting and preservation of trees and open space on each
urban property.
12. Land use standards will limit the impact of urban encroachment on
Lake Minnetonka. Minimum lot width will space out docks and
structural encroachments while increasing areas of natural vegetation.
Lake use regulations promulgated by the Lake Minnetonka Conservation
District and supplemented with City regulations if necessary will limit the
number of boats per property and the amount of public waters available
for private docking and boat storage.
13. Retention of natural vegetation will limit the impact of urbanization
as visible from the lake. Building heights will be limited to less than the
typical tree height. Minimum green belts will be provided with
prohibitions abainst clearcutting or excessive thinning of vegetation.
Natural vegetation will be preserved on slopes and retaining walls will be
discouraged except when absolutely necessary to prevent erosion, in
which case they will be screened with natural vegetation.
RURAL LAND USE POLICI ES
1. Orono's rural ser-v�ee area will be reserved for permanent low-density
residential land use. Orono's rolling rural area is not suitable for
commercial agriculture. Likewise, the delicate balance of storm water
nutrient loading vs marshland assimilative capacity precludes expansion of
the urban service area without major environmental problems for Lake
Minnetonka. Therefore, the ideal land use for that portion of Orono
located outside of the Urban Service Area is the planned low-density rural
residential land use. Commercial and industrial uses will not be permitted
in the rural area.
2. Orono's rural service area provides the opportunity for quasi-
agricultural land uses. Greenhouses, orchards, truck farms, riding stables
and recreation areas such as large golf courses and park reserves are not
possible in more crowded urban areas but they are compatible with rural
residential properties. Thus, the total commercial activity of Orono is
broader and more varied than if the City were all urban or all rural.
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3. Rural density is limited by natural conditions. Development of rural
Orono is naturally limited by a number of conditions including extensive
wetlands, steep slopes and areas of high water table, which factors
influence building locations and transportation options as well as the
location and spacing of on-site sewage treatment systems which rely on
soil treatment of sewage effluent.
4. The existing rural area will not be urbanized. Orono's Community
Management Plan is not a staged growth plan. The urban service area will
not be expanded into the rural area. Municipal urban services will not be
extended into the rural area or across open, rural lands. Rural land uses
and rural land use density will be maintained at a level to ensure that
private on-site sewer systems will operate satisfactorily and that rural
wetlands and drainageways will not be overloaded with storm water
nutrient pollution.
5. Rural land uses and densities do not require urban services. Urban
services are not compatible with rural land use. Extension of certain urban
services, such as extensive public road maintenance or municipal sewer or
water cannot be economically justified or easily provided to developments
in rural areas or at rural densities.
6. Rural land uses do not require municipal sewer service. Orono's soil,
topography and low-density rural land use provide the ingredients
necessary to assure safe, adequate, permanent on-site sewage treatment
and waste water disposal without hazard to ground water, surface water or
the public health. Extension of sewer service to properties in the rural
area will be avoided, except when necessary to protect the public health
ar to avoid or eliminate negative impacts to surface and �roundwaters.
Future expansions of the sewer svstem into the Rural Area to solve
existin� nei�hborhood sewage treatment problems or alon� the lakeshore
to avoid or eliminate potential negative impacts on lake water qualit , will
not result in a reclassification of those neighborhoods from Rural to
Urban. Expansion of the sewer system into the Rural Area will not result
in the provision of additional urban services nor will it result in chan�es
to allowed development densities.
7. Rural development will be subject to proven on-site sewage treatment
capability. Future development in the rural area will be contingent upon
the developer providing prior technical evidence that the site contains
sufficient suitable land for all development, an acceptable primary
drainfield area, and reserved space for at least one alternate drainfield
area. The zoning area requirements for rural Orono will therefore be based
upon minimum areas of dry buildable land exclusive of roadways,
wetlands, streams or areas of high water table.
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8. Rural development must be self-supporting. All future development
in the rural area will be required to be proven self-supporting for the
intended use, especially in terms of water supply, sewage treatment and
internal improvement maintenance, so as to prevent extension of costly
urban services into the rural area.
9. Rural land use densities will allow maximum retention of private
woods and open space. Low rural densities will accommodate homesites
without affecting the traditional vistas of open fields and woods. The
retention of these woodlands and marshlands will then assure permanent
habitat for our abundant wildlife. Public open space will be provided on a
large-scale or Park Reserve basis, but neighborhood or mini-parks are
unnecessary because of the large amount of available privately owned and
maintained open space.
10. Rural wetlands and marshland will be maintained and protected for
surface water retention and filtration. As total population in the
watershed increases, the total requirement for storm water filtration will
increase. Orono's rural land use plans will protect all of our rural wetlands
and marshland for future use as retention ponds and nutrient filters
including the capability of accepting recycled urban storm water for
increased nutrient filtration.
11. Rural lakeshore areas will have dual environmental protection. The
low-density residential land uses will automatically reduce environmental
pressures on the shoreline. In addition, the rural areas will be subject to
the same shoreline protection performance standards as the urban areas,
including minimum setbacks, green belts, clear-cutting prohibitions and
lake use regulations. Taken together, these factors should preserve to a
large extent the original appearance of Orono's rural shoreline as seen
from the lake.
12. Rural lakeshore areas within the Shoreland and within the MUSA
will be provided with municinal sewer service upon request. Existin�
residences within the desi�nated Shareland Overlay District and within the
MUSA for which municipal sewer service is requested shall be provided
with municipal sewer. New residential development of such properties at
the planned and zoned densities will be provided with municipal sewer at
the request of the developer. However, this policv will not preclude
development of such areas using fullv conformin� Individual Sewa�e
Treatment Svstems.
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LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL LAND USE POLICIES
Although Orono's lakeshore has a wide range of diversity in lot size and home
size, the predominant character of Orono's lakeshore is natural. This is due to
much of the lakeshore being historically developed as large estate lots with homes
set back a substantial distance from the lakeshore, or being developed as moderate
homes on moderate lots leaving substantial open space. The exception to the
natural lakeshore is the areas where historically small cottages were built on small
lots close to the lakeshore. These cottages in manv cases have been updated,
remodeled or expanded into year-round homes.
The key goal of the City's Comprehensive Plan is to protect Lake Minnetonka,
which includes the preservation of the natural character of the lakeshore and the
water quality of the lake.
As the demand for, and value of, lakeshore property has dramatically increased,
so has the pressure to expand or replace small and not so small older homes with
much larger homes. This pressure has the potential to substantially alter the
natural character of the lakeshore, and the more open and natural environment
enjoyed by property owners along much of the lakeshore in Orono.
The following policies will guide the City in addressing development on the
lakeshore.
1. Lake Minnetonka shall be protected as a natural and recreational
resource .
2. The natural character of the lakeshore shall be preserved, and when
possible, enhanced.
3. The views and open space currently enjoyed by lakeshore property
owners shall be protected.
4. The size of a house to be allowed on a lot shall be determined based on
the size of the lot, as well as on the shape and topography of the lot.
5. The increase in massing of structures on the lakeshore shall be
limited.
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THE LAND USE PLAN
Map 3B-2 indicates the basic land use plan of the City: the designation of
Orono's 'Urban Area' and Orono's 'Rural Area'. The detailed location of the
dividing line between the Urban Area and the Rural Area was established b.y
careful evaluation of each of the elements of the 1980 Community Management
Plan, and has undergone only minor revisions in the ensuing �e three decades.
Environmental concerns, historic land use patterns, and the availability of sewer,
transportation and other public facilities all entered into the local decision of
where to draw the line between Orono's Urban and Rural areas.
The primary element defining the. difference between Orono's Urban and
Rural areas is future development density. The Urban areas have been planned
for densities of 1 or more dwelling units per acre. The Rural areas have been
planned for densities of no greater than 1 unit per 2 acres. The majority of Orono's
land area is designated as Rural in order to meet the City's environmental goals.
Orono's Urban Area also identifies those portions of the City that have been or are
planned to be provided with the wider range of public services and facilities
necessary to support urban types and densities of land use. Orono's Rural Area
identifies those portions of the City that do not have a wide range of urban
services and are not planned to be provided with such services.
1996 REGIONAL BLUEPRINT.
The Metropolitan Council in its 1996 Regional Blueprint �as defined the "Urban
Area" as that part of the region "actively becoming urbanized and within which
local and regional services are committed during specific time periods", the outer
boundary of which �s was identified by the Metropolitan Urban Service Area
(MUSA) line. Additionally, the Metropolitan Council �as established a "One-
unit-per-l0-acres" threshold defining a gross area-wide density level, above
which development becomes more suburban than rural in character.
The "'��*r^„�'�*^^ �'^��^^�' �^ �*c 1996 Regional Blueprint �as also established a
goal of accommodating all expected Metro area urban development for the next
40 years within the confines of the "Urban Reserve", a roubhly concentric
boundary ranging from 1 to 10 miles outside the then current Year 2000 MUSA.
Virtually all of rural Orono that �s was not within the current MUSA, �s was
within the Urban Reserve; and most of Orono's Urban Reserve area �s was within
the portion anticipated by Met Council to be brought within the MUSA by 2020
�' . In order to meet the projected development demand within the
Urban Reserve, Metropolitan Council #as in 1996 determined that the Urban
Reserve should be developed at densities higher than those historically occurring
at the urban-rural fringe.
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In its 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan. Orono did not designate anv lands within
the Citv as Urban Reserve. and did not place anv restrictions on development of
the Rural area. The basic premise for this is that �a�rse Orono has relatively
few large properties left to develop (see Map 3B-3: Existing Parcel Sizes and Map
3B-4: Remaining Developable Parcels Note: Update these two maps to indicate
development since 2000 in a separate color), and because those properties are
scattered throughout Orono's rural area, higher density development of many
individual parcels will be difficult. The geographical discontinuity of remaining
developable parcels, attributable to Orono's past history of non-staged
development as well as to the abundance of wetlands, makes provision of urban
services to such parcels inefficient and uneconomicaL There is also the issue of
providing a wider range of urban services to what would become pockets of urban
development within an already-developed rural area that is not intended for such
services.
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T^ m^r� ^'^��'�. �^^r^�^'� In order to be�in to address the development density
goals established by Metropolitan Council in the 1996 ReQional Blueprint, Orono
�ras in its 2000-2020 Comprehensive Plan defined certain areas of the City where
conversion from planned Rural densities to planned Urban densities �s would be
appropriate. These are areas where provision of urban services can be efficient,
cost-effective, and have the least negative impacts on the City's environmental
goals and on surrounding development. In defining where these newly-defined
urban areas should be located, the City considered the following criteria:
1. Proximity to existing higher density development;
2. Proximity to existing municipal sewer lines with available capacity;
3. Proximity to existing urban services;
4. Adjacent to existing transportation corridors;
5. Located high in the watershed to limit stormwater impacts.
Based on these criteria a number of properties ��c,�� were identified for
change from low density residential to medium density residential uses in Orono's
Land Use Plan. These current status of these properties � is identified later in
this section.
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
2030 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Accommodating future growth of the Me�ro Area is a concern that will require
wide-ranging resources. The Metropolitan Council in 2004 adopted its "2030
Regional Development Framework" to provide a plan for , addressin�
challen�es that will be faced by the Twin Cities area over the next two decades in
accommodating expected growth in the re�ion. Forecasts indicate the metro area
will grow by 966,000 people between 2000 and 2030, and as the avera�e
household size continues to shrink (from 2.59 in 2000 to 2.41 by 2030) an
additional 471.000 households must be accommodated.
In addressing the challenges of growth. Metropolitan Council has acknowledged
that a "one size fits all" approach to implementing the Re�ional Development
Framework is not appropriate, and has desianated Geographic Plannin� Areas to
identify communities with similar types of �rowth. Those areas within Orono's
2020 MUSA as established in the 2000-2020 CMP are designated as part of the
"Developin� Area", whereas those areas outside the 2020 MUSA are desi ng ated
as "Diversified Rural Area". Metropolitan Council has identified a set of
im�lementation strategies for each of these categories. as well as an umbrella of
strategies that will apply to all communities.
Metropolitan Council's policy with re�ard to Housin� for all local jurisdictions is
to "EncouraQe expanded choices in housin� locations and types. and improved
access to jobs and opportunities." Within the context of the "Developin� Areas",
Met Council defines the local �overnment role as: �
1. Evaluatin�proposed housing developments in li ng t of population forecasts,
existing housing stock, and current and future communitv and and re ional
needs; and ap rp ovin�permittin� developments as appropriate; and
2. Adoptin� ordinances desi�ned to encourage lifecycle and affordable
housing, such as increased multi-family zoning, reduced front and interior
setbacks reaquirements, cluster development, etc.
Within the "Diversified Rural Area", Metropolitan Council's role is defined as
providin�guidance and negotiatin� lifecvcle and affordable housin� Qoals in
implementin� the Livable Communities Act and Metropolitan Land Planning
Act.; and investin� Council resources to assist communities and communitY
projects that increase the variety of housing types and costs. appropriatelv mix
land uses. increase transportation choices. and levera�e private investment. The
local community's role is to:
1. Develop and implement comprehensive plans that provide land
appropriate for a varietv of affordable and life-cvcle housin.�options;
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
2. Adopt local housin�goals and implementation plans•
3. Use local official controls and resources to facilitate development of a
range of housin�densities, types and costs; and
4. Approve and permit proposed housin dg evelopments in li h�population
forecasts. existing housing stock, and current and future community and
regional needs. as appropriate.
Each local communitv is required to address how it will plan for its share of
r�ional affordable housin� needs for the decade 2011-2020 Metropolitan
Council has apportioned the forecasted need amon� each of the municipalities in
. the 7-county metro area. Minnesota Statutes require that comprehensive plans
include an implementation pro�ram that describes public programs, fiscal devices
and other specific actions to be undertaken in stated sequence to implement the
comprehensive plan and ensure conformitv with metropolitan svstem plans. One
required element of the implementation pro�ram is a housing implementation
pro�ram, "...includin� official controls to implement the housin� element of the
land use plan, which will provide sufficient existing and new housing to meet the
local unit's share of the metropolitan area need for low and moderate income
housin�." Orono's share is forecasted at 311 new affordable housing units for the
decade 2011-2020.
In order to establish whether suitabl�positioned land and resources are available
to address Orono's forecasted share of the regional affordable housin�need the
Developable Land Analvsis ori inally completed in 1999 has been updated for
2008. Table 3B-2: �e�e�e�a-b� i ��a "--��.,�s �e;,��� ,�-�ee��
Residential Land Use Capacity by Zonin� District & MUSA Status - 2008
provides an �e�a�e� analysis of the current and future state of residential
development in Orono, defining the numbers of existing and potential homes that
can be developed under current and planned zoninb. This analysis was completed
by reviewing the additional development capacity of each of Orono's
approximately 4000 tax parcels, taking into account the available land area,
wetlands, potential road needs, etc.
Replace Table 3B-2 with a revised version that incorporates the Residential
Land Use Capacity information table
City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-29
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TABLE 3B-2: RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CAPACITY BY ZONING DISTRICT& MUSA STATUS-2008
Zoning Min. Lot Area Reqmt. Gross Acreage Percent of Wetland Non- C�n�rent Additional Potential Number of
District (Ac►-es) in Zoning Total Land Acreage Wetland Number of Dwelling Units Dwelling Units under
District Area Acreage Gxisting Potential Under Full Development at
Dwelling Current or Current or Guided
Units Guided Zoning Zoning
RR-lA 5 Ac. MUS/� 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
NON-MUSA 1330 13.1% 290 1040 160 25 185
RR-1B 2 Ac. MUSA 1279 12.5°�0 384 895 377 193 570
NON-MUSA 4185 41.0°/a 485 3700 552 245z 797
LR-lA 2 Ac. MUSA l 163 1].4% 92 1071 364 69 433
NON-MUSA 311 3.0% 130 181 31 8 39
LR-1B 1 Ac. MUSA 874 8.6% 47 827 723 40 763
NON-MUSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LR-1C& 0.5 Ac. MUSA 494 4.9% 69 425 698 35 733
LR-1 G 1 NON-MUSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R-lA 1 Ac. MUSA 96 0.9% 6 90 89 0 89
I NON-MUSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R-IB 0.5 Ac. MUSI� 20 0.2% 0 20 26 0 26
NON-MUSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RS 5 Ac. MUSn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NON-MUSA 265 2.6% 50 215 50 0 50
RPUD Varies MUS�1 61 0.6% 22 39 I(3 I10' 273
NON-MUSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
[3-1 thru B-6 NA MUSA 78 0.8% 0 78 6 0 6
NON-MUSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NA MUSA 44 0.4% 0 44 0 p p
NON-MUSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 10,200 100% 1,575 8,625 3,239 725 3,964
Total MUSA 4,109 40.3% 620 3,489 2,446 447 2,893
Total NON-MUSA 6,091 59.7% 955 5,136 793 278 1,071
Notes: 1)875 Wayzata Blvd is reported as a 46-unit future RPUD in this table
2)This number assumes that Lakeview GC will develop as 2-acre residential yielding 60 2-acre sites;and that the three existing private country clubs
(Woodhill CC, Wayzata CC, Spring Hill GC)will remain undeveloped as golf course properties
Current gross residential density in MUSA (excl. B& I Districts)=2440 units/ 10,078 acres=0.24 units per acre
Current net residential density in MUSA(excl. [3& I Districts), i.e. deducting just wetlands=2440 units/9,458 acres=0.26 units per acre
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan � �� ��`� ��---
Table 3B-2: Develo able Land Anal sis, November 1999
Summarv ���,This analysis depicts the potential for additiona] residential development in Orono based onacurrent City
plans. Current`�and projected residential development is summarized as follows:
'I�c�tal existing homes: 3020
Ad�'1 homes possible, current 5-ac zone: 42
Addt'1°i�.omes possible, current 2-ac zones: 829 3020/3981 =76% developed
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Addt'1 hoii�es possible, current 1/2& 1-ac zones: 90
Total homes`a.t full develo ment: 3981
Assumntions
The 3981 figure is slightly lower than��the 4200 projected by City staff in 1992, higher than the 3662 figure projected in
1997, and somewhat higher than the 372,7 figure projected in August 1999. This updated projection is based on the
following factors and assumptions: '
1. The current estimate assumes the folloavzng properties wil] not be converted to residential use: Lakeview Golf
(60 homes potential), Orono Golf(15), Woodhill CC-�(40), Wayzata CC(5�), Wood Rill SNA(65), Spring Hill Golf Club
Property(55), Saga Hill park area(20). If any of these��onversions occur,that would add to the 398] figure.
2. The current estimate assumes that the average�size of new rural�lots will increase slightly due to more strict
wetland/stormwater re�ulations than were accounted for in tHe;1992 analysis.
3. These figures take into account more recent estii�ates of certain potential higher-density residential
developments that the City has either pianned or discussed in relai�on to Highway l2 areas. The revisions since Au�ust
reflect somewhat greater densities than those discussed earliex; and're�present a highest-likely-density scenario. These
include:
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Aua. 99 Est..'`-, Nov. 99 Est. Nov. 99 Densitv
a. 58 acres at SW quadrant of 6/Willow: 48 units �`�, 25 units l unit/2 acres
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b. 55+acres along 12 from Willow to �� ��
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Old Crystal Bay Road(res.portion anly): 48 units 155 ur�.its 4 units/acre
c. Property west of Old Crystal Bay between ��`-�,
Old 12 and RR tracks(Dumas/James) 66 units 200 units `��`�.i units/acre
d. Miller/Mendelson site east of�Willow(now �``���
expanded to include'all area east of
Willow from Watertown to tracks): 14 units 50 units 2-3 units/acre
Each of these 4 sites is currently zoned 2-acre, and the added units are reflected in the 2-acre zone numbers above. The
new estimates presume densitk�s based on the proposed CMP revisions.
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4. These figures assurhe there will be no other significant rezonings which convert portions of the 2-acre or 5-acre
zone to higher density residential uses.
Citv of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-30
CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
- Population Forecasting
Populat�on Statistics(Met Council,April 1998) �J
��of completed housing units: 2976 # of households: 2793
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Occ`�pancy rate(2793/2976): 93.9% Persons per household: 2.76
Current 1999 population based on extension of 1998 Met Council estimates: 7,827
(3020 x 9'3�9%occupancy x 2.76 persons per household=7827)
Estimated population a�ull development: 9350
(3981 x 9.i.9% �pancy x 2.5 persons per household)
Estimated year at which full de�+�lopment will be reached: Approx. 2020
(assuming continued pattelv�of 30-40 new homes constructed annually)
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INDIVIDUAL ZONE ANALYSIS: `�
RR-lA 5-Acre Zone '
Gross area of zone: 1330 acres
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%of City land area: `�1 13%
Wetland area(est.) `'�;� 290 acres
Dry buildable land area: `Y�.040 acres
Number of existing homes: �`�,148
Number of potential addt'1 homes: �2
Total homes at full development � 190��'��,(148/190=78%of full development)
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Estimated date of full development:?2020?(Assuming 2 new hornes built each year)
Gross density at full developmenr. 190/1330=0.14 homes pe�acre, or 1 home per 7 acres
Avera�e lot size at full development(assume 15%of gross area is roads): �.9 acres
(1330 x 0.85/ l90=5.9 acres)
RR-1B and LR-lA 2-Acre Zones(Incl. RR-1B-1)
Gross area of zones: 701 1 acres
%of City land area: 68%
Wetland area(est.): 1295 acres
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Dry buildable land area: 5716 acres �1�,
Number of existing homes: 1262 ��`��ti
Number of potential addt'1 homes: 829 (includes future Hwy 12 area mu}ti-fam)
Tota] homes-at full development: 2091 (1262/2091 =60%of full develo ent)
Estimated date of full development: 2020 (Assuming 40 new homes built each year) �
Gross dertsit�at full develo�ment(excludes approx.200 acres converted to hibher density uses
accommodating�00 units): (2091-400)/(70l 1-200)= 1691 /68ll =0.2� homes/ac. or 1 home per 4 acres.
Avera�e lot size at full development(assume 15%of gross area is roads): 3.1 acres
� (6091 x 0.8�/ 1691 =3.1 acres)
Citti� of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-31
CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
- LR-1ts�R-1C,LR-1G1, R-IA,R-1B (1/2-Acre and l-Acre Zones) �,.
(The numbers do not include properties converted to higher densities from 2-acre zones,lvhiCli are
accounted for abbve) -
Gross cumula�ive area of these zones: 1474 acres
% of City land area`-�-�,, 14% . .- ^
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Wetland area: ``��- ._--�U�acres
Dry buildable land area: ``�''`��-'_ 1373 acres
Number of existing homes(19Q9-e'§t mate): \\���--�.,1610
Number of potential addt'1 homes possible �`-•
under cgr-rent zoning(1999 estimate): 90 ~ ~��`�
Total hsmes in the noted zones at full developme�t: 1700 (94% of full devel'oflanent)
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Map 3B-5 depicts the existing land uses in Orono as of 2000. As shown in
Table 3B-3: Worksheet A - Existing Land Use Summary, nearly 91% of
Orono's land is devoted residential or parks & open space uses.
Map 3B-6 indicates the detailed land use plan of the city, identifying
appropriate land uses and densities for each individual neighborhood. This
land use map will form the ba�is for land use zoning decisions. —
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
Table 3B-3: 2000 Orono Existing Land Use Summary (Met Council "Worksheet A")
MUSA Acres Non-
MUSA Total % of
Existing Land Use Acres Acres City
Developed Undeveloped Total
Single Family Residential 2,305 49 2,354 5,317 7,671 75?%
(developed and vacant)
Multi-family Residential 25 Li 38 0 38 0.4%
(developed and vacant)
� Commercial (developed) 62 19 81 0 81 0.8%
Industriai(developed) 33 11 44 0 44 0.4%
Public and Semi-public l87 7 194 22 216 2.l %
A�ricultural&Green Acres 0 0 0 �97 597 5.9%
Parks/Recreation/ l83 0 183 1,�70 1,553 ]5.2%
O en Space
Total Land Acreage(Incl. 2,795 99 2,894 7,306 10,200 100 %
wetlands&roads, excl. lakes)
Land That Is Restricted For Development
Environmental Restrictions I5.5%
Wetlands -- — 277 1;?99 ],576
Lakeshore Setbacks incl. 4.4%
Bluffs(Estimated) -- — 350 100 450
Open Space Easements in 0.6%
Subdivisions (Estimated) -- -- 10 50 60
Public&Semi-Public Use
Restrictions
Roadways 251 15 266 422 688 6.7%
Public/Semi-Public Uses 187 7 194 22 2l6 2.1%
Public Parks/Recreation/
O en S ace -- -- 149 766 915 9.0%
Historic Preservation -- -- -- 6 6 0.1%
Restrictions
Total Area of Land With
Develo ment Restrictions 1,246 ac. 2,665 ac. 3,911 ac. 38.3%
Replace with new Table 3B-3 as below
City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-33
CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
Table 3B-3: 2008 Orono Existing Land Use Summary (Met Council "Worksheet A")
Based on 2000-2020 CMP Guide lan
MUSA Acres Non-
MUSA Total % of
Existing Land Dse Acres Acres City
Developed Undeveloped Total
Sin�le Family Residential 3,324 153 3,477 4,351 7,828 76.7%
(developed and vacant)
Multi-family Residentia] * 66 35 ]O1 0 101 1.0%
(developed and vacant)
Commercial 64 l4 78 0 78 0.8%
Industrial 44 0 44 0 44 0.4%
Public and Semi-public 187 7 194 22 2l6 2.1 % '
(Institutional)
Agricultural 0 0 0 332 332 3.3 %
Parks/Recreation/ 215 0 21� 1,386 1,601 15.7%
O en Space
Total Land Acreage(Incl. 3,900 209 4,109 6,091 10,200 100 %
wetlands&roads,excl. lakes)
Land That Is Restricted For Development
Environmental Restrictions
Wetlands -- -- 657 918 1,575 15.4%
Lakeshore Setbacks incl. Bluffs(est.) -- -- 370 80 450 4.4%
O en S ace Easem'ts (est.) -- -- l5 90 l05 1.0%
Public& Semi-Public Use
Restrictions
Roadways 329 15 344 440 784 7.7%
Public/Semi-Public Uses 187 7 194 22 216 2.]%
Public Parks/Rec/Open Space 215 0 215 1,386 1,601 15.7%
Total Area of Land With
Develo ment Restrictions 1,795 ac. 2,936 ac. 4,731 ac. 46.3%
* MFR includes: Navarro- 10 ac./Lk Mtka Woods- 10 ac./Orono Sr Hsg-4 ac./Stonebay-42 ac./
ComfHom - 10 ac./Dumas&James prop-25 ac.
INSERT MAPS 3B-5 AND 3B-6 HERE
Future Land Use Projections
Tables 3B-4a thru 3B-4e comprise Worksheet B - Projecting Future Land Use as
required by Metropolitan Council's Local Planning Handbook. The following
notes apply to these tables:
L Number of households=number of dwelling units x ° 95% occupancy
2. Total residential Acres figures used to calculate densities include wetland
and right-of-way acreage but exclude lands devoted to CommerciaV
Industrial/Parks, Open Space and Trails/Public and Semi-public uses.
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Table 3B-4a: Future Land Use Projections (Met Council Worksheet B-1)
Existing & Future Development Within Current (2000) MUSA
Forecasted Projected Household Density Acres Infill Total
Households (acres/household) Acres Vacant and Residential
Developable Redevelop- Acresx
Land ment
Single-family Multi-family
2000 1885 230� / 182� = 1.3 2�/60 = 0.4 42 20 2392
2005 1950 2319/ ]840 = 1.3 38/90 = 0.4 20 15 2392
2010 2015 2294/ 1850 = 1.2 78/ 165 = 0.5 10 10 2392
2015 206� 2304/ 1900 = 1.2 78/ 16� = 0.5 � 5 2392
2020 21 l� 2314/ 19�0 = 1.2 78/ 165 = 0.5 0 0 2392
*Gross acreage in current�IUS�is 2894 acres; residential acreage is 2392 acres
REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING TABLE
Table 3B-4a: Future Land Use Projections 2010-2030 (Met Council Worl:sheet B-1)
Existing & Future Development Within Current (2000-2020) MUSA
Forecasted Projected Household Density Acres Infill Total
HouseholdsxX (households/gross acres) Acres Vacant and Resid'tl
(95% of total Developable Redvlp'mt Acres*
connections) Single-family Multi-famity Land
2010 2355 x.95=22�0 2140 x 9�/;477 = 0.58 21� x 9� / 101 = 2.02 - 188 3,578
2015 2650 x 95=2520 2;12 x 9�/3477 = 0.63 338 x 9� / 101 = 3.18 - 120 3,578
2020 2890 x 9�=27�0 24�2 x 9� /3477 = 0.67 438 x 9�/ 101 = 4.12 - 3� 3,578
2p25 2930 x.95=2785 2492 x .9� /3477 = 0.68 438 x 9�/ 101 = 4.12 - 10 3,578
2030 2965 x 95=2820 2�27 x 9�/3477 = 0.69 438 x.95 / 101 = 4.12 - 0 3,578
*Gross acreage in current MUSA is 4,109 acres; residential acreage per Table 3B-3 is 3,578 acres
** Same HH forecasts as used in CSPP -see Tabie 4C-2a
Multi-family units inventory-existing and projected:
1)Navarro twinhomes: 24 units on 9.4 acres Existin;
2) Lake Mtka Woods townhomes: 29 units on 10 acres Existing
3)Orono Woods Sr. Housing: 62 units on 4 acres Existin�
4)Stonebay townhomes/condos: 100 units existing+57 more on 42 gross acres(by 2015)
5)Comforts of Home Sr. Asst'd Livin�: 46 units- 10.4 acres(by 2015)
6)Sr. Hs�.behind LL Fire Station: 20 units-3 acres(by 2015)
7)SW quadrant of OCB Rd/Wayzata Blvd.: 100 units-25 acres(by 2020)
City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-3�
CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
Table 3B-4b: Future Land Use Projections (Met Council Worksheet B-2)
Existing & Future Development In Proposed MUSA Expansions
Projected Household Density Total
Forecasted (acres/household) Residential Acres
Households Gross acreage in proposed MUS,�►expansions is
1 l61 acres;residential acreage is lOdO acres
Single-family Multi-family
2000 175 1040/ 175 = 5.9 (None) 1040
2005 250 1040/2�0 = 4.2 (None) 1040
2010 32� 1010/2�0 = 4.0 30/75 = OA 1040
2015 400 1010/325 = 3.l 30/75 = 0.4 1040
2020 475 980/32� = 3.0 60/ 150= 0.4 1040
REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING TABLE
Table 3B-4b:Future Land Use Projections 2010-2030 (met Council worksheet B-2)
Existing & Future Development In Proposed MUSA Expansions 2008-2030
Projected Household Density Total Residential Acres
Forecasted (households/gross acre) Gross acreage in proposed MUSA
Households Single-family Multi-family expansions is 11.8 acres; residential
acreage is 11.8 acres
2010 � 5/ 1 1.8 = 0.42 (None) 11.8
2015 � �/ 11.8 = 0.42 (None) 11.8
2020 � 5/ 11.8 = 0.42 (None) I 1.8
2025 � 5 / 11.8 = 0.4? (None) 11.8
2030 5 5/ 1 1.8 = 0.42 (None) 11.8
Note: This table is based on 8�0 Wayzata Blvd not being added to the MUSA
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" Table 3B-4c: Future Land Use Projections (Met Council Worksheet B-3)
Existing& Future Rural Development (Outside Existing/Proposed MUSA)
Projected Household Density Totat
Forecasted (acres/household) Residential Acres
Households Gross acreage outside existing/proposed
MUSA is 6,145 acres; residential acreage is
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Single-family Multi-family
2000 770 4874/770 = 6.3 (None) 4874
2005 915 4874/915 = 5.3 (None) 4874
2010 1060 4874/ 1060 = 4.6 (None) 4874
2015 108� 4874/ 108� = 4.5 (None) 4874
2020 1 110 4874/ 1110 = 4.4 (None) 4874
REPLACE WITH FOLLOWING TABLE
Table 3B-4c: Future Land Use Projections 2010-2030 (Met Council Worksheet B-3)
Existing& Future Unsewered Development (Outside Existing/Proposed MUSA)
Projected Household Density Total Residential Acres
Forecasted (households/ ross acre) Gross acreage outside
Households Single-family Multi- existing/proposed MUSA is
family 6,079 acres; residential gross acreage*
is 4,683 acres
2010 1000 x 9�=950 9�0/4683 = 0.20 (None) 4,683
2015 9?0 x 9� =875 87�/4683 = 0.19 (None) 4,683
2020 910 x.9� =865 86�/4683 = 0.18 (None) 4,683
2025 9�0 x 9� =905 905/4683 = 0.19 (None) 4,683
2030 985 x 9� =935 935 /4683 = 0.20 (None) 4,683
*Residential Gross Acreage includes SFR/MFR and Agricultural Land as shown on Table 3B-3
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- Table 3B-4d: Future Land Use Projections (Met Council Worksheet B-4)
Summary of Projected Total Households
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Existing MIJSA 1,885 1,950 2,015 2,065 2,115
Proposed MUSA 175 250 32� 400 475
Outside MUSA 770 915 1,060 1,085 1,110
Total Households 2,830 3,115 3,400 3,550 3,700
Persons per Household 2.76 2.71 2.66 2.59 2.51
Total Population 7,800 8,450 9,0�0 9,175 9,300
Total Dwellin�Units 3,010 3,315 3,620 3,780 3,940
REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING TABLE
Table 3B-4d: Future Land Use Projections 2010-2030 (Met Council Worksheet B-4)
Summary of Projected Total Households
2010 2015 2020 202� 2030
Existing MUSA 2240 2520 2740 278� 2820
Proposed MUSA 5 5 5 5 5
Outside MUSA 950 875 865 905 935
Total Households 3195 3400 3610 3695 3760
Persons per Household 2.59 2.45 2.40 2.40 2.40
Total Population 8,150 8,330 8,650 8,870 9,000
Total Dwelling Units 3350 3580 3800 3890 3950
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� Table 3B-4e: Future Land Use Projections (Met Council Worl:sheet B-5)
Forecasted Employment 2000-2020
Outside
Within Existing MUSA Within Proposed MUSA Existing/Proposed Total
MUSA Em lo ment
2000 1150 35 35 1220
2005 1210 37 38 1285
2010 1270 40 40 1350
2015 1270 40 40 1350
2020 1270 40 40 1350
REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING TABLE
Table 3B-4e: Future Land Use Projections 2010-2030 (Met Council Worksheet B-5)
Forecasted Employment 2010-2030
Outside
Within Existing MUSA Within Proposed MUSA Existing/Proposed Total
MUSA Em lo ment
2010 1335 0 35 1370
2015 142� 0 40 1465
2020 1515 0 40 1555
2025 1555 0 40 1595
2030 1595 0 40 1635
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_ CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
� URBAN LAND USE
URBAN RESIDENTIAL LAND USE
Urban residential development will retain the basic single family character of the
community but will also provide for a wider range of housing types at generally
low densities consistent with available services, the natural amenities of the land,
and environmental protection. Planning devices such as clustering will permit a
limited amount of multiple dwellings such as patio homes, townhouses and
garden apartments to be located near commercial areas within the overall planned
density of the neighborhood.
Urban residential development requires municipal sanitary sewer, an adequate
transportation system, neighborhood recreational facilities and other typical urban
services. The location of urban residential uses depends to a substantial degree on
the environmental impact on Lake Minnetonka and the protection of the natural
wetlands system for storm water filtration and purification.
All urban residential land within 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka will require
special environmental restrictions and lower land use densities in order to assure
shoreline protection and minimal direct storm water runoff pollution.
URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 1 DWELLING PER ACRE
This is the typical urban residential density developed and planned for areas
which are within 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka and which have particular
environmental impact on the lake.
URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 2 DWELLINGS PER ACRE
This is the typical land use density of the historic development in Navarre and the
older residential neighborhoods. Certain other residential areas are planned for
this density where services are available beyond 1,000 feet from the lakeshore.
Municipal water is generally provided to these districts for supply and fire
protection, in addition to the necessary sewer service.
URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 3 to 6 DWELLINGS PER ACRE
These densities are provided for along Highway 12 as shown on the Land Use
Plan. Development at these densities will be limited to properties where special
conditions such as abuttinb land use, as well as proximity to urban utilities and
services, would make the parcel appropriate for housing clusters or multi-family
development. Since the areas identified for this higher density development are to
some extent limited by environmental constraints, each such development must be
analyzed and reviewed on an individual basis. The properties identified for
residential development at densities of 3-6 units per acre include properties guide-
planned for such use as a result of Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 in
1988, as well as properties heretofore planned for single family development at
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" rural densities. All identified properties are located relatively high in the Lake
Minnetonka watershed, allowing ample opportunity for effective stormwater
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URBAN RESIDENTIAL - MORE THAN 6 UNITS PER ACRE
This hi�her density will be reserved for properties deemed bv the City Council to
be so uniquely situated that residential development at a density exceedina 6 units
per acre will have no negative impacts on the surrounding land uses. Such
properties must have municipal sewer and water available. Other factors that will
be taken into consideration in determinin t�e appropriate locations for this
density will include proximitv to and the need for other urban utilities and
services in relation to the proposed use; transportation system impacts and site
access; and the abilitv of the proposed use to meet Citv housin� �oals. Sites
proposed for this densitv will be analvzed and reviewed on an individual basis.
Properties proposed for this densitv shall be outside the Shoreland Overlay
District.
Properties identified for urban densities of 2-6 units per acre or more than 6 units
per acre are detailed in the following tables and maps which identi required
development parameters.
REPLACE TABLES 3B-Sa thru 3B-Sd with
NEW TABLE 3B-5 THAT COVERS SITES A THRU D
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- Table 3B-5: Areas Guided for Higher Density Residential Development- Sites A thru D
SITE A 50-acre parcel located north of Highway 12
Parcel Grou 1, Ma 3B-7) between Willow Drive and Old Crystal Bay Road
Background,Site Characteristics Planned Development Parameters Current Development Status
1988 CMP Amendment#2 guided l. An east-west service road(Kelley As of January 2009 Kelley
this area for a combined Parkway)will be developed to connect Parkway has been completed and
commercial and townhome Old Crystal Bay Road and Willow opened.
development. Drive. This will allow for one tier of North of Kelle develo ment of
developable lots between Kelley y� p
Municipal facilities were Parkway and Highway 12, such lots to ���units of MFR is underway,
developed at the west end of the have access to Kelley but not to includin�a 57 unit condominium
�parcel in 1991,at which time the Highway 12. building and ]00 rambler and
initial segment of Kelley Parkway two-story townhome units in
was developed. 2. The portion of the property between groups of 2 and 3 units.
Highway 12 and Kalley Parkway may be
Potential development options for developed with one tier of commercial South of Kelley, 5 commercial
the remaindex of the site were uses,to include professional office as parcels of 2-5 acres each have
generated by the City in 1998, Well as limited service uses, and retail been platted. A medical-dental
accounting for extensive wetlands uses accesso to the office use. office has been completed,a
and an existin�Highway 12 ry second medical office and a
stormwater pond. The site is very 3. The property north of the service road bank/office combination have
flat, with high water table soils, may be developed for a mix of single been approved but construction
partially wooded. family and multi-family uses at a density not yet commenced, and a third
of 3-6 units per dry buildable acre. office site remains vacant.
Additional Development Factors, Site A
A stormwater pond serving the entire 50-acre development site has been developed along Highway 12.
SITE B 55 acres located between Highway 12 and the
(Parcel Group 2, Map 3B-7) BN Railway,abutting and west of Old Crystal Bay Road.
Current Development Status: East 18 acres is vacant. West 3l acres contains working apple orchard.
Background,Site Characteristics Plaoned Development Parameters
Property includes 5 separate tax parcels with 3 existing Site B Residential Development Options:
residences plus outbuildings,currently zoned for sin�le
family rural development at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres. Densitv parameter Dwelling Units Densitv
New Highway 12 corridor abuts the south side of this Current 2-acre zoning 16-18 Units 0.3 units/ac.
property group. (septic systems)
Gross area east of major wetland: �5 ac+ 2-acre zoning 20-22 Units 0.4 units/ac.
Additional wetlands on site: -4 ac+ (sewered, standard plat)
New Hwy 12 right-of-way: -2 ac+ 2-acre zoning 24 Units 0.5 units/ac.
Net available for development: 49 ac+ (sewered,PRD)
Easterly 25 ac is relatively flat with high-watertable soils 1-acre zoning 42-44 Units 0.8 units/ac.
and interspersed wetland pockets. Not easily developable (sewered, standard plat)
with septic systems. Mostly open fields that have been 1-acre zoning 47-48 Units 0.9 units/ac.
farmed previously. (sewered, PRD)
Westerly 30 acres has 5%-I S%slopes, dropping a total of 1/2-acre zoning 80-8� Units 1.5 units/ac.
50' down to major wetland basin. Soils are better suited (sewered, standard plat)
for use of septic systems,but slopes may be a factor for 1/2-acre zoning 95-100 Units 1.8 units/ac.
individual sites. This area is more wooded and contains (sewered, PRD)
apple orchard. 3 unit/acre PRD 140 Units 3.0 units/ac.
This property group was incorporated into the MUSA with preferred Develoument Option:
the 2000 Comp Plan update. Mix of 0.5 units/ac SFR
& 4 units/ac townhomes 120 Units 2.5 units/ac.
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Additional Development Factors, Site B
This site has a number of factors which make it unamactive for 2-acre rural residential development as currently
zoned, including:
- Location between two highway corridors is not conducive to rural development.
- Location across from Industrial Park is not conducive to rural development.
- Site abuts one of the busiest intersections in Orono.
- East half of site is poorly suited for development with septic systems.
Municipal sewer and water are relatively available as compared to most other areas of the City. The site has direct
access to arterial and collector road system, and is relatively near urban services as compared to most other areas of
the City. Furthermore,the site is separated from existing rural nei�hborhoods by the Orono Schools,by existing
wetlands, by the existing railroad, and by existing and future road/railroad corridors. Because of these separations,
development at higher densities will have little impact on adjacent rural character neighborhoods.
Development of this site will be required to adhere to the principles of Conservation Design.
SITE C 20-30 acres east of Willow Drive
(Parcel Group 3,Map 3B-7) between Watertown Road and BN Railway.
Background,Site Characteristics Planned Development Current Development
Parameters Status
This group of properties was reguided in the 2000- Conversion from rural This properiy group
2020 CMP to allow for development of urban residential use(1 unit per 2 contains a church and the
density single family homes. The majoriry of the acres)to an urban residential, recently constructed Long
group remains zoned 2-acre rural residential single family use at a density Lake Fire Station#1.,as
development,to be rezoned to RPUD as of 2-3 units per acre. This area well as six exiting single
development occurs. Municipal sewer is potentially has potential for an additional family homes. An urban-
available via connections to either the Hackberry 10-15 or more homes under densiry SFR development
neighborhood system ar the Fire Station eatension, the proposed density. including eight new 1/3-
both of which discharge to the Long Lake sewer New development at urban acre lots was completed in
system. The area is traversed by two small creeks, 2006.
density will be required to
and is characterized by gently sloping uplands. adhere to the principles of
While soils are not unsuitable for on-site sewage Conservation Design.
treatment systems,the location between two areas
of denser development make this is an appropriate
location for higher density residential uses.
Additional Development Factors, Site C
A 2-acre site located adjacent to the Long Lake Fire Station is owned by the City of Orono. This site has been
considered for possible future MFR senior housing. No density parameters have been assigned for such a
development.
SITE D Property at 2040 Wayzata Boulevard
See Ma 3B-7a NW uadrant of Wa zata Blvd and Brown Road North)
Background,Site Characteristics Planned Development Parameters Current Development Status
Site located near downtown Long Lake Development of senior housing at 62-unit senior independent
was re-guided in 2000-2020 CMP to this site must be subject to covenants, living building was constructed
allow for a senior housing facility. zonin�controls,or other methods to on the property in 2001.
ensure that the use of the property
remains senior housing.
Additional Development factors, Site D
City owns the site, owner of Orono Woods Senior Housing has 100-year lease; only TIF project in Orono;20%of
units must remain available to persons with less than 50%of area median income.
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- iNSERT NEW TABLE 3B-6 HERE, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ORONO VILLAS
REGUIDING AND REVISES IT FOR THE COMFORTS OF HOME APPROVAL
Table 3B-6: Areas Proposed for Higher Density Residential Development- Site E
Site Description:
SITE E - See Map 3B-7(a) The 10.4 acres identified as PINS 3�-118-23 43 0003 & 3�-
118-23 44 000� located westerly of existing Highway 12,
easterly of the new Highway 12 corridor, south of the Luce
Line Trail and north of the Wayzata city boundary.
Background, Site Characteristics
Nature of Surrounding Propertv. Property to the west and east of Site E is guided and zoned for single
family residential use at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres.The property west across the railroad corridor has
been developed with low-density SFR use for many years. The property across Highway 12 to the east
contains a church building that has undergone a variety of tenants, and is currently serving as a
Montessori school. The cemetery property to the immediate south in the city of Wayzata is guided for
institutional uses and is zoned for Low Density Residentia(. Lots to the north of the Luce Line in the city
of Long Lake are guided for single family uses (R-1) with a minimum lot area of 10,000 s.f. and 75'
width, i.e. SFR at 4 units per acre. However, the existina single family lots abutting the north side of the
Luce Line in this area range from 1/4 acre to 1-2/3 acres in area.
Current Zonin� and Land Use Plan Status. Site E is zoned RR-1B Single Family Rura( Residential,
which allows the development of single family homes at a density of 1 unit per 2 dry buildable acres, and
is within the defined Rural Area of Orono as shown on CMP Map 3B-2. Site E was mapped and guided
for Rural Residential Use in the 2000-2020 Land Use Plan. Site E was re-guided in 2007 to allow for
residential development at a densitv of 1.43 units per acre to allow development of 9 detached dwellinas
on the site. Because that project did not proceed,the rezonin�to RPUD did not take effect.
MUSA, Municipal Utilities Status. The property was added to the MUSA in 1987. Municipal sewer and
water are potentially available to the site from t�t�e��-e€ �e�g--�������^� n,-,,.,,, .,,.a r ,,,,b ��
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Wavzata svstems to serve the nearby Myrtlewood neiQhborhood.
Basis for Amendment. The 2000-2020 CMP indicates that to more closely approach the development
density goals established by Metropolitan Council, Orono has defined certain areas of the City where
conversion from planned Rural densities to planned Urban densities is appropriate. These are areas where
provision of urban services can be efficient, cost-effective, and have the least negative impacts on the
City's environmental goals and on surrounding development In defining where urban areas should be
located, the City considers proximity to existing higher density development; proximity to existing
municipal sewer lines with available capacity; proYimiry to existing urban services; adjacency to existing
transportation corridors; and location high in the watershed to limit stormwater impacts.
Site E was not identified for change from Rural to Urban in the 2000-2020 CMP. Further, the 2000-2020
CMP establishes a number of policies which generally do not support the conversion of Rural land to
Urban status. However, certain factors that suggest such a change is appropriate for Site E include:
1. The property is essentially an "orphan", with relatively little relationship to the development that
surrounds it, i.e. it is surrounded on three sides by transportation corridors (Old 12, New 12, Luce
Line Trail); it is topographically disconnected from the primarily single family residential uses to the
north; and it abuts a cemetery on the south. This lack of connectivity to surrounding residential areas
makes use of the site for a"family friendly" neighborhood unattractive and poorly marketable at best.
2. The potential for non-residential institutional, public or private uses for the site under the current
Land Use Plan and low-density zoning is limited by the size of the site, and vehicular access
limitations.
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� 3. Vehicular access to the site has limitations due to e�cisting and future expected traffic patterns and
adjacent roadway confi�urations, sugbesting that a low intensity residential use should be favored
over potentially hiyher-intensity uses that miaht be available via a conditional use permit.
4. The property is at a location hiahly visible to traffic entering Orono from the east. Development
at this site might be considered as a `main entrance' to Orono, and as such will inherently set a tone as
to the character of the City, and therefore a visually low-intensiry use of the site should be strived for.
5. The property abuts the Luce Line Trail, which as it traverses Orono has a completely different
feel than it does in Plymouth to the east; a rural feel rather than a suburban feel. Development of a 40-
�0 unit residential buildin� rather than 9 individual buildin,s is anticipated to result in a more
compact, centered footprint, not as spread out as the previousl�pproved 9 sin�le familv homes. This
has a potential to then retain more of the lon�views to the southwest enjoyed bv trail users, �iven that
those views are now of a freewav and railroad corridor. Due to the trail crossin� of the freeway
immediatelv west of the property, this is one of the verv few locations in Orono traversed by the trail
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6. Residential development at a density of 2 or more units per dry buildable acre would be
inconsistent with existing and expected residential development surrounding the property. While the
property in Long Lake to the north is zoned to allow up to 4 units per acre, it has developed in the
past with a wide range of lot sizes and at a substantially lower density than it is zoned for. The above
factors su�aest that this location tends itself to a low-intensit ,y low-profile multi-family use such as
senior assisted living. The traffic �enerated by this use would be limited, and the profile of the
residents would not require immediate adjacency to most urban amenities. Therefore,development of
such a use at a densitv of up to 10 dwellin�units per acre would be appropriate for the site.
Planned Development Parameters
Land Use Plan Amendment-�98H 2O09
In addition to the permitted, conditional and accessory uses allowed within the RR-1 B zoning district, this
amendment allows for residential development of Site E at a density of . �l��e
no more than 10 dwellina units per net dry buildable acre (i.e. exclusive of
wetlands and required wetland buffers). Based on the net area bein� 4.9 acres, this would allow a
maYimum of 49 units. The followina parameters shall be adhered to for any residential development of
Site E at a density greater than 0.5 units per aE�e-a�net dry buildable acre of land:
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2. The residential buildin� shall maintain a low- rofile and be desi ned in a residential architectural
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' stvle that blends with the natural surroundin�s of the site.
3. Such development shall be subject to the PUD development process, and shall be rezoned to RPUD
Residentia( Planned Unit Development. The entirety of the property shal] be so developed as a
single PUD project.
4. The development shall be served with municipal sewer and water. It will be the developer's
responsibilitv to procure sewer and water service for development of the property,
5. The development shall adhere to all regulations of the City with respect to wetland�rotection.
6. The development shall adhere to the principals of Conservation Desi�n as established through the
Orono Rural Oasis visionin�process.
7. Site development shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that projects a rural character
as viewed from (Old) Highway 12 as motorists enter the cities of Orono and Long Lake from the
east.
8. Site development shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that minimizes the visual
impact of density as viewed from the Luce Line Trail.
9. Site vehicular access shall be via a single connection to(Old) Highway 12.
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Existing Zoning: RR-18 Single Family Ru21 Residentlal,2-Acre Minimum
Existing Guide Plan: (1989)One tier of wmmercial sites abutting Highway 12,accessed via extended Kelley Parkway,with area north of Kelley Parkway planned for
medium density rasiderrtial usa.Rezoning reqwrad.
Proposed Guide Plan: Changes ara pnmanly in the establishment of more defined developmant goals:Commercial south of Kelley Parkway may include professional
office,limited service uses,and ratail uses accessory to Ne office use.Urban residentlal north of Kelley Parkway may be a mix of singla and
multi-lamily uses at a density of}6 units per acra.
Parcel Group 2:
Existlng Zoning� RR-18 Single Family Rural Residential,2-Acrs Minimum
Existing Guide Plan: (19B0)Single family rural residenGal use at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres.
Proposed Guide Plan: Mixture of urban single and muiti-family residential uses at a densiry of 2�4 units per acre.
Parcel Group 3:
Existing Zoning: RR-18 Single Family Rural Residentlal,2-Acre Minimum
Existing Guide Plan: (1980)Singla family rural rasidential use at a densiry of 1 unit per 2 acres.
Proposed Guide Plan: Single tamily urban residential use al a density of 2-3 units per acre.
Commercial Area Between Willow Dr.and Brown Rd.:
Existing Zoning: &6(PUD)Hi9hway Commarcial District
&1 Retail Safes Business District
�isUng Guide Plan: (1989)Office/commercial uses accessing Highway 12 via a service road from Bravn Road to William Orive,with no direct access to Highway 12.
Proposed Guide Plan: Change is primarily in tarms of more defined development goals:mix of office,retail and service components focused on complementing
downtown Lo�g Lake.Sile D will be rezoned to Residentia�Planned Unit Development(RPU�)to accommodate senior housing at a density of
approzimately 16 units per acre.
Highway 12 Areas Proposed for Change
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URBAN COMMERCIAL LAND USE
Urban commercial development is limited to two areas which are provided with
all the necessary urban services and facilities.
NAVARRE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. The major commercial center of Orono
will continue to be the crossroads center of Navarre. This area will provide
sufficient opportunity for neighborhood retail and service businesses, plus
adequate professional offices, to serve the needs of most Orono residents.
Accessory functions such as offices and owner-occupied living units or limited
multi-family developments will be considered appropriate in or near the Navarre
commercial area. The scale and type of retail uses in a pedestrian-friendly
environment is the most important development parameter for the Navarre
commercial area. The City will encourage redevelopment of individual
commercial sites in Navarre to allow for an expanded range of neighborhood
services and local small business opportunities.
The Navarre Commercial District extends alon� either side of Shoreline Drive
from the intersection of Countv Roads 1� and 19 westward to the Orono-Sprin�
Park border, and alon� both sides of Shadvwood Road from Lyric Avenue to
Lvdiard Avenue. The commercial uses alon� these intersecting corridors are
tvpicallv only one tier deep with virtuallv all commercial properties abutting
either Shoreline Drive or Shadywood Road. Additionallv the commercial
properties are not continuous, with residential properties scattered amon� them
makin� for a somewhat fratmented business district that is spread out over a mile
in lenath from end to end. Alon; these two corridors the second tier of
development is tvpically residential, hence the business uses in manv cases are in
close proximitv to individual homes.
Past City plannin<,� efforts for the Navarre area have identified a number of
challen�es to be addressed as Na�-arre redevelops in the vears to come:
1) Hi�h traffic volumes and the existin�� traffic manaaement infrastructure
result in poor pedestrian accessibilitv. Pedestrians have limited options
for crossinQ CR 1� or CR 19. The Park and Ride facilitv location and
inflexibilitv of bus routes (partiallv due to the location and confi uration
of the P&R lot) requires that bus patrons cross CR 1� on at least one leg of
their commute.
2� Parkina availability� is a limiting factor for expansion or redevelopment of
existing businesses.
3) Beautification efforts are hindered by road width and ri�ht-of-wav
constraints as well as financial constraints. �
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� 4) A in� buildin�s are ripe for redevelopment vet provide low rental rates
that allow local businesses to survive and thrive reducing the incentive to
redevelop.
5) There is little architectural cohesiveness among the existin� buildin�
Navarre hasn't decided whether it wants to be urban (buildin s�against the
street, parkin� in the rear) or suburban (buildings set back parkin� at the
front) in character.
6) Compatibilitv of certain business uses with the closelv adjacent residential
neighborhood can become an issue.
7) Expansion of pedestrian connectivitv to adjoinin� nei�hborhoods and to
Dakota Rail Trail.
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ORONO/LONG LAKE COMMERCIAL AREA. An additional commercial area
is designated along old Highway 12 (Wavzata Boulevard) where the availability
of transportation and utilities as well as proximity to similar commercial
developments in Orono and Long Lake, make commercial use appropriate.
Orono will coordinate its commercial development planning related to u;��
�3 Wayzata Boulevard area with the City of Long Lake to ensure the Long Lake
downtown area remains vital and viable, to focus retail development in a compact
downtown retail area, and to prevent the extension of retail development west of
Willow Drive in Orono.
The retail development in the �g�i� Wavzata Boulevard area will be
community/neighborhood scale rather than `big box' regional scale development.
The types of retail uses will be those that focus on providing services to the
residents and businesses of Long Lake and Orono, while also drawing from the
reduced traffic stream *'�^�=�;-� on u�R� Wavzata Boulevard ^��
�orr�.'�e�oA�e--�s-e�er� resulting from opening of the new Highway 12
corridor. However, the retail development is not to draw substantial traffic from
beyond Orono.
The development plans for the Highway 12 area will encourage locally-owned
and operated businesses that provide services to Orono and Long Lake residents.
Additionally, the Highway 12 retail area will be a pedestrian-friendly area. This
involves providing trails/sidewalks along the roadways providing access to the
retail uses. It also involves providing public amenities that provide a sense of
place and provide a gathering place for the public.
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The commercial areas along r���g���T Wayzata Boulevard within Orono are
identified in Map 3B-7 and include the following:
1. Property abutting the north side of 'b Wayzata Boulevard}
from Brown Road North to Willow Drive. This area was reviewed as
part of Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 in 1989, resulting in a
guide plan calling for commercial uses abutting ���z Wayzata
Boulevard with primary access to a service road connecting from Brown
Road to Willow Drive, and elimination of direct access to Highway 12.
The area is currently bounded on the north by existing residential
development at densities ranging from 1 unit per 2 acres to 1 unit per 13
acres.
The western half of this area has since been developed via PUD as a
nursery/garden center with included leaseable commercial spaces. The
east half of this area includes, a � 10,000 s.f. office building, a strip
shopping center u:�u u V��.,^„+ � c „ o o� „� *�,o „,,,��,.,,o�+ „ .,a,..,,,+ „�
��e����e�c-�-a��g�r�-,?, a small quasi-industrial machine sho�
o�eration, an office-condominium development, and a 62-unit senior
independent livin� apartment building.
The City Council in February 1998 adopted a General Concept Plan for
development along �-T�b'����^�� '? Wayzata Boulevard indicating that the
Council's vision includes community scale retail development (as opposed
to regional or `big box' scale development) focused in a more compact
area in or near downtown Long Lake (closer to Brown Road than to
Willow Drive, at least in the short term) for the following reasons:
l. Focuses on downtown Lonb Lake remaining a strong retail area,
and helps preserve owner-operated small service businesses in
Long Lake which are vital to Orono and Long Lake residents.
2. Focuses on maintaining a vital downtown and "sense of place" for
both Long Lake and Orono.
3. A compact retail area encourages pedestrian activity.
4. It is easier to plan, coordinate and control the development of a
more compact retail area than an extended retail strip.
5. Focusing development toward Brown Road could stren�then the
ability to obtain desirable development on the north side of
�}b��z-? Wavzata Boulevard east of the Otten Brothers
Nursery.
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- 6. Enables better control over the amount of retail development that
occurs along �T�^�? Wavzata Boulevard.
7. Provides the opportunity to generate stable jobs in office, high
tech, medical, etc.
8. A more compact community scale retail area matches the design of
new Highway 12 with no interchanges through Long Lake.
9. Limits the impact on north/south roadways (i.e. increased traffic
and activity levels) as compared to the more intense "big box"
retail uses.
10. Maintains a lower activity level in�the area west of Willow Drive.
11. Would create less pressure for providing an access from new
Highway 12 to the retail area.
Orono's 2000-2020 CMP reguided the easterly 4 acres of this area to
allow for development of senior housing. The remainder of ^^^^ra�^�-'��
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this area should be developed with a mix of commercial uses including
retail, service and office components. Access via a service road
paralleling T��b�z Wayzata Boulevard �'^^„'a �*;" '�� r r�a is still
desirable rather than direct access to u�b'��=���� '? Wayzata Boulevard,
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expected to again creep upward, and the long-term need for a service road
may again manifest itsel£ For this reason, it is in the best interests of the
City and the business community to preserve at least a partial service road
corridor between Brown Road and Willow for future use which will
provide all properties with access options other than direct access from
u�b��? Wavzata Boulevard. The City supports the development of a
"mid-point" connection to �-T���? Wavzata Boulevard directly across
from Brimhall Avenue or Shau<�hnessy Avenue, such access to be at least
a right-in, right-out configuration. Further, if and when the service road is
constructed, all other existing accesses directly to Highway 12 should
ultimately be removed.
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- 2. Property abutting the north side of Highway 12 from Willow Drive to
Old Crystal Bay Road. �l�--Rre�-(�k����-��-,�-�i�
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As part of the 1989 Comprehensive Plan amendment, the City guided the
portion of this area directly adjacent to the north side of Highway 12 for
commercial development. At that time, the City was not clear about the
type of commercial development that should be planned for this area. The
2000-2020 CMP further refined the intent for this area, establishin�
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development in this area would be office development. Office
development can provide services for Orono residents, can provide
facilities for. businesses owned by Orono residents, and can provide
quality employment opportunities. The development of this area for office
use versus retail use enables the �gk��? Wavzata Boulevard retail
area to remain a more compact pedestrian-friendly retail area versus a
non-cohesive extended strip of retail development. The City's intent is to
have a single tier of office uses between Kellev Parkway and Wayzata
Boulevard, with residential uses north of Kellev Parkway.
Parameters for commercial use of this area are as follows:
L The area affected is property lying between Kellev Parkwa�
Wavzata Boulevard. west of Willow Drive and east of Old Crvstal
Bay Road.
2. Allowed uses in this area include professional offices, limited
service uses, and retail uses accessorv to the office use.
3. Access to all uses will be via Kellev Parkway. Direct access to
Willow Drive. if allowed. shall be right-in/ri�ht-out only. There
shall be no direct access points onto Wayzata Boulevard.
4. `Big box" retail uses will not be allowed within this area.
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LAKESHORE COMMERCIAL LAND USE
Lake access and lake user service businesses are appropriate for a lakeside
community and require a lakeshore location. Special performance standards are
necessary to assure protection of the lake environment and protection of
neighboring properties.
The primary purpose is to permit those functions that are directly necessary to
support normal lake-use activities such as boat launching, boat service, boat
repairs and fishing supplies. Retail activities including boat sales will be
permitted to the extent that such uses will not overburden a particular site in terms
of parking, storage, etc. Accessory functions such as parking, winter storage and
caretaker facilities will be appropriate in the lakeshore commercial areas.
One lakeshore commercial area is indicated on the Land Use Plan along Maxwell
Bay where resorts and marinas have historically existed. Sanitary sewer is
available for boat sanitation purposes. Expansion of the existing facilities is
limited however by surrounding residential neighborhoods, lack of public
transportation, and environmental constraints including a crowded bay. In recent
years, one of 3 marinas historically developed at this location has been converted
to a public boat landing with 70-plus car-trailer parking stalls, operated by the
MnDNR. The remaining two marinas are separated from each other by a number
of residentially used parcels, which act to limit the expansion of these marinas.
Additional lakeshore commercial facilities have long existed along County Road
15 north of Tanager Lake Bridge and also near the intersection of County Roads
15 and 5 L These facilities each present unique problems due to their
� configuration and location along, and in 2 of 3 cases on either side of, County
Road 15. County Road 15 is designated in the City's transportation plan as a
"Scenic Parkway", but this busy 2-lane roadway functions more as a minor
arterial highway, with traffic levels and speeds that suggest it should be a 4-lane,
limited access roadway. This presents ongoing difficulties for the two existing
marinas on Tanager Lake where facilities including rental boat slips are located
on both sides of County Road 15, forcing dangerous pedestrian crossing
movements. Options for establishing additional parking areas to minimize the
pedestrian crossings are limited by topography, traffic sightlines and lakeshore
proximity.
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URBAN INDUSTRIAL LAND USE
Orono's Industrial Park along��? Wavzata Boulevard west of Long Lake
is planned to continue as the only appropriate area for industrial-type activity in
the City. Adequate transportation is available as is municipal water and sanitary
sewer.
The 44-acre Industrial Park c�i�e��l-��a�--��o�e-��e��enx�t�e�
�'�t��'^���^' � ��" � r��'����'^�m�„* is currently under redevelopment and has
potential for additional development. Expansion of the Park is limited by
� Wayzata Boulevard to the north, the �epese� new Highway 12
Dor�„+o ��a �„�';�b+�r '`T�..��,or� D�;'r��a corridor on the south, the Orono-Long
Lake municipal boundary on the east, and Old Crystal Bay Road on the west (see
Map 3B-7).
At the time the Industrial Park was developed along Highway 12, it was adjacent
to agricultural uses on all 4 sides, plus St. George's cemetery to the southeast. The
Long Lake commercial/industrial district west of Willow Drive had yet to
develop. Now the area south of the Industrial Park across the Hi�hway 12
corridor has been developed with low density single family residential use; the
area to the west across Old Crystal Bay Road is �ei� guided for single-family
and medium-density residential; the area to the north is being � developed
for ^��^� �'����'^rm��+ professional office uses; and the area to the east in Long
Lake has been developed with business/light industrial uses. It is important that
the uses in the Industrial Park are compatible with these existing and planned
uses.
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n'a �'r�,�*�' T��=, T'���'. Access for a ma'�ority of the existin� parcels within the 44-
acre Orono Industrial Park at the southeast quadrant of Wavzata Boulevard and
Old Crystal Bay Road has historically been directly to Wavzata Boulevard via
individual curb cuts. Although Wavzata Boulevard traffic is substantially
decreased due to the new Hi�hwav 12 completion. traffic levels on Wavzata
Boulevard are expected to radually increase to previous levels within a few
decades. As a result of the Hi way 12 Turnback Studv. it was determined that
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- future access to the Industrial Park should be directed to an interior service road
with eleimination of most exiting accesses to Wavzata Boulevard wherever
feasible. The initial portion of the interior service road has been platted as "Orono
Industrial Boulevard", extendin� eastward from Old Crystal Bay Road with a
planned future continuation eastward, then northward alon� the east boundarv of
the Industrial Park. This would likelv result in relocation of the current "Morries
. Auto" Wavzata Boulevard full-turnin� movement access sli l��tly further
eastward, and allow for a potential future connection to Industrial Boulevard in
Long Lake.
Past use of the Industrial Park has ��+� included manufacturing and
processing. The City will encourage conversion to light industrial, high-tech uses
as well as ^��^� �'�^���r^^m office-warehouse. The City has no intent to convert �
the Industrial Park to commercial retail or service uses. Accessory functions such
as office buildings will be permitted in the industrial area.
URBAN EDUCATIONAL LAND USE
The Orono School District Campus on Old Crystal Bay Road between €�
-�-� Wayzata Boulevard and Sixth Avenue North is planned to continue as the only
land necessary or appropriate for high density educational facilities. The area is
central within the school district and is served by adequate transportation, water
and sewer, although the underlying zoning remains rural residential. Sufficient
land is available on both sides of Old Crystal Bay Road for all necessary facilities
� and for future expansion. The Orono School District �� ^���-�-�^*'�. ^^��*r„^*;^�
recentiv constructed a new Middle School on property across Old Crystal Bay
Road from the e�e�� Orono High School. Old Crystal Bay Road will continue
to serve in its current location, as the majority of traffic on the road is school-
related. The City has initiated school zone speed limits and has required adequate
site planning for the Middle School to assure pedestrian safety in the area.
Calvary Memorial Church on Dunwoody Avenue in Navarre is home to a
parochial elementary school at this urban site. The school operates under a
conditional use permit, and is an allowable conditional use under the Orono
zoning code.
URBAN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Urban parks and open space are indicated on the Land Use Plan (Map 3B-6).
Most existing facilities are relatively small neighborhood or mini-parks which are
immediately accessory to the overlaying urban residential land use. Other
recreational facilities identified in the urban area are swimming beaches and lake
access points which attract a significant number of urban residents.
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
R URAL LAND USE
RURAL RESIDENTIAL LAND USE
Rural residential development will be limited to single family dwellings, with a
minimum dry-buildable lot size of at least two acres. When the total number of
forecast � Rural Area �e��it '�^��c�'�^'�'� dwellin� units {�8�
(approximatelv 1685 bYyear 2030�is divided into the total rural acreage of Orono
(S€88 8�43 acres) the gross rural density becomes one unit per five acres. The
extensive amounts of wetlands and public open space that occupy Orono's Rural
se�e area �'^ r^* �r^T��a� result in the absence of substantial contiguous tracts
for development, which in turn is a primary reason why extension of urban
services and urban densities into this region is neither practical nor economical.
The planned rural density of at least 2.0 dry-buildable net acres per dwelling,
when coupled with requirements for identifying two on-site sewage treatment
system sites for each developing residential lot, will permanently support on-site
water supply and sewage treatment systems. The planned rural density will not
overload or adversely affect the natural wetlands and storm water filtration system
so necessary to the preservation of Lake Minnetonka's water quality. The
resulting population densities will require no major changes to the public road
system.
The planned rural density should maintain to the greatest extent possible the
historic character of this rural area with land remaining in parcels large enough to
permit quasi-agricultural activities as well as residential uses. Because extensive,
expensive urban services are not necessary, the planned rural density will allow
rural development of two-acre lots to be economically competitive with urban
development in other suburban areas. This preserves the rural land owner's rights
to use and/or develop his land, as well as preserving the widest choice of lifestyle
possible for Orono residents.
Certain restrictions on rural residential development will continue to be imposed
because of the existence of numerous wetlands and drainageways to Lake
Minnetonka, steep slopes, soil type variations and other natural characteristics.
These restrictions will continue to minimize the need for expensive public
services such as municipal sanitary sewer, municipal water, major improvements
in public transportation, and most important, public storm water sewer and
treatment facilities. All rural lands abuttin� lakeshore will be subject to the same
protective restrictions as urban lands in addition to the lower land use density of
the area. Municipal sewer will be provided to rural densi�y lakeshore properties
where feasible, but sewer extensions will not result in the ability to develop such
properties at greater densities than 1 unit per 2 acres.
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
Orono's rural residential density will not be increased to more than one dwelling
per two dry-buildable acres because of the potentially adverse environmental
impact and because of the increased need for costly urban services. At the same
time, however, Orono's rural residential density will not be decreased below the
established average because the resulting increase in acreage per unit would
destroy the ability of the rural residents to economically maintain their.property.
RURAL RESIDENTIAL - 1 DWELLING PER TWO ACRES
This is the typical rural residential density developed and planned to be
permanently self-supporting in all of Orono's Rural �e�e Area. No
rural density will be allowed greater than one unit per two acres except for
those existing residences in existing rural housing clusters ^� �a�^*���a ��
+'���T that were oriQinally developed many decades ago and in most
cases have been provided with municipal sewer within the past 3 decades.
New rural developments may include housing clustering when
environmental and site conditions allow, provided the overall density
within the development conforms to these requirements, and provided that
all sewage treatment needs can be adequately met.
RURAL RESIDENTIAL - 1 DWELLING PER FIVE ACRES
Although the typical two acre rural residential density is appropriate for
the entire Rural Service Area, the northwest corner of the City is planned
for a lower density of one unit per five acres. The citizens in this area in
the 1970's verbalized a traditional desire for more intensive rural and
quasi-agricultural activities which require and support the larger minimum
lot sizes. Thus, historic land use and not environmental concerns have
determined this land use classification.
RURAL AGRICULTURAL LAND USE
There is no separate designation for agricultural land use since this activity is
appropriate and is still occurring to se�e a minor extent within a�a�the rural
residential areas. Performance standards will be maintained�to assure that active
agricultural activities such as livestock farming do not occur on unduly small
parcels of land, but that they may occur anywhere within the rural area where
sufficient land area provides buffers for neighboring residents as well as adequate
protection for the environment.
Quasi-agricultural activities such as horse stables, vegetable stands, and similar
uses will also be permitted throughout the Rural Area but will be analyzed and
reviewed on an individual basis to assure appropriate safeguards for the
environment and the neighbors.
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
� RURAL EDUCATIONAL LAND USE
Typical educational facilities will be expected to remain in the Urban Service
Area according to the Land Use Plan. However, Orono is host to two unique
educational institutions which have proven to be acceptable rural land uses
because of their special characteristics. The Land Use Plan does not provide for
any expansion or duplication of these facilities, however, because the impact upon
neighboring properties would increase as would the likelihood of urban service
requirements. Only when these institutions are relatively small and low-key will
they remain appropriate rural land uses.
MINNETONKA CENTER FOR ARTS AND EDUCATION
Located on North Shore Drive in the Crystal Bay neighborhood, this
institution provides high-quality instruction and facilities for all forms of
artistic expression. The center draws a significant number of persons to
daily activities and frequent special functions. The rural location is
especially appropriate for the artists' personality, but care is necessary that
the facility does not overtax the City's ability to provide the necessary
services.
r n rr� ��rT�.n.T��rn�.ru n �7.rvTpn�.rra��.r•r n r HILL SCHOOL
Located adjacent to the Minnetonka Center for Arts and Education in the
historic Hill School building ori ig nally constructed in 1892, Hill School is
a non-denominational private school offerin�L�rades K-8 �a����^* *^ *'��
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RURAL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
The recreational facilities identified on the Land Use Plan are principally large
natural or open space areas which are compatible with their Rural Area location.
Included in the mapped area are a number of privately owned recreational
facilities (primarily golf courses) which in some cases are open for public use, but
which in all cases serve the recreational needs of a segment of Orono's
population. None of the public facilities draws a large number of users at any one
time and therefore none of these facili�ies require any municipal urban services.
While a significant amount of land area is already devoted to these public
recreational facilities (approximatelv 11�0 acres or�just over 11% of the City's
total land area) the City will actively encourage conversion of additional specific
properties for public recreational purposes, as noted in the Parks and Open Space
element of this Comprehensive Plan.
Following is a brief review of recreational facilities in rural Orono (for more
information �parks. open space and trails in Orono, see CMP Part 4E):
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u��.n.T�nT�.T p n v rr c THREE RIVERS PARKS
�[� Three Rivers Parks �� maintains *�.,^ '^,.b� *..�,.*� a varietv
of recreational facilities in Orono. MoNris T. Baker Park Reserve extends
into Orono's northwest corner as a continuation of large acreage in
Medina. There is no significant activity center in the Orono portion which
consists primarily of natural areas and a bike-hike trail which has recently
been connected to the Orono trail system. Noerenberg Memorial Gardens
is located in the center of a residential area between Crystal Bay and
Maxwell Bay. This Park is intended for passive use as a botanical garden
and nature center. Extensive development or use is discouraged because
of the limited area and the major impact that would have on neighboring
. properties. �� Three Rivers Parks also owns the Dr. Arthur Allen
Wildlife Refuge, a 62-acre nature preserve on Big Island. Additionallv,
Three Rivers Parks operates the newly opened Dakota Rail Regional Trail
through southern Orono.
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
The DNR has jurisdiction over a number of recreational facilities in
Orono. The primary facility in Orono is the linear Luce Line Trail which
runs through the center of Orono's rural residential area. A public access
to the trail is located on Orono's western border and a limited day-use rest
area is in the center of the City. Access along the trail is also provided by
the City-operated Bederwood Park and at numerous locations along the
trail primarily at City road crossings. The trail provides biking and horse
riding opportunities between Plymouth and West-Central Minnesota and is
connected at several points to Orono's bike-hike trail system.
Additionally, DNR recreational facilities include a small portion of the
Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Area (SNA), a native "big woods"
remnant forest area that extends south from Medina to Sixth Avenue
North. This area is intended to be permanently limited as a passive study
and conservation area. Also, east of Long Lake is the Wood Rill SNA, a
220 acre woods that abuts the Luce Line Trail.
The MnDNR also operates the Maxwell Bay Access. a former marina site
on North Shore Drive which now provides access to Lake Minnetonka and
contains approximately 70 car-trailer parking spaces as well as a fishing
pier.
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- CITY OF ORONO PARKS
The largest active recreational facility operated by Orono is the public golf
course located on Orono Orchard Road. All other rural recreational
facilities are neighborhood parks, the two largest being Bederwood near
Stubbs Bay and Hackberry along North Willow Drive. Bike-hike trails tie
together most of the parks and neighborhoods of the City. The City also
maintains a number of passive recreational open space nature areas
totaling approximately S9 155 acres.
PRIVATE OPEN SPACE
A significant amount of the recreation-open space in Orono is that
controlled by privatelv owned golf and country clubs. Large acreages are
owned by the Wayzata Country Club, Woodhill Country Club, Spring Hill
Golf Club and Lakeview Golf Course. While technically private, these
areas provide open space benefits to all nearby residents plus active
recreational facilities for many Orono and lake area citizens.
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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
ZoninQ Districts
Table 3B-6 is a summary of Orono Zoning Districts in �998 2008 as depicted on
the Official Zoning Map (Map 3B-8) which may be amended from time to time.
Table 3B-6: 2000 Orono Zoning Districts
Acres Acres
Zonin District Within MUSA Outside MUSA Total Acres
R-lA (1 ac.min.) 96 0 96
R-1B (1/2 ac.min.) 10 0 10
LR-1 C/LR-1 G 1 (1/2 ac. min.) 494 0 494
LR-1B (1 ac.min.) 874 0 874
LR-lA (2 ac.min.) 485 989 1474
RR-1B/RR-1B-1 (2 ac. min.) 815 4722 5537
RR-lA (5 ac. min.) 0 1330 1330
RS (5 ac.min.) 0 265 265
B-1/2/3/4/5/6 (commercial) 76 0 76
I(Industrial) 44 0 44
Totals 2,894 Ac. 7,306 Ac. 10,200 Ac.
Replace with updated table below
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_ CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
Table 3B-7: 2008 Orono Zoning Districts
Revisions as a result of 2000 CMP:
1)Added MUSA Parts XXXII thru XXXXII comprising 784 acres in RR-1B and 377 acres in LR-lA
Revisions since 2000 CMP:
1)Rezoned 4 ac B-1 to RPUD;
2)Rezoned 57 ac of RR-IB MUSA to RPUD MUSA;
3)Converted 54 ac of RR-1B non-MUSA to RR-1B MUSA(OLLRd,Myrtlewood;25 Brown Rd);
4 Rezoned 6 acres of RR-1 B MUSA to B-6.
Gross Acres Gross Acres Total Gross
Zonin District Within MUSA Outside MUSA Acres
RURAL AREA
LR-lA Lakeshore Residential (2 ac. min.) 1163 311 1474
RR-1 B Rural Residential (2 ac.min.) 1279 418� 5464
RR-lA Rural Residential (5 ac.min.) 0 1330 U30
RS Seasonal Recreational (5 ac.min.) 0 265 265
Rural Area Subtotals 2,442 6,091 8,533
URBAN AREA
R-1 A Residential (1 ac.min.) 96 0 96
R-1B Residential (1/2 ac. min.) 20 0 20
LR-1C/LR-1C-1 Lakeshore Residential(1/2 ac.min.) 494 0 494
LR-1B Lakeshore Residential (1 ac. min.) 874 0 874
RPUD Residential PUD (variable lot sizes) 61 0 61
B-1/2/3/4/5/6 Business 7g p �g
I Industrial 44 0 44
Urban Area Subtotals 1,667 0 1,667
Totals 4,109 6,091 10,200 Ac.
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LAKE MINNETONKA ISLANDS
Land on Big Island (including the east and west islands plus Mahpiyata Island)
and Deering Island has been privately owned for many decades and has been used
for a significant number of seasonal cottages plus a few year-round homes. The
islands also contain a substantial amount of public and private park land and
recreation areas.
BIG ISLAND
History
Big Island was first called Meeker's Island for Judge Bradley B. Meeker who
settled there in 1852. W.B. Morse purchased it in 1854 and for many years
thereafter it was known as Morse Island. In 1887 and 1888, two subdivisions to
create small parcels were platted, Morse Island Park on the most southerly point,
and Pleasant View on the west end. This resulted in the construction of a number
of individual summer homes.
During the early 1900's, the Twin City streetcar lines operated Big Island
Amusement Park on the east end of the island. The onset of World War I resulted
in its dismantling. This 60-acre property eventually became the Big Island
Veterans Camp, which i-s-s�� remained in operation until shortly before its sale to
the City of Orono for parkland in 2006.
Hennepin (now Three Rivers) Parks acquired a 60-acre parcel near the center of
the island about 30 years ago, and since then acquired a few small adjacent
parcels totaling an additional 10 acres as they became available and as funds
permitted. By the early 1970's, approximately 50 mostly seasonal cabins existed
on private parcels on Big Island.
In May 1972 the Orono Village Council declared via Resolution No. 446 that "the
long range highest and best use of Big Island is for park purposes",
acknowledging that the provision of public services to the island is uneconomical
and unlikely to occur in the future. It was suggested that the Hennepin County
Park Reserve District should administer such a park.
The 1980 Orono Comprehensive Plan noted the same concerns, and again
encouraged eventual ownership by Hennepin Parks. However, the City declared
it would not condemn private property for park purposes, and therefore in 1983
created the "RS" Recreational Seasonal Zoning District, providing development
standards for continued private recreational/residential use of the island until such
time that the slow transition to a public park is complete. The RS Zoning District
provides specific standards and limitations for permitted, conditional and
accessory uses on the island, with a strong encoura�ement toward recreational
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" uses as opposed to full time residential uses which would require a greater level of
services than the City can reasonably provide.
1NSERT MAP 3B-9 HERE
As a result of ��n discussions with Hennepin Parks officials in the
1990's, the City Council �as concluded that ultimate complete acquisition and
ownership of Big Island by Hennepin Parks is unlikely to occur in the foreseeable
future. � Three Rivers Parks' current goals and policies do not include
expansion of their existing Big Island holdings. Further, the expansion of
•Fs their holdings to incorporate adjacent lands that are developed
with seasonal cabins may lead to more active park uses. While the current passive
park use as a wildlife preserve requires virtually no City services, expansion of
the Park area to include lands which could be used for active public recreation
would result in the need for a more active management of the Park, and the need
for more public services which the City cannot provide. For that reason, Orono's
2000-2020 CMP goals and policies for Big Island reflected support for
continuation of �Ee�e�� Three Rivers Parks' current level of ownership and
control of property on Big Island.
City acquisition of the Veterans Camp has preserved this unique site as public
natural open space for future �enerations, rather than allowing it to become
privatelv developed. The City continues to work toward refinina a mana ement
plan for the Park that will balance the needs and desires of the public for access
and use with the realities of extremelv limited public services availabilitv due to
the island nature of the propert�
Physical Features
Big Island encompasses approximately 2�0 acres in area, of which approximately
50 acres is wetland. A navigable channel actually separates Big Island into two
distinct islands. The shoreland ranges from flat, low wetland areas near the lake
level to steep and often eroded bluffs extending as much as 30-40' above lake
level. The topography is hilly. The highest point on the island is 988', nearly 60'
above lake level, located near the south end of Morse Island Park.
Soils on Big Island are mapped as Hayden loam and clay loam, typical of soils
located in central and northern Orono. Beach sand soils occur in a number of flat,
low areas near the shoreline. Except for scattered clearings to accommodate
individual cabins or recreation areas, the island remains heavily vegetated with
hardwood species typical of the "Big Woods".
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� Services
Big Island is provided with only a minimal degree of municipal services. There is
no municipal sewer or water on the island, hence the use of individual septic
systems and wells is common. The island is provided with telephone service and
electric power via lines from the mainland. Police protection is minimally
provided by the City of Orono and the Hennepin County Sheriff. Fire protection
is provided by the Long Lake Fire Department although response time is
understandably poor due to the lack of roads or bridges connecting the island to
the mainland, and access to the island makes firefightinb extremely difficult.
Other services such as street repair, snow removal, inspections, and regular
garbage removal are difficult, uneconomical and in some instances virtually
impossible to provide to residential property located on the island.
Access
There are no improved roads on Bib Island. A limited system of roadways and
alleys was platted more than a century ago in the Morse Island Park and
Pleasantview subdivisions, which primarily created narrow lakeshore lots but also
resulted in a small number of inland lots not abutting the lakeshore and needing
access to the lake. These platted corridors exist today as walking trails which on
�occasion are used for vehicular access. Since most lots do abut the shoreline, use
of the interior roadway system has been primarily by the owners of interior lots,
and by owners of lakeshore lots with shoreline slopes that prohibit direct lake
access.
Vehicular access is necessary for nearly all island properties on occasion, hence
the interior roadways are an important transportation element for Big Island.
Overuse of the road system by residents or the general public is of concern, since
the roads are not improved. Erosion and trespass are two main issues, because the
roadways are not marked and they often traverse steep slopes, especially where
lanes extend to the lakeshore.
In 1971 the Citv Council took action to prohibit motorized vehicle traffic on all
platted streets on Big Island. The reasons for this regulation included the lack of
abilitv of the Citv to provide adequate police to protect the public safetv, the lack
of ability for Orono to maintain and and plow- roads, and the lack of need of the
public to use motorized vehicles on the Island. Althou�h signs prohibitin�
vehicles on the Island were subsequentiv posted, the action to prohibit such
vehicles was never formallv established via resolution and was never codified.
The ban has not been eg nerallv enforced. The need for controls on vehicular use
has become more apparent as Island p�erties re-devel�.
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_ CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
� Big Island Issues
By virtue of its unique geobraphic aspects, Big Island presents a number of issues
that the City must address on an ongoing basis:
1. Use and maintenance of interior road system; access to inland
properties; overuse by vehicles
2. Public use of interior road system, trespass on private property
3. Pressure to accommodate more year-round residential uses, with
concurrent expectation of greater services
4. Uncontrolled recreational use of adjacent bays for partying
5. Provisions for safety and emergency services
6. Bluff and shoreline erosion
7. Manaaement of the Bi� Island Park propertv
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l. The City will encourage Three Rivers Park District to continue to
preserve the Dr. Arthur Allen Wildlife RefuQe propertv on Bi� Island
as a wildlife sanctuarv with virtuallv no facilities for public use or
access. Given its close proximity to Orono's Big Island Nature Park that
is similarlv planned for preservation as a natural area. the Refu�e
complements the City's park in that it constitutes nearbv additional natural
wildlife habitat. In keeping with the wildlife sanctuarv theme the Park
District has no plans to provide public amenities or enhance accessibility
to the site. Orono will continue to support this policy.
2. Continue to allow seasonal recreational land uses and limited
residential uses on Big Island. The City has adopted ordinances which
allow continued individual private seasonal recreational use of the Island
while prohibitin� excessive development. Such use must be subject to
strict enforcement of all performance standards and the explicit
understanding that the City will never be able to provide even basic public
services.
3. Maintain the natural, seasonal recreational character of the island.
4. Provide at least a minimum level of emergency access to the island.
5. Avoid or minimize future problems on the island in relation to
sanitation, safety, fire protection, erosion, etc.
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Policies:
1. Existing RS District controls on development and land use will be
strictly enforced, and reinforced where necessary, to avoid potential
problems related to sanitation, public safety and security, fire protection,
etc.
2. The City will encourage private landowners of island properties to
protect their shorelines from erosion. Natural rock rip-rap and other
natural methods will be encouraged. Development of retaining wall
systems in the lakeshore area will be discouraged.
3. The City will define specific approved access locations for individual
inland Record Lots, and will establish policies and ordinances
regulating vehicular use of the undeveloped roadways. Use of the
undeveloped platted roadways for vehicular travel will be limited to the
extent necessary to protect private property as well as to curtail and
prevent soil erosion, tree damage, etc. Tree removal within platted rights-
of-way shall be by permit only. No platted right-of-way shall be paved
except that the City may improve or specifically permit improvement of
designated access locations in order to maintain suitable access and limit
environmental damage. The City may close to vehicular use certain
platted roadways if it is determined that continued use will cause
environmental harm.
4. Island lakeshore will be maintained in a natural state. Tree removal
near the lakeshore shall be as strictly regulated as it is in all lakeshore
areas of the City.
5. The existing balance between private and qublic ownership of
properties on Bia lsland will generallv be maintained. The Citv will
not encoura�e condemnation or forced conversion of private residential
properties on Big Island to public land.
Deering Island
Deering Island is a small (approximately 4-5 acres) privately owned island in
West Arm Bay, constituting a single tax parcel and having a single owner. Many
of the same issues, goals and policies pertaining to Big Island carry over to
Deering Island.
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Historic Site Preservntion Plan
Orono began to develop in the mid 19`h Century, and many of the vestiges of early
development are still present, in the form of standing buildings and structures,
foundations, fence lines, roadway corridors, place names and other more subtle
reminders of the past. Additionally, due to Orono's unique location on the shores
of Lake Minnetonka, prehistoric native burial mound sites are known to have
existed in various locations throughout the City.
Orono has long encouraged the preservation of historic sites and structures, but
has never adopted a formal preservation plan. Because no formal plan has been in
place, many historic properties have been lost or significantly changed as
development and redevelopment progressed. The subdividing of many of the old
lakeshore estate properties has typically left a stately mansion surrounded by
modern high-end homes rather than formal grounds. Likewise, the conversion of
Orono's agricultural rural area into low-density rural residential homesites often
has resulted in preservation of the original farm home and outbuildings, but as
often as not, these old structures have been torn down.
The City is fortunate that the West Hennepin Pioneer's Association Museum is
located in neighboring Long Lake, with its members serving as an invaluable
resource for helping to preserve the past.
Historic Preservation Policies
1. In order to ensure that Orono's heritage is preserved, the City will
consider development of a Historic Preservation Plan. The intent of such
a plan would be to establish goals, policies and local regulations resulting
in preservation of historic sites, buildings, place names, corridors, etc.
2. Orono will w�ork with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in
determining whether properties proposed for development contain
historically significant resources which should be preserved.
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Solar Access Protection
Minnesota Statutes 473.859 require that local comprehensive plans include an
element for the protection and development of access to direct sunlight for solar
energy systems. The City of Orono will protect such access by requiring
minimum standards for lot sizes, amounts of open space, yard setbacks, and
maximum height of buildings for urban and rural residents. Land uses should not
preclude the possible use of solar energy systems. Land uses should preserve and
maximize the amount of sunlight on paved surfaces in winter, reducing the costs
of snow and ice removal and improving safety.
YET TO BE ADDRESSED:
>ENERGY SYSTEMS ????
»»»>INCORPORATE CMP AMENDMENTS SINCE 2000 CMP
- Stonebay Outlot A amended and then unamended (Make
sure the "reguiding and unguiding" of Stonebay Outlot A (File #06-3249
Resolution No. 5602) is documented in the Land Use Section)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor& City Council
Bill Wells, City Administrator R
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From: Mike Gaffron, Asst. City Admin. - Long Term Strategy. .�� �-
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Date: February 20, 2009
Subject: Draft Ordinance for Discussion- Big Island Nature Park Regulations
Attachments:
A- Draft Ordinance
B - Big Island Nature Park Regulations Flyer- June 19, 2008
C - Excerpts from Staff Memo of May 2, 2008
Attached is a draft ordinance establishing special regulations for Big Island Nature Park. The
ordinance language is the result of a number of discussions with the Big Island Park Committee
over the past year. This package of regulations has undergone a number of revisions during that
time to reflect the committee's perception of what activities are or are not appropriate in the
Park, and how it should be operated given its unique location, amenities and challenges.
Included for review is the Rules & Regulations Flyer containing an abridged version of the Park
rules that has been distributed to interested parties since last June. In order for the City to
enforce the elements of these rules thatare not already applicable to all Orono parks, it is critical
to formally adopt them as an ordinance and incorporate them into the City Code.
Attached also are excerpts from a May 2008 staff inemo that includes:
- existing Code sections applicable to all City parks
- land use restrictions on the Big Island Park property imposed by the MCWD
conservation easement
This draft has not been formally reviewed by the City Attorney; therefore, staff recommends that
Council review and discuss the ordinance, provide direction regarding any necessary revisions,
allow time for input by the City Attorney. This should be ready for Council action at the Council
meeting of March 9.
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ORDINANCE NO. ,THIRD SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 22 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE
BY ADDING ARTICLE IV REGARDING
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK
The City Council of Orono, Minnesota ordains as follows: �
SECTION 1. Orono Municipal Code Title III - Streets Parks and Other Public Places,
Chapter 22 - Parks and Recreation, is hereby amended by adding Article IV - Special
Regulations for Big Island Nature Park as follows:
"ARTICLE IV. SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK
Sec. 22-102. Purpose.
Through mutual collaboration between the City of Orono and the Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District, Big Island Nature Park is intended to be preserved, maintained
and improved as a passive recreational, ecological and educational asset to the Lake
Minnetonka community and its visitors. A Conservation Easement has been
established over the Paxk property that restricts the level of improvements and
activities to ensure these goals are accomplished.
The rules within this Article are established as written guidelines for the use of Big
Island Nature Park. These rules are intended to ensure that visitors to the Park enjoy a
safe and positive experience, while protecting and preserving its natural and cultural
amenities.
Sec. 22-103. Regulation of Public Use.
(a) Park Hours. Big Island Nature Park shall be open to the public from 6:00 a.m.
to 10:00 p.m. daily. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or remain in
the Park between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(b) Closed Areas. Any section or part of the Park may be declared closed to the
public by the City of Orono at any time and for any interval of time, either
temporarily or at regular and stated intervals (daily or otherwise) and either
entirely or merely to certain uses as the City shall find reasonably necessary.
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter an area in the Park posted as
"Closed to the Public".
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(c) Permits & Reservations.
(1) Required. A Permit shall be obtained from the City of Orono for holding
any special event, activity or use in Big Island Nature Park. A list of
such events, activities and uses shall be kept on file in the office of the
City Clerk. A permit shall be required for any use that could potentially
have a detrimental effect on Park property or other Park users.
(2) Reservations. It is the policy of the City of Orono that no facilities
within Big Island Nature Park shall be reserved nor designated for
exclusive use by any individual, group or organization.
(3) Permit Application. A person seeking issuance of a permit hereunder
shall file an application with the City Clerk. The application shall state:
(A) The name and address of the applicant.
(B) The name, address and contact information of the person
sponsoring the activity, if any.
(C) The day and hours for which the permit is desired. For activities
that will occur on an ongoing basis or on multiple dates, a single
permit covering all dates may be issued at the discretion of the
City.
(D) The location(s) within the Park for which such permit is desired.
(E) An estimate of the anticipated attendance.
(F) Any other information which the City Clerk shall find reasonably
necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should
be issued hereunder.
(4) Standa��ds foi� issuance. The City Clerk shall issue a permit hereunder
upon City determination:
(A) That the proposed activity will not interfere with, detract from or
impair the Conservation Values of the Park as identified by the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
(B) That the proposed activity or use of the Park will not
unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public
enjoyment of the park.
(C) That the proposed activity and use will not unreasonably
interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health,
welfare, safety and recreation.
(D) That the proposed activity or use is not reasonably anticipated to
incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct.
(E) That the proposed activity will not entail unusual, eatraordinary
or burdensome expense or police operation by the City.
(�) Appeal. Within ten (10) business days after receipt of an application, the
City Clerk shall apprise an applicant, in writing, of the reasons for
refusing a permit, and any aggrieved person shall have the right of
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appeal, in writing, within ten (10) business days to the City
Administrator, who shall consider the application under the standards set
forth in subsection (d) hereof, and sustain or overrule the City Clerk's
decision within ten (10) business days. The decision of the City
Administrator shall be final.
(6) Transferability. Permits are not transferable.
(7) Permittee to be on premises. The permittee or a permittee's designated
representative shall be in attendance at all times and have physical
possession of the permit.
(8) Liability of permittee. The person to whom a permit is issued shall be
liable for any applicable ordinances as fully as though the same were
inserted in said permits.
(9) Revocation. The City shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a
finding violation of any rule or ordinance, or upon good cause shown.
Sec. 22-104. Regulation of General Conduct
(a) Alcohol/drugs. The sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in
the Park is prohibited. State laws apply to possession and use of drugs.
(b) Gambling. It shall be unlawful for any person to gamble or participate in any
gaine of chance in the Park.
(c) Nuisance. It shall be unlawful commit any act within the Park that constitutes
a nuisance.
(d) Littering & Sanitation. It is unlawful to litter or dump trash in the Park.
Garbage and recyclables shall remain in the possession of the Park user and
shall be removed from the Park upon leaving the Park property.
(e) Glass Containers. Glass beverage containers are prohibited in the Park.
(fj Firearms/Dangerous Weapons/Fireworks. Firearms, explosives, slingshots,
bows and arrows, paintball guns and other weapons are prohibited in the Park
at all times. Discharge of firecrackers or fireworks or detonation of explosive
devices of any kind in the Park is prohibited.
(g) Conduct. Park visitors shall not use offensive language, make unreasonable
noise, discharge weapons or fireworks, or engage in offensive gestures or
conduct constituting disorderly conduct under state law. No person shall
engage in nudity or seaual conduct, or audibly express obscenities, in the
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Park.
(h) Interference with Employee Performance of Duty. It is unlawful for any
person to impersonate a park employee or Coty official or to interfere with,
harass, or hinder any employee or City official in the discharge of his/her
duties.
Sec. 22-105. General Park Operation Regulations
(a) Commercial Activity. No person shall sell or by any means advertise for sale
any goods, wares, merchandise, liquids, edibles or services of any kind, nature
or description in the Park. Solicitation is prohibited.
(b) Sign Posting. The posting, distribution and display of private signs, notices,
posters or advertisements is prohibited within the Park property.
(c) Noise/Amplification of Sound. The operation or use of loudspeakers, sound
amplifiers, or other devices for the production or reproduction of sound is
prohibited in the Park. The operation or use of any radio, phonograph,
television or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of
sound in such a manner as to be disturbing or a nuisance to reasonable persons
of normal sensitivity within the area of audibility is prohibited in the Park.
Live bands are prohibited in the Park.
(d) Fires. Open fires are prohibited everywhere in the Park including the
swimming beach. Open fires include campfires and charcoal grills. Propane
grills are allowed.
(e) Motorized Vehicles. The operation and use of motorized vehicles in the Park
is prohibited, including automobiles, dune buggies, motorcycles, scooters, all-
terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, hang-gliders, aircraft, or any other types of
motorized vehicles; except for use by the City or its designees as necessary for
park operations, maintenance, emergency vehicles or handicap accessibility.
(� Bicycles. The operation of mountain bikes or other bicycles within the Park is
prohibited.
(g) Engine-powered Models and Toys. It shall be unlawful for any person to start,
fly or use any fuel- or battery-powered model aircraft, model car, or rocket or
like powered toy or model within the Park.
(h) Amusement Contraptions. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring in, set
up, construct, manage or operate any amusement or entertainment contraption,
device or gadget in the Park.
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(i) Animals & Pets. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring or keep an animal
under his control into the Park, except this does not apply to dogs and cats.
Dogs and cats brought into the Park shall be under the owner's physical
control and effectively restrained by means of a leash or chain no more than
six (6) feet in length, and shall be kept from disturbing persons, wild animals
and wildfowl. Pets are prohibited in the swimming beach area. The owner of
a pet shall have in his possession at all times equipment for the removal of any
feces deposited by such pet; and, upon such deposit being made, shall use
such equipment for the immediate removal and sanitary disposition of such
feces. Pets shall not be tethered to a tree, plant, building or park equipment
norleft unattended.
Sec 22-106. Protection of Property, Structures and Natural Resources
(a) Vandalism. The intentional defacement, destruction, alteration, injury,
removal or disturbance of any Park property is prohibited. It is unlawful to
intentionally deface, destroy, cover, damage, tamper with or remove any
placard, notice or sign, or parts thereof, whether permanent or temporary,
posted or exhibited by the City or by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District.
(b) Disturbance of Natural Resources.
(1) Plant Life. All plant life within the boundaries of Big Island Nature Park
� is protected. Patrons shall not intentionally alter, mutilate, cut, prune,
trim, injure, destroy, or remove any live or dead tree, shrub, vine,
wildflower, grass, sedge, fern, moss lichen, fungus or any other member
of the plant kingdom or portion thereof, except upon approval by the
City of Orono and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. No person
shall collect or harvest dead wood or plants, or portions thereof, except
upon written approvaL Introduction of non-native species is prohibited.
This section shall not apply to employees or designees of the City of
Orono or the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District performing property
maintenance or invasive species control under an approved management
plan.
(2) Wildlife. All wildlife within the boundaries of Big Island Nature Park is
protected. No person may kill, harm, harass, pursue, hunt, trap, remove,
feed or in any manner disturb or caused to be disturbed any species of
wildlife, except fishing in designated areas pursuant to the State game
laws, except upon written approval of the City of Orono and the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. No person shall intentionally
remove, alter, injure, or destroy habitat used by any species, including
but not Iimited to nests, dams or burrows. No person shall allow a pet to
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act in violation of these regulations.
(3) Harmful or foreign substances. No use of pesticides or biocides is
allowed, including insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, herbicides, or
"bug-zappers". No person shall place any debris, pollutant or other
agent in or upon the Park or adjacent waters. No person shall discharge
wastewater or any other wastes in the Park except into designated
containers or receptacles, except as authorized by the City or the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
(4) Topography. No alteration of topography is allowed, including ditching,
draining, diking, filling, excavation, dredging, mining, drilling, or
removal of earth materials except as minimally necessary to effect a
permitted use.
(5) Cremation remains. No cremation remains shall be disposed of in the
Park without written permission of the City of Orono
(c) Interference with Park Property.
(1) Cultural resources. All sites, objects, buildings, artifacts, implements,
and locations of historical, archaeological, geologic, scientific or
educational interest of every character located in, on, or under the
surface of Big Island Nature Park are protected. No person may remove,
excavate, take, dig into, or destroy any site, object, building, artifact,
implement or location of archaeological, geological, scientific or
historical interest without having first obtained written permission from
the City of Orono.
(2) Fences, gardening, etc. It shall be unlawful for any person to encroach
on Park property with such items as fences or gardens, or to disturb the
natural landscape, vegetation, or structures on Park property or
otherwise use Park property for private use.
Sec. 22-107. Regulation of Recreation Activity
(a) Camping. Overnight camping within the Park is prohibited.
(b) Picnicking. Picnicking in the Park is allowed subject to the following:
(1) No person or group shall assume exclusive use of a picnic site or shelter.
(2) No person or group shall set up temporary shelters, tents, tarps, canopies
and other such devices without authorization by permit.
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(c) Swimming. Swimming in Lake Minnetonka is at the individual's own risk.
Life guards are not provided.
(d) Boating & Dock Use. It shall be unlawful to land a watercraft or leave a
watercraft unattended except at locations designated for that purpose. The
docks at the main landing area are intended solely for the purpose of loading
and unloading boats. No overnight docking is allowed. It shall be unlawful to
fish, lounge, sunbathe or otherwise loiter on said docks. It shall be unlawful to
dive or jump from the docks. It shall be unlawful to use the docks in a manner
so as to disturb or endanger any other person.
(e) Hunting & Fishing. Hunting and trapping are prohibited in the Park at all
times. Shore fishing is allowed except in the designated swimming beach
area. Fishing from the boat docks at the main �anding area is prohibited. It is
unlawful to fish in an area designated as a"no fishing" area.
(� Bicycling. The operation of mountain bikes or other bicycles within the Park
is prohibited.
(g) Horseback Riding. Horses are prohibited within the Park.
(h) Snowmobiling, Use of Motorized Vehicles. The operation and use of
motorized vehicles in the Park is prohibited, including automobiles, dune
buggies, motorcycles, scooters, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, hang-
gliders, aircraft, or any other types of motorized vehicles; except for use by
the City ar its designees as necessary for park operations, maintenance,
emergency vehicles or handicap accessibility.
(i) Golf Practice. Hitting golf balls in the Park is prohibited.
(j) Research Activity. Research activity within the Park shall be by permit only.
Sec. 22-108. Enforcement
(a) Compliance Required. All persons shall comply with the Park signs and
markers installed by the City of Orono or Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District.
(b) Enforcement Authority. Designated City officials and law enforcement
authorities shall have the jurisdiction to enforce any violation of these rules
and any state or local laws which occur on Park property.
(c) Violation a Misdemeanor. Any infraction of a duly adopted Park Rule
constitutes a misdemeanor and is punishable by law.
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(d) Permit Revocation. The City shall have the right and authority to immediately
revoke for good cause any permit issued for use of the Park."
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective upon approval and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono on this day of ,
2009 by a vote of ayes and nays.
James M. White, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda S. Vee, City Clerk
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Through mutual collnboration between the City of Orono and the Minnehoha Creek Wotershed
District, Big Islond Nnture Park is intended to be preserved, mointained and improved as a passive
recreotionQl, eco%gicnl and educationol asset to the Loke Minnetonka community and its vrsitors. A
Conservotion Easement has been estob/ished over the Pork property thot restricts the level of
improvements nnd activities to ensure these goo/s are accomplished. Additionolly, these rules and
regulotions hove been adopted to ensure thvt visitors to the Pnrk enjoy a sofe and positive
experience.
The following rules and regulations shall be adhered to by all persons who visit Big Island Nature Park:
Park Hours Big Island Nature Park is open to the public from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. It is unlawful
for any person to enter or remain in the Park between l 0:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Fires Open fires are prohibited everywhere in the Park including the swimming beach. Open fires include
campfires and charcoal grills. Propane grills are allowed.
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Overni�ht Campin� No overnight camping is allowed in the Park.
Motarized Vehicles The operation and use of motarized vehicles in the Park is prohibited, including
automobiles, dune buggies, motorcycles, scooters, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, hanb gliders, aircraft,
or any other types of motorized vehicles; except for use by the City or its designees as necessary for park
operations, maintenance, emergency vehicles or handicap accessibility.
Bicycles The operation of mountain bikes or other bicycles within the Park is prohibited.
Co`nrnercial Activitv No person shall sell or by any means advertise for sale any goods, wares,
merchandise, liquids, edibles or services of any kind, nature or description in the Park. Solicitation is
prohibited.
SiQn PostinQ The posting, distribution and display of private signs, notices, posters or advertisements is
prohibited within the Park property.
Use of Docks The city docks serving Big Island Nature Park are for day use only, and are solely for the
purpose of loading and unloadinb boats. Boats left unattended at the docks are at the boat owner's risk.
No overnight docking is allowed. It is unlawful for any person to dive,jump or fish from or otherwise use a
city dock or the adjacent area in a manner so as to disturb or endanger any other person. It is unlawful to
lounge, sunbathe or otherwise loiter on the docks.
FislainQ It is unlawful to fish at the swimming beach or from the city docks.
SwimminQ Beach The swimming beach at the southeast end of the Park is not attended. Life buards are
not provided. Swimming in Lake Minnetonka is at the individual's own risk.
Sanitation It is unlawful to litter or dump trash in the Park. Garbage and recyclables shall remain in the
possession of the Park user and shall be removed from the Park upon leaving the Park property.
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PicnickinQ Picnicking in the Park is allowed subject to the following:
(a) No person ar group shall assume exclusive use of a picnic site or shelter.
(b) No person or group shall set up temporary shelters,tents, tarps, canopies and other such devices without
authorization by permit.
Permits A Permit shall be obtained from the City of Orono for holding any special event, activity or use in
Big Island Nature Park. A list of such events, activities and uses is on file in the office of the Ciry Clerk. A
permit is required for any use that could potentially have a detrimental effect on Park property or other Park
users. Contact the City Offices at 952-249-4600 for more information.
Reservations It is the policy of the City of Orono that no facilities within Big Island Nature Park shall be
reserved nor designated for exclusive use by any individual, group or organization.
Alcol:ol/Dru�s The sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the Park is prohibited. State
laws apply to possession and use of drugs.
Firearms, etc. Firearms, explosives, slingshots, bows and arrows, paintball guns and other weapons are
prohibited in the Parh at all times. Dischar�e of firecrackers or fireworks or detonation of explosive devices
of any kind in the Park is prohibited.
Conduct Park visitors shall not use offensive language, make unreasonable noise, discharbe weapons or
fireworks, or engage in offensive gestures or conduct constituting disorderly conduct under state law. No
person shall engage in nudity or seaual conduct, or audibly express obscenities, in the Park. No person
shall mark, paint, write or post bills upon, deface or in any other way damage, destroy, alter, injure or
remove any structure, equipment, sign or placard, natural ar cultivated plantings, or other thing that is
situated in the Park.
Noise/flrrenlification The operation or use of loudspeakers, sound amplifiers, or other devices for the
production or reproduction of sound is prohibited in the Park. The operation or use of any radio,
phonograph, television or other machine ar device for the production or reproduction of sound in such a
manner as to be disturbing or a nuisance to reasonable persons of normal sensitivity within the area of
audibility is prohibited in the Park. Live bands are prohibited in the Park.
Animals & Pets Dogs and cats brought into the Park shall be under the owner's physical control and
effectively restrained by means of a leash or chain no more than six (6) feet in length, and shall be kept
from disturbing persons, wild animals and wildfowl. Pets are prohibited in the swimming beach area. The
owner of a pet shall have in his possession at all times equipment for the removal of any feces deposited by
such pet; and, upon such deposit being made, shall use such equipment for the immediate removal and
sanitary disposition of such feces.
Natural Resources All plant and animal life within the boundaries of Big Island Nature Park is protected.
Patrons shall not intentionally alter, destroy, or remove any live or dead vegetation, except upon approval
by the City of Orono and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. No person may kill, harm, harass,
pursue, hunt, trap, remove, feed or in any manner disturb any species of wildlife, except fishing is allowed
in designated areas pursuant to the State game laws, except upon written approval of the City of Orono and
the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. No person shall intentionally remove, alter, injure, or destroy
habitat used by any species, including but not limited to nests, dams or burrows.
Cultural Resources All sites, objects, buildings, ar�ifacts, implements, and locations of historical,
archaeological, geologic, scientific or educational interest of every character located in, on, or under the
surface of Big Island Nature Park are protected. No person may remove, excavate, take, dig into, or destroy
any site, object, building, artifact, implement or location of archaeological, geological, scientific or
historical interest without having first obtained written permission from the City of Orono.
Further information: City of Orono,27�0 Kelley Parkway, Orono,MN 55356
Phone: 952-249-4600 Fax: 9�2-249-4616 Website: ��.ci.orono.mn.us
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MEMORANDUM
To: Big Island Nature Park Committee
From: Mike Gaffron, Asst. City Admin. - Long Term Strategy
Date: May 2, 2008 �
Subject: Big Island Nature Park Rules and Regulations - DRAFT for Discussion
The Committee has had a number of past discussions regarding the types of activities that should
or should not occur at the Park. We have also agreed that a set of rules and regulations needs to
be established and publicized as soon as possible.
To that end I have been reviewing potentially applicable park rules and regulations from a
variety of sources, including existing City of Orono ordinances; the MCWD Conservation
Easement provisions; Minnesota State Park rules and regulations, Three Rivers Park District
rules; and other state, county and local government park regulations from around the country.
This memo is divided into 4 sections:
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ti�"Section 1. Existing City of Orono Code sections applicable to all Orono Parks
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�Section 2. Land Use Restrictions imposed by the MCWD Conservation Easement
Section 3. Eahaustive (?) list o�potential regulation topics that may be applicable to Big Island
Section 4. DRAFT Proposed Package of Rules and Regulations for Big Island Nature Park
(for discussion)
Committee members are asked to review the information provided, especially Section 4, and get
back to me with any comments, suggestions, revisions, etc. This is a work in progress, don't be
afraid to be critical! I would like to have another meeting of the Committee in mid-May if
possible - that's soon, but we need to keep moving on this...
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Section 1. Existing City Code Sections applicable to all Orono parks:
The committee has suggested that Big Island Nature Park should be subject to, as a minimum,
the same rules that apply to all other City of Orono parks. Please review the provisions below
and determine if any of these existing rules and regulations should not apply to Big Island:
Park Hours
Sec.22-89. Unlawful acts. It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Enter upon any park between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the day next following, when
notice is given by signposting.
(2) Enter upon any swimming beach between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. of the day next
following, when notice is given by signposting.
Vandalism
Sec.22-90. Dama�e to. theft of equipment, objects. No person shall mark, paint,write or post bills upon,
deface or in any other way damage, destroy, remove or carry away any equipment, manmade, natural or
cultivated plantings, or other thing that is used or situated upon a park or swimming beach.
Commercial Activity
Sec. 22-91. Sales, advertisements. No person shall sell or by any means advertise for sale any goods,
wares, merchandise or services of any kind, nature or description in a park or swimming beach.
Motor Vehicles
Sec.22-92. Motor vehicle operations, standing. No person shall:
(]) Operate a motorized vehicle in any park or swimming beach except such portion as is graded,paved,
designated or maintained as a public street, parking area or boat launching area.
(2) Leave a motorized vehicle standing in any park not designated as a parking area.
Recreational Vehicles (Snowmobiles,ATVs, etc.)
Sec. 66-158. Recreational motor vehicle operatin�restrictions. Except as otherwise specifically permitted
and authorized by the council, it is unlawful for any person to operate a recreational motor vehicle as
follows:
...(3) On any lands owned or occupied by a public body, including but not limited to Luce Line Trail
east of Stubbs Bay Road, private roads not owned by the operator, school grounds, park property,
playgrounds, recreational areas, private roads, platted but unimproved public streets, utility easements,
public trails (except Luce Line Trail west of Stubbs Bay Road)and �olf courses.
Bicycles
Sec. 22-93. Riding bicvcles. nonmotorized vehicles. No person shall ride a bicycle or other nonmotorized
vehicle in any park or swimming beach except on designated pathways, and then only in such manner as
to not threaten or endanger the person ar property of others.
Model Airplanes
Sec. 22-94. Operation of model airplanes. No person shall operate a model airplane in a park or
swimming beach.
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Animals
Sec. 22-95. Animal re�ulations. No person shall:
(1) Except as provided in Minn. Stat. § 2�6C.02, bring or keep an animal owned or under his control
into or upon a park. This subsection does not prohibit dogs or cats that are on leashes.
Animals (cont'd)
(2) Except as provided in Minn. Stat. � 256C.02, bring ar keep an animal, dog or cat owned or under his
control into or upon a swimming beach.
(3) Bring or keep a dog or cat owned or under his control�into or upon a park unless such dog or cat is
effectively restrained by means of a leash or chain and is kept from disturbing persons, wild animals and
wildfowl, or bring a dog or cat owned or under his control into or upon a park where prohibited by signs.
(4) Bring or keep a dog or cat owned or under his control into or upon a park without such person having
in his possession at all times equipment for the removal of any feces deposited by such dog ar cat; and,
upon such deposit being made, using such equipment for the immediate removal and sanitary disposition
of such feces.
Alcohol � �
Sec. 22-96. Use of alcohol. No person shall sell, possess or consume any alcoholic beverage in any park
or swimming beach. For the purpose of this section, the term "possess" shall not relate to a container
which is kept in the trunk of a vehicle if it is equipped with a trunk, ar kept in some other area of the
vehicle not normally occupied by the driver or passengers if the vehicle is not equipped with a trunk.
Fires
Sec. 22-97. Buildin�fires. No person shall build or maintain a fire in a park or swimming beach.
Fireworks
Sec. 22-98. Dischar�in�fireworks. No person shall discharbe fireworks in a park or swimmina beach.
Nudity, etc.
Sec. 22-99. Nuditv, sexual conduct, obscenities. No person shall engage in nudity or sexual conduct, or
audibly express obscenities, in a park or swimming beach. �
Fishing
Sec.22-100. Fishin�. No person shall fish at any swimming beach.
Docks
Sec. 22-101. City docks.
(a) All docks owned or maintained by the city shall be subject to the regulations in this section, and are
referred to as "city docks."
(b) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Dive,jump or fish from or otherwise use a city dock or the adjacent area in a manner so as to
disturb or endanger any other person;
(2) Dock any watercraft except for the temporary purpose of boarding or discharging passengers,
and then not in any dock within a swimming beach;
(3) Use a city dock or the surrounding area for any purpose between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
sunrise the next morning; or
(4) Deposit or leave any paper, can, bottle, glass or other refuse on ar near a city dock except in
approved containers placed by the city for such purpose.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to disobey any order of a police or health officer relating to the use of a
city dock, or to disobey any signposted regulation or rule.
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Section 2. Land Use Restrictions Imposed by MCWD Conservation
Easement:
The listing below is an abridged version of the complete text of the Conservation Easement
provisions. The vaxiety of restrictions in that document includes those that apply to the entire
property; those that apply to just the Recreation Area (the central corridor and the southerly
shelter area as depicted on the ALTA survey); and those that apply just to the Natural Area (all
areas not within the Recreation Area). Additionally, the sections of the easement that document
the various rights reserved by the City and the MCWD also relate to allowable activities on the
property.
In general, the City is obligated to follow and endorse the provisions of the Easement. Certain of
these may appropriately translate into park rules and regulations that should be publicized
(highlighted in yellow); others are merely background provisions that do not affect the public's
daily use of the park.
A. Land Use Restrictions Applicable to Entire Pronertv (AKA `Protected Pronerty')
1. No industrial activity allowed
2. No organized events allowed which could impair the Conservation Values
3. No residential development allowed
4. No introduction of non-native animals allowed.
5. No right-of-way shall be granted
6. No mining activity allowed
7. The property may not be subdivided
8. Property may not be used to satisfy land area requirements for other properties far
purposes of density, lot coverage, open space, etc. No transfer of development rights
from this Property to other property.
9. No pollution, alteration, depletion or extraction of surface and groundwater is
allowed, and no activities that cause erosion or are detrimental to water quality or
purity.
10. No dumping.
1 L No underground storage tanks allowed
B. Permitted and Prohibited Uses in Recrea�ion Area
1. New structures allowed only in accordance with Management Plan; one
office/residence for caretaker is allowed, not to exceed 1,500 s.f.
2. Existing trails may be maintained or improved but not widened, lengthened, or
relocated w/o MCWD approval. Unpaved paths or foot trails may be established for
recreational uses. No roads may be established w/o MCWD approval.
3. Fences may be constructed, maintained, improved or replaced.
4. Docks are permitted within the defined dock envelope as shown on ALTA survey.
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5. No additional temporary or permanent buildings, structures, roads or other
improvements of any kind allowed except as consistent with terms of Management
Plan.
6. Vehicles: No operation of mountain or other bicycles; dune buggies; motorcycles;
all-terrain vehicles; snowmobiles; hang-gliders, aircraft, or any other types of
motorized vehicles; except for use by City or its designees as necessary for park
operations and.maintenance; and except for emergency vehicles. A golf-cart type
vehicle may be operated only on existing concrete pathways for provision of handicap
accessibility.
7. Orono shall give notice to MCWD prior to commencing any allowed construction
activity.
C. Permitted and Prohibited Uses in Natural Area
1. No agricultural use is allowed, including tilling, plowing, grazing, gardening, etc.
2. Unpaved paths or foot trails may be established and maintained for non-motorized
use so long as said use does not impair the Conservation Values.
3. Selected trails may be constructed of crushed limestone or other all-weather surface
for handicapped accessibility. City may repair existing deteriorating paved trails with
non-bituminous surface as needed. Existing concrete trail to pavilion may be replace
in kind in same location as necessary for handicap access.
4. Fences may be constructed and maintained, improved, replaced or removed to mark
boundaries, secure the property, or to carry out permitted activities.
�. Except for fences and utilities, no temporary or permanent buildings, structures,
roads, rights of way, parking areas, impervious surfaces or other improvements are
allowed.
6. The Property may be used to maintain, restore or enhance habitat for wildlife and
biological communities. City may remove timber and other wood products (?) and
manage vegetation in accordance with a Management Plan. Otherwise, no removal,
cutting, pruning, trimming or mowing of any trees or other vegetation, living or dead
is allowed, and introduction of non-native species is not allowed except in specified
circumstances (health/safety/welfare or invasives control).
7. No alteration of topography is allowed, including ditching, draining, diking, filling,
excavation, dredging, mining drilling, or removal of earth materials except as
minimally necessary to effect a permitted use.
8. Vehicles: No operation of mountain or other bicycles; dune buggies; motorcycles;
all-terrain vehicles; snowmobiles; hang-gliders, aircraft, or any other types of
motorized vehicles; except for use by City or its designees as necessary for park
operations and maintenance, including habitat restoration; and except for emergency
vehicles. A golf-cart type vehicle may be operated only on existing concrete
pathways for provision of handicap accessibility.
9. No use of pesticides or biocides is allowed, including insecticides, fungicides,
rodenticides, herbicides, or"bug-zappers".
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10. Orono shall give notice to MCWD prior to commencing any allowed construction
activity.
D. Reserved Rights Retained by Orono.
1. Orono retains the right to convey the Property subject to the MCWD Conservation
Easement.
2. The Protected Property may be used for hiking, cross-country skiing, camping
(prohibited by City park ordinance), nature observation or study, and similar low-
impact, non-motorized, recreational and educational programs or activities.
3. Utility systems and facilities may be installed, maintained, repaired, extended and
replaced only to serve allowed uses. Septic and well systems will be allowed subject
to MCWD location approval, and restoration of disturbed ground consistent with the
intent of the Conservation Easement.
E. Reserved Rights Retained by MCWD.
1. MCWD reserves the right to preserve and protect the conservation values of the
Property.
2. MCWD reserves the right to enter the Property to monitor and enfarce compliance
with the Conservation Easement, to obtain evidence, to survey boundaries, to make
scientific and educational observations, to manage the wetlands, shoreland and
waterbodies, including vegetative maintenance and management and hydrologic
modification.
3. MC WD reserves the right to prevent or remedy violations of the Conservation
Easement.
4. MCWD reserves the right to place signs identifying the land as Protected.
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