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A RESOLUTION
GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
AMENDMENT #1 OF THE
ORONO 2008-2030 COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT PLAN:
20 ORONO ORCHARD ROAD NORTH -MUSA
FILE NO. 12-3566
WHEREAS, the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") is a municipal corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, in September 2010 the Orono City Council adopted the 2008-2030
Orono Community Management Plan (hereinafter "CMP" or "the Comprehensive Plan") to
provide for the orderly development of the City, in compliance with the Metropolitan Land
Planning Act of 1976 and Minnesota Statutes Chapters 462 and 473; and
WHEREAS, an integral element of the 2008-2030 CMP is the Comprehensive
Sewer Policy Plan, which identifies certain areas of the City as being within the Metropolitan
Urban Service Area (MUSA) in which connections to the metropolitan sanitary sewer system are
allowed; and
WHEREAS, the property at 20 Orono Orchard Road North within the City of
Orono contains a single family residence structure constructed in the 1950s or earlier and is
approximately 2.0 acres in area, of which approximately 1.25 acres is wetland. The property is
zoned RR-1B Rural Residential, 2-acre minimum lot size and currently has a failing non-
conforming septic system; and
WHEREAS, the property is located along Orono Orchard Road approximately
700 feet from the existing Orono municipal sewer system that serves the Orono Orchards
neighborhood. The property is not currently within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area
(MUSA), but is directly across the Luce Line Trail from the Orono Orchards neighborhood
which is within the MUSA; and
WHEREAS, the property does not have available area for septic system
replacement or expansion; and
WHEREAS, the property owner has formally requested that the property be
incorporated into the MUSA to allow for future connection to the municipal sewer system; and
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WHEREAS, Metropolitan Council staff have advised the City that this property
can be added to the MUSA through a minor amendment to the CMP. The amendment is exempt
from the 60-day comment period by adjacent jurisdictions because it is less than 40 acres in area,
it does not change any Metropolitan Growth Forecasts, and is further from adjacent jurisdictions
than the City's standard notification distance; and
WHEREAS, the property does meet the exceptions established by Metropolitan
Council so that the property will not be counted against Orono's density calculations, because it
was 1) developed prior to 1985; 2) has a failing septic system; and 3) there are no alternative
locations on the property where a replacement septic system would be feasible; and
WHEREAS, in light of the above noted facts the Orono Planning Commission
pursuant to published and written notice held a public hearing on July 16, 2012 and on a vote of
6-0 recommended that the property at 20 Orono Orchard Road North be added to the MUSA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orono City Council
conditionally approves an amendment of the 2008-2030 Community Management Plan to
include 20 Orono Orchard Road North in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area subject to
Metropolitan Council review and approval, and directs City staff to prepare such an amendment
and submit it to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota this 23rd day of July, 2012.
ATTEST: � • d�vr� ��,.��
Lili Tod McMillan, Mayor
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk
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