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CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
No. 7560
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A RESOLUTION
APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT#7
TO ADD A NEW LAND USE CATEGORY
AND
MODIFY THE RATIO OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
WITHIN THE EXISTING MIXED-USE LAND USE CATEGORY
(FILE NO. LA24-000063)
WHEREAS, the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") adopted its the 2020-2040
Comprehensive Plan(hereinafter the"Plan")on June 10,2019;
WHEREAS, in the implementation of the Plan, the City desires to adjust land use
density within the city to more appropriately serve the City Council's land use goals;
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2024, the City Council approved a sanitary sewer
extension to serve certain properties on Fox Street;and
WHEREAS,as part of the Met Council's permitting for the sewer extension,the City
is required to address the density standards for the sewer improvements through a Comprehensive
Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS,on February 18,2025,after published and mailed notice in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at
which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning the Comprehensive Plan Amendment were
given the opportunity to speak thereon; and
WHEREAS, on February 18, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended
approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment as proposed; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2025, the City Council reviewed the application and
the recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff; and
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of
Orono,Minnesota hereby approves the Comprehensive Plan Amendment based on one or more of
the following findings of fact:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File LA24-000063 (Comprehensive Plan
Amendment#7). The analysis contained within staff memos and the exhibits attached to
the aforesaid memos,all minutes from the above mentioned meetings,and any and all other
materials distributed at these meetings are hereby incorporated by reference.
2. The City plans to provide City sewer to serve existing developed lakeshore lots on the west
end of Fox Street. To accomplish this, the City intends to create a new lower density land
use classification to reflect the current built environment of these lakeshore lots which
range from 2 - 8 acres in size.
3. The City proposes establishment of a new Urban Large Lot Estate category. The large lot
category impacts the overall density for the city within the MUSA areas.
4. The guided land use density ranges will be modified to reflect Urban Large Lot Estate
(0.125-0.5 u/a), and Urban Medium High/Mixed Use(10-20 u/a),
5. The City proposes to increase the ratio between commercial and residential within the
Urban Mixed-Use category from 70%residential and 30%commercial to 85%residential
and 15% commercial to allow for additional housing units.
6. The aforementioned changes, combined, will offset each other and ensure that sewer can
be provided to environmentally sensitive properties around Lake Minnetonka, while
ensuring that the city will be able to maintain the density standards of 3 units/acre
throughout areas of the city with existing sewer connections.
7. The proposed changes will not reduce the City's requirement to provide the required 154
units of affordable housing, based on the number of acres guided for densities 8 units per
acre or greater(Comprehensive Plan Table 3B-3).
8. The proposed changes will result in an overall density of 3.1 units per acre within the
sewered areas of the City, exceeding by 0.1 the minimum density required for Emerging
Suburban Edge communities, as designated by the Metropolitan Council (Comprehensive
Plan Table 3B-5).
9. The proposed changes meet the prescribed housing growth for the periods 2021-2030 and
2031-2040 (Comprehensive Plan Table 3B-6.)
CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS:
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CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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1. Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby approves
Amendment #7 to the 2020-2040 Comprehensive Plan attached as Exhibit A and directs
staff to submit the Amendment to the Metropolitan Council for approval.
ADOPTED by the Orono City Council on this 10th day of March, 2025.
ATTEST: CITY OF ORONO:
Chris ' usia ity Clerk Bob Tunheim, Mayor
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CMP Part 3B. General Land Use Plan
TABLE OF CONTENTS CMP PART 3B
GENERAL LAND USE PLAN
Introduction 3B-2
Scope 3B-3
Basic Land Use Concepts and Principles 3B-3
Table 3B-1: Orono Population and Households 1970-2040 3B-4
Table 3B-la: Orono Populations and HH adjusted 3B-5
Land Use Goals and Policies 3B-6
2040 Regional Development Framework 3B-12
Existing and Future Land Use Summary 3B-13
Table 3B-2: Orono Existing Land Use Summary 3B-13
Table 3B-3: Orono 2040 Planned Land Use 3B-14
Navarre Area Plan 3B-18
What Changed 3B-21
Future Development/Staged Plan 3B-21
Table 3B-4: Planned Development Sites 3B-22
Table 3B-5:Net Density 3B-24
Table 3B-6:Planned Development by Decade 3B-24
Employment 3B-25
Figure 3B-1 Employment 3B-25
Figure 3B-2 Employment by Industry 3B-25
Historic Site Preservation Plan 3B-26
Appendices
Map 3B-1 Urban and Rural Areas
Map 3B-2 Existing Land Use
Map 3B-2B Existing Land Use-Navarre Area
Map 3B-3 Proposed Land Use
Map 3B-3B Proposed Land Use Navarre Area
Map 3B-4 Planned Development Sites
3B-A Navarre Area Plan
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CMP PART 3B
LAND USE PLAN
INTRODUCTION
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.
This Plan is prepared and presented for the following purposes:
L 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.
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.
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. This Plan is compatible with the plans of nearby cities
for land use of abutting neighborhoods and for overall levels of services and facilities.
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
illustrates and coordinates the various goals and policies of all the elements of the
Community Management Plan.
4. The Land Use Plan is intended to be used as a basis for public facilities planning. The
Land Use Plan plays an important role in determining each neighborhood's ultimate
population, the required capacity of public facilities, and an appropriate capital
improvements program.
5. The Land Use Plan is intended to be used as the basis for developing responsible
ordinances for land use management. Zoning and subdivision controls have been
established and will continue to be refined to implement the intent of this Land Use Plan.
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SCOPE
The time framework of the Land Use Plan is intended to be consistent with the regional planning
period of 2020 through 2040 and with the City's permanent planning policy for rural Orono.
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.
This commitment is particularly important to the many Orono citizens who are making private investments
based upon this concept.
BASIC LAND USE CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
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. Chapter 1 of this Plan outlines the "urbanization spiral".
Nutrient management technologies such as NURP ponds, alum treatments, and a wide variety of Best
Management Practices provide 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.Retention of natural vegetation, light, air, and open space will be promoted. Shorelines
will be protected from erosion and alteration.
Water quality preservation is dependent upon effective sewage treatment programs. 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 or 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.
Historic development patterns have resulted in a city which is partially urban and partially rural.
These two development patterns offer a variety of housing to meet residents' lifestyle and service desires.
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 (MUSA) and partly outside the current
MUSA. The MUSA was established by Metropolitan Council to define the extent of areas where urban
services will be provided and urban scale development will occur.
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
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services, increased police and fire protection, public works projects and public recreational facilities.
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These areas have such facilities in place and in sufficient capacity to accommodate all projected urban
development. The rural areas have limited density and have environmental restraints prohibiting urban
density encroachments.
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 Community Management Plan. Additional of higher density
housing is anticipated in the planning term to accommodate a wider range of affordability and lifecycle
housing needs, overall urban density will remain relatively low.
The rural area is expected to have continued infill residential development.Non-residential development
will likely be limited to open space recreation.
Over time, changes in national priorities, population trends, metropolitan plans and metropolitan
facilities have continued to reinforce the planning and development objectives of Orono. Community
leaders have consistently held firm to the quality over quantity in approving development proposals, and
will continue to do so.
The projected population is a direct result of Orono's environmental protection policies and is consistent
with the proposed public facilities plans of Orono, the Hennepin County Public Works Department, the
Minnesota Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES).
Table 3B-1 illustrates Orono Population and Household growth,from 1970,projected through 2040. The
most recent data supplied by the Met Council, in 2016, shows 7,691 people in 3,037 households.
Table 3B 1:;Orono 9pulation,Households,,and EEmployment 1970 20,40,
(Seweredfand'Unsewered,Forecasts)
Population
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016 2020 2030 2040
Sewered -- -- -- -- 4,429 -- 5,834 6,170 6,740
Unsewered -- -- -- -- 3,008 -- 2,603 2,630 2,760
Total City 6,787 6,845 7,285 7,538 7,437 7,691 8,437 8,800 9,500
Household
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016 2020 2030 2040
Sewered -- -- -- -- 1,780 2,253 2,306 2,455 2,785
Unsewered -- -- -- -- 1046 784 1,029 1,105 1,115
Total City 2,146 2,291 2,613 2,766 2,826 3,037 3,335 3,560 3,900
Persons/HE 3.16 2.99 2.79 2.73 2.63 2.53 2.53 2.47 2.44
Employment
500 809 980 951 1562 1579 1700 1780 1800
Source: Metropolitan Council System Statement
Table 3B-la illustrates the number of households need to be created based on the 2016 updated numbers.
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In summary, the city will need to add 523 sewered households to meet 2030 projections, and 340
households in the 2030s to meet 2040 forecasts.
Table 3B la:$Orono Households 2010 2040 A
(Sewered=and Unsewered adjusted Forecasts),
Household
Change Change Change
Year 2010 2016 2020 Est. from 2030 Est. from 2040 Est from
2016 2016 2030
Sewered 1780 2253 2306 53 2,498 192 2,785 287
Unsewered 1046 784 1029 245 1105 76 1,113 8
Total City 2,826 3037 3,335 298 3,560 225 3,900 340
Source: Metropolitan Council System Statement,City Utility Accounts
Regional transportation plans have been revised since the 1970's to accommodate the increased traffic
levels on Highway 12 through Orono and Long Lake.Environmental and social pressures have 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 three decades ago in response to Orono's plans for
low-density development. The final Orono-Long Lake Interceptor 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 goals for the rural area.
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 met by
commercial facilities and shopping centers located in Navarre and in surrounding communities.Promotion
of duplicate facilities in Orono would tend to be uneconomic and counterproductive.
Orono's housing plan is intended to accommodate all planned population growth in a wide variety
of housing opportunities.
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, attached
townhome, and apartment dwelling units on vacant sewered parcels along Wayzata Boulevard and in the
Navarre Area.
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 previously
brought into the MUSA, new low- density rural development may be provided with municipal sewers to
afford the maximum level of 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 by urban and rural
neighborhoods.Municipal sewer capacity is available for projected urban development within the existing
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urban service area.
Orono's transportation plan is tailored to the different needs of urban and rural neighborhoods.
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.
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.
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. In the rural area, a variety of
City-owned parks and preserves offer a range of active and passive recreation opportunities. Large public
and quasi-public recreational facilities include Three Rivers Park District lands, several golf courses, a
gun club,the Luce Line state Trail,the Dakota Rail Trail,as well as two'big woods' Scientific and Natural
Areas.
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 45 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.
General Land Use Policies
1. The boundary between Orono's Urban and Rural Areas is fixed. Orono's Urban Area will not
be strictly 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. Orono's Urban and Rural areas are depicted and
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fixed by Map 3B-1.
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 Area and may
include parts of Orono's Rural Area where appropriate. The MUSA boundary in Orono will
define areas where sewer exists or where it may be extended to serve existing or new
development, but will not define the areas where general urban services will be provided, and
it will not strictly define the boundary between higher density and low-density 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.
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 rate and
quantity of surface runoff while decreasing the water quality. 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 density
as a result of such supplementation.
5. The wetlands, floodplains, and marshlands of the city will be protected and preserved as
wildlife habitats,as unique open spaces,and as an economically practical and effective method
of flood protection and storm water runoff filtration. Wherever possible,the City will acquire
open space and flowage easements for conservation of these lands. The city will not support
the filling of a wetland to provide a buildable lot.
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.
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 limit 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, filling and other grade changes at or near the shoreline for the sole
purpose of accommodating development will be discouraged.
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8. The City will work to encourage and facilitate slope stabilization measures prior to slope
failures.
9. Development or alteration of floodplains will be restricted. The City will observe and
administer Flood Plain regulations as required by the DNR.
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 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. 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.
13. Future development must enhance the community.Land development should respect preserve
the value of the land and the integrity, stability and beauty of the community.
14. Physical improvements required to accommodate new development must be provided by the
developer. It is the policy of the City that development pays for itself, 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 development 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.
15. 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.
16. 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 rights 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 property 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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17.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
1. The majority of Orono's urban area will be reserved for residential land use.Many urban
residences will be intimately associated with the lake shoreline and will be subject to density
restrictions because of sensitive environmental conditions. Medium and High Density 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
except when in close proximity to the Navarre commercial area abutting CR 15 or CR 19.
2. 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. Mixed Use Residential and Commercial Development is targeted for select
traditionally commercial areas to provide a healthy base of customers for these limited
commercial areas.
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 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 consistent
with Long Lake's neighboring industrial development.
6. Commercial and industrial development will not be permitted to adversely affect
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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,water, adequate transportation,police and fire
protection services are available.
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 expense of the existing users.
9. 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.
10. 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 against 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 Policies
Orono's rural 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.
Orono's rural area provides the opportunity for quasi- agricultural land uses. Greenhouses,
orchards, small hobby 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.
Rural density is limited by natural conditions.Development of rural Orono is naturally limited
by a number of conditions including wetlands, steep slopes and areas of high water table, factors
which influence building locations and transportation options as well as the location and spacing
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of on-site sewage treatment systems which rely on soil treatment of sewage effluent.
The existing rural area will not be urbanized. Orono's Community Management Plan is not a
staged growth plan. Municipal urban services will not be extended into the rural area or across
open, rural lands.
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.
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,
contiguous land exclusive of roadways,wetlands, streams or areas of high water table.
Rural land use densities will allow maximum retention of private woods and open space.Low
rural densities will accommodate home-sites without affecting the traditional vistas of open fields
and woods. The retention of these woodlands and marshlands will then assure permanent habitat
for our 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.
Rural lakeshore areas within the Shoreland and within the MUSA will be provided with
municipal sewer service upon request.Municipal sewer service connections will be available to
new or existing residences within the designated Shoreland Overlay District and within the MUSA
when requested, costs to connect will be the responsibility of the property owner. However, this
policy will not preclude development of such areas using fully conforming Individual Sewage
Treatment Systems.
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. Natural is defined in part by 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. Natural includes remnants of native forests and vegetation, protection of
the lakeshore from hardcover and impervious surface encroachments. 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 many 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, and other Orono
lakes and waterways which includes the preservation of the natural character of the lakeshore and
the water quality of the lakes.
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As the demand for,and value of,lakeshore property has dramatically increased,so has the pressure
to expand or replace 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
reasonably protected.
4. The size of a house to be allowed on a lot shall be determined, in part, 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.
2040 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Accommodating future growth of the Metro Area is a concern that will require wide-ranging resources.
The Metropolitan Council in 2015 adopted "Thrive MSP 2040" to provide a plan for addressing the
challenges that will be faced by the Twin Cities area over the next two decades in accommodating
expected growth in the region. Forecasts indicate the metro area will grow by 820,000 people between
2010 and 2040,and as the average household size continues to shrink(from 2.55 in 2010 to 2.43 by 2040)
an additional 389,000 households must be accommodated.
In addressing the challenges of growth, Metropolitan Council has acknowledged that a"one size fits all"
approach to implementing the Regional Development Framework is not appropriate, and has designated
Geographic Planning Areas to identify communities with similar types of growth. In general, Orono's
area within the MUSA boundary is designated as "Emerging Suburban Edge" and the areas outside the
MUSA boundary are "Rural Residential". Metropolitan Council has identified a set of implementation
strategies for each of these categories, as well as an umbrella of strategies that will apply to all
communities. Map 3C-1 outlines the Community Designations and the community responsibilities.
Each local community is required to address how it will plan for its share of regional affordable housing
needs for the decade 2021-2030. Metropolitan Council has apportioned the forecasted need among each
of the municipalities in the 7-county metro area. Minnesota Statutes require that comprehensive plans
include an implementation program that describes public programs, fiscal devices and other specific
actions to be undertaken in stated sequence to implement the comprehensive plan and ensure conformity
with metropolitan system plans. One required element is a housing implementation program,"...including
official controls to implement the housing 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 housing." Orono's share is forecasted at 154 new affordable housing units for the decade 2021-
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2030.
EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE SUMMARY
Map 3B-2 depicts the existing land uses in Orono as of 2016. Table 3B-2: Orono Existing Land Use
Summary, shows just over 1/3 of Orono's total area is in open water; of the remaining 2/3 that is land
area, 92% is devoted to residential, parks & open space uses, or underdeveloped.
Table 313;2 osnc%.E fisting Lana_T se LSummary (2016)
Land Use Category Acreage %of City
Rural Preserve 302 1.97%
Rural Residential 2,098 13.66%
Island Residential 76 0.49%
Urban Estate Density 2,441 15.90%
Residential
Urban Low Density 32 0.21%
Residential
Urban High Density 21 0.14%
Residential
Commercial/Office 86 0.56%
Industrial 35 0.23%
Park,Recreational and 1,529 9.96%
Open Space
Undeveloped 3367 21.93%
Right-of-Way 137
TOTAL 15 356 ._
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Source: Existing Land Use Map
Note: Open Water is a dominant natural feature of Orono and represents 34.03 percent of the"land" area
of Orono. However, because it is not a land use, it is not included in Table 3B-2 above or on Map 3B-2a.
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Map 3B-3 indicates the proposed land use plan of the city, identifying appropriate land uses and densities
for each individual neighborhood. This land use map will form the basis for land use and zoning decisions
over the next 20 years. Table 3B-3 is a summary of Orono's Planned Land Use. Note that the Summary
reflects that the planned uses are to be allowed to take effect immediately rather than being staged over a
period of years,thus the 2030 and 2040 predicted acreages are the same as 2020 levels.
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Rural Preserve(1 unit/5 acres) 1207 8.39% 1207 8.39% 1207 8.39%
Rural Residential(1 unit/2 acres) 2808 19.52% 2808 19.52% 2808 19.52%
Island Residential 55 0.38% 55 0.38% 55 0.38%
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Urban Estate Density Residential(0.5-2 units/acre) 3177 22.08% 3177 22.08% 3177 22.08%
Urban Low Density Residential(3-8 units/acre) 165 1.15% 165 1.15% 165 1.15%
Urban Med Residential/Mixed Use(8-15 units/acre) 86 0.60% 86 0.60% 86 0.60%
Urban Medium High Density Residential(15-20 units per acre) 3 0.02% 3 0.02% 3 0.02%
Urban High Density Residential(20-25 units per acre) 51 0.35% 51 0.35% 51 0.35%
Commercial/Office 46 0.32% 46 0.32% 46 0.32%
Industrial 42 0.29% 42 0.29% 42 0.29%
Park,Recreational and Open Space 1570 10.91% 1570 10.91% 1570 10.91%
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Source Proposed Land Use Map
The Plan does not suggest a change in land use over the next 20 years, after the adoption of this Update.
The land uses identified in Map3B-3a and Map 3B-3b are outlined in greater detail below.
1. Lakes and Open Water
Areas within the city boundary of open water. The Lakes and associated watersheds are a significant
influence on the quality of life and character of the City. However, since they are not a land use,they
are not included in the land use calculations for the city. Open water constitutes approximately 34%
of the surface area of the City.
2. Rural Preserve (1 unit per 5 acres)
The northwest corner of the City is planned for a lower density of one unit per five acres. This area
has been developed to provide large lot and quasi agricultural home sites. The extension of municipal
water or sewer is not intended for these areas. Residential dwelling units will be provided as single
family detached structures.
3. Rural Residential(1 unit per 2 acres)
This is the typical rural residential density developed and planned to be permanently self-supporting.
No rural density will be allowed greater than one unit per two acres except for those residences in
existing rural housing clusters that were originally 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 within. Residential dwelling units will be provided as single family detached
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structures
4. Urban Large Lot Estates (0.125-0.5 units per acre)
The is intended for areas that have developed in a land use pattern of large lots in environmentally
sensitive areas around the lake. These lots have access or sanitary sewer services. These lots are
impactful to lake water quality and lake characters. Theses lots are directly abutting lakeshore and
would benefit the overall environment by ensuring their connection to sewer and retaining the large
open space and green cover within the sensitive areas. Residential dwellings units will be provided as
single family detached structures.
5. Urban Estate Residential (0.5-2 units per acre)
This is intended for areas that have developed in a land use pattern of lots developed many decades
ago smaller than 1 acre,and have access to sanitary sewer services. These lots have a particular impact
on lake water quality, and lake character and storm water management, massing, and hardcover
controls are critical to the retention of this character. Residential dwelling units will be provided as
single family detached structures.
6. Urban Low Residential(3-8 units per acre)
This higher density will be reserved for properties deemed by the City Council to be so uniquely
situated that residential development at the prescribed density will not negatively impact surrounding
land uses. Such properties must have municipal sewer and water available. Other factors that will be
taken into consideration in determining the appropriate locations for this density will include proximity
to and the need for other urban utilities and services in relation to the proposed use; transportation
system impacts and site access; and the ability of the proposed use to meet City housing goals.
Residential dwelling units will be provided as single and two family structures.
7. Urban Medium /Mixed Use Residential (8-15 units per acre)
This land use designation is reserved for specific sites,which based on their proximity to services and
transportation corridors are deemed appropriate for higher density projects.
The Mixed Use Residential designation is intended for established commercial areas on higher
classification transportation routes to introduce an element of higher density residential. This
residential component will serve to augment the commercial uses with a near-by customer base and to
provide an efficient use of land.The properties targeted for Mixed Use classification are in the Navarre
area, including a number of commercially zoned properties abutting Shadywood Road, and additional
commercial and residential properties abutting Shoreline Drive. This Mixed Use designation is
intended to allow for the possibility of higher density multi-family residential development such as
senior and assisted living, townhomes, condominiums or apartment buildings. Under the Mixed Use
designation, properties currently zoned for residential use are not intended to be converted to
commercial property, but existing commercial property could be converted to higher-density
residential use or mixed residential-commercial uses in the same buildings.The City may also consider
new zoning standards to regulate potential mixed-use projects.
The Metropolitan Council requires that communities provide a measurement of forecasted
employment. Acceptable measures include floor area ratios, building footprint percentages or
impervious surface percentages. The City anticipates mixed use within the context of the
neighborhood, and not necessarily specific to a particular parcel. Where employed, the City can
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envision ground level commercial services, with 2nd and 3rd level residential, though that is not the
expected universal development pattern. The employment and service centers in Orono are very
suburban in nature, equating to low Floor Area Ratios (FAR). The City anticipates development and
redevelopment of its employment and service centers to continue that development pattern, given the
City's goals toward open space, stormwater management, and relatively modest building scale. The
City anticipates its commercial and mixed use areas to be driven by retail and service industries, with
a corresponding FAR between 0.2 and 0.35.
Properties in Area E of Table 3B-4 and Map 3B-4 are the primary candidates for mixed use
development. The City has identified 51 net acres of properties that could be developed or
redeveloped in the next 20 years. Based on the height limit (30 feet) and the desire for commercial
services to mix with residential,the City anticipates--7-0-%85%of Area E to convert to residential uses,
the remaining 30% 15%to Commercial. Assuming a FAR ratio of 0.25 to 0.45,there is the potential
of 418,000 and 731,000 sq ft of building area. Assuming up to a third of that being used for
Commercial purposes,that nets between 125,400 and 219,500 sq ft of commercial space, in Area E.
Total Sq Ft (Total 1/3 of area for Jobs,Assuming
SF * FAR) Commercial 1000 sqft per
worker
FAR 522,720 172,498 172
0.25
FAR 940,896 310,496 310
0.45
Applying the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey findings*, in particular the median
square feet per worker,we can extrapolate a conservative estimate of 1000 sq ft per worker, based on
likely retail, office or service employment, census region, climate, and number of floors. This yields
a range of potential employment of between 172 and 310 workers in Area E alone.
* Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey completed by the US Energy Information Administration,updated December,
2016
8. Urban Medium High Density Residential (15-20 units per acre)
This land use designation is reserved for specific sites,which based on their proximity to services and
transportation corridors, are deemed appropriate for higher density projects, but not appropriate for
the highest densities. Other factors that will be taken into consideration in determining the appropriate
locations for this density will include proximity to and the need for other urban utilities and services
in relation to the proposed use; transportation system impacts and site access; and the ability of the
proposed use to meet City housing goals. Residential dwelling units are anticipated to be provided as
3-5 unit townhomes, apartments, condominiums, and senior housing structures, no higher than 30 feet
in defined height.
9. Urban High Density Residential(20-25 units per acre)
This land use designation is reserved for specific sites,which based on their proximity to services and
transportation corridors, are deemed appropriate for higher density projects. Other factors that will be
taken into consideration in determining the appropriate locations for this density will include proximity
to and the need for other urban utilities and services in relation to the proposed use; transportation
system impacts and site access; and the ability of the proposed use to meet City housing goals.
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Residential dwelling units are anticipated to be provided as 4 unit townhomes, apartments,
condominiums, and senior housing structures, no higher than 30 feet in defined height.
10. Island Residential (1 unit per 5 acres)
The Island residential is characterized by limited access,utilities,and municipal services for properties
originally developed as seasonal cabins. The Land use category is intended to preserve this land use
without encouraging additional subdivision. This area is envisioned for seasonal occupancy in single
family detached structures.
11. Commercial/Office
Commercial/ Office is the general land use describing 3 sub land use categories: Lakeshore
Commercial, Navarre Commercial District, and Orono/ Long Lake Business District. Urban
commercial development is limited to two areas which are provided with all the necessary urban
services and facilities.
LAKESHORE COMMERCIAL Lakeshore Commercial, restricted to lake access and lake user
service businesses, including marinas, are appropriate for a lakeside community and require a
lakeshore location. Special performance standards are necessary to assure protection of the lake
environment. Parking, utilities, lake/ Highway access, and pedestrian circulation must be
considered in siting new Lake Shore Commercial Uses.
NAVARRE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. See also Urban Medium High Density Residential/
Mixed Use. The major commercial center of Orono will continue to be Navarre. This area will
provide opportunity for neighborhood retail and service businesses, plus professional offices.
Accessory functions such as offices and 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 along either side of Shoreline Drive from the
intersection of County Roads 15 and 19 westward to the Orono-Spring Park border,and along both
sides of Shadywood Road from Lyric Avenue to Lydiard Avenue. The commercial uses along
these intersecting corridors are typically only one tier deep, with virtually all commercial
properties abutting either Shoreline Drive or Shadywood Road. Additionally, the commercial
properties are not continuous, with residential properties scattered among them, making for a
somewhat fragmented business district that is spread out over a mile in length from end to end.
Along these two corridors the second tier of development is typically residential.
Past City planning efforts for the Navarre area have identified a number of challenges to be
addressed as Navarre redevelops in the years to come:
1. High traffic volumes and the existing traffic management infrastructure result in poor
pedestrian accessibility.Pedestrians have limited options for crossing CR 15 or CR 19.The
Park and Ride facility location and inflexibility of bus routes (partially due to the location
and configuration of the P&R lot)requires that bus patrons cross CR 15 on at least one leg
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of their commute.
2. Parking availability is a limiting factor for expansion or redevelopment of existing
businesses.
3. Beautification efforts are hindered by road width and right-of-way constraints as well as
financial constraints.
4. Aging buildings are ripe for redevelopment yet 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 existing buildings.
6. Compatibility of certain business uses with the closely adjacent residential neighborhood
can become an issue.
7. Desire to expand pedestrian connectivity to adjoining neighborhoods and to Dakota Rail
Trail.
8. Introduction of higher density mixed use (residential and commercial) development to
select sites identified in the Land Use Plan.
ORONO/LONG LAKE BUSINESS AREA
An additional commercial area is designated along Wayzata 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 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 Wayzata Boulevard area will be community or 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 Wayzata Boulevard 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.
Parameters for commercial use of this area are as follows:
1. The area affected is property lying between Kelley Parkway and Wayzata Boulevard, west of
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Willow Drive and east of Old Crystal Bay Road.
2 Allowed uses in this area include professional offices, limited service uses, retail uses
accessory to the office use, and senior and assisted living uses.
3. Access to all uses will be via Kelley Parkway. Direct access to Willow Drive, if allowed, are
intended to be right-in/right-out only. There shall be no direct access points onto Wayzata
Boulevard.
4. "Big box"retail uses will not be allowed within this area.
9. Park/Recreation/Open Space
Park, Recreation, and Open Space Land Use includes public and private parks and natural areas
throughout the community. 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.
10. Industrial
This district provides space for industrial activities for companies that are able and willing to
achieve superior standards of design and environmental protection. Industrial land uses should
be restricted to areas abutting major transportation corridors and individually cited so as to
minimum negative impacts on residential areas. Based on their heavy hardcover needs, industrial
areas should be located further than 1,000 feet from lakes. The Metropolitan Council requires that
communities provide a measurement of forecasted employment. Acceptable measures include
floor area ratios, building footprint percentages or impervious surface percentages. Orono
anticipates that new development in the Industrial land use will tend to result in FAR of 0.32 to
0.4. There is about 10 acres of vacant or underdeveloped industrially guided property. Applying
the same methodology as outlined in the Mixed Use section:
Total Sq Ft(Total SF * Jobs,Assuming 1500 sqft per
FAR) warehouse worker
FAR 0.32 139,392 93
FAR 0.40 174,240 116
The City can anticipate an additional 93-116 jobs upon the full buildout of the Industrial areas.
These two areas, using the conservative estimates outlines, demonstrate Orono can accommodate
employment growth projections.
11. Major Highway and Railway Uses
Identifies land occupied by federal or state highways and railway improvements.
NAVARRE AREA PLAN
In 2018, the City completed the Navarre Area Plan (NAP) with the aid of a Planning Consultant, WSB
and Associates. This planning process focused on the land range vision and land use goals for the Navarre
area, and to inform the Comprehensive Plan, for this update. The proposed land uses shown on Map 3B-
3 include the findings from the Navarre Area Plan. Map 3B-3a shows the Navarre area specifically.
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The Navarre Planning Process employed a Planning Advisory Committee (PAC), consisting of 13
members of the Navarre area community, including business owners and operators and residents. The
Planning Process included three PAC meetings, an open house in January, and a Joint Work session in
April. Public comment was collected via the open house, work session, on-line surveys, and the use of a
social media tool, Social Pinpoint. The full report, including the appendices detailing the comments
received, and the market study, are attached in Appendix 3B-A of this chapter.
The NAP evaluated several factors influencing the changes in the Navarre neighborhood over the next 20
years, including the market, traffic and transportation. The goal of the PAC was to influence and guide
this change toward a Navarre area that can serve as a pseudo"downtown"of Orono;while still respecting
the core Orono values as a small,rural community.
A market study was completed by Maxfield and Associates,tested the land use assumptions made by the
land use plan. The market study was used to adjust the planned land use map from the 2030 to the 2040
Plan.
Traffic and transportation issues are a major influence on the character and change in Navarre. In 2019,
Hennepin County is expected to improve the intersection of County Roads 15 and 19 (Shoreline and
Shadywood Road),though these improvements are not expected to increase capacity. Capacity challenges
of this section of the community are discussed in the Transportation Chapter.
The findings of the Navarre Area Plan are highlighted below.
Interaction with Lake Minnetonka
• As part of any redevelopment proposals involving parcels on the south side of Shoreline
Drive between Carman Street and Kelly Avenue,the City should work with developers to
identify opportunity areas that allow for viewing, sitting, and walking near the lakeshore.
Fishing or boating connections to Lake Minnetonka are not anticipated.
Future Development
• Cautiously consider allowing increased building heights and residential density in areas
along Shoreline Drive and Shadywood Road(where appropriate)to increase pedestrian
traffic and encourage additional retail development.
• Consider incorporating incentives into the zoning ordinance that allow for higher density in
exchange for enhanced architectural features, underground parking,public amenities,plazas,
open spaces, and recreation areas.
• Adopt architectural and design regulations where appropriate to require pedestrian scale
design. Consider regulations for maximum building setbacks, minimum window coverage,
location of parking facilities, architectural materials, façade articulation, and entryways.
• Review all permitted and conditional commercial uses within zoning districts along
Shoreline Drive and Shadywood Road to ensure that the types of desired businesses are
allowed in Navarre. Types of allowable uses should focus on small scale neighborhood goods
and services and avoid those that do not have a large customer draw.
• Consider reduced parking requirements for businesses that provide bicycle parking.
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• Explore acquiring additional property for providing shared parking and periodic public
gatherings for Navarre businesses.
• Host a developer round table to discuss obstacles to development in Navarre. Be prepared to
address those obstacles.
• Consider developing a façade improvement program to encourage the revitalization of
neglected commercial buildings. Revolving loan funds may keep the money working within
Navarre.
Transportation Improvements
• Work with Hennepin County on a plan for future improvements to Shoreline Drive and
Shadywood Road that improves safety and mobility for pedestrians and cyclists. Consider
eliminating some of the free right turns at the northwest, southwest, and southeast corners to
help narrow the intersection, reduce speeds, and improve vehicle predictability. Check in
with Hennepin County staff bimonthly and use the Navarre Small Area Plan PAC as the
review committee for potential improvements.
• Explore options for adding pedestrian and streetscaping amenities with any roadway
improvements such as wider sidewalks, decorative pavement, landscaping, benches, and
other ornamental features.
• Meet with Hennepin County transportation staff to discuss potential improvements to
alternate arterials that would relieve traffic pressure on Shoreline Drive and Shadywood
Road through Navarre. Discuss options to reduce traffic volumes on Shoreline Drive and
Shadywood Road.
• Consider plans for access and the impact of expected traffic volume on Shoreline Drive and
Shadywood Road with any redevelopment along these roads. Work with Hennepin County
on developing an access management plan for properties that may redevelop along these
roadways.
Shadywood Trail Connection
• Continue to have discussions with Hennepin County and Three Rivers Park District
regarding the trail connection along Shadywood Road to keep the process moving forward.
• Engage with impacted property owners early to identify necessary mitigation required.
• Conduct additional public engagement regarding the trail as part of the community
engagement surrounding the intersection improvements.
Community Events
• Encourage the development of a community festival.
• Consider collaboration with nearby communities on an event that incorporates multiple
destinations along the trail.
• Utilize the city-owned parking lot on the north side of Shoreline Drive and west of
Shadywood Road as a possible location for hosting tents, bands, and vendors associated with
an event.
• Should the block northwest of Shoreline Drive and Shadywood Lane (Maxfield Study Block
4)redevelop, that redevelop should include a space available for public gatherings such as an
annual festival.
• Leverage an annual festival as an opportunity to do enhanced branding for Navarre.
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• Explore opportunities for collaboration with the Mound farmers' market to organize a
farmers' market along the Dakota Rail Trail in Navarre.
• Consider the formation of a Navarre Business Association.
Tear Downs
• Review development standards applicable to single-family homes in Navarre. Review to
ensure that adequate controls are in place to ensure that new development is compatible with
the existing character and scale of the neighborhood, while still encouraging the
redevelopment of blighted properties. Such standards could include requirements for floor
area ratio, height, hardcover, architectural materials, landscaping, and accessory structures.
• Proactively address blighted properties through the City's code enforcement process so that
existing homes are well maintained. Consider revisions to the City's code enforcement
process or adopting fines if non-compliance is an issue.
• Review its demolition and construction regulations. If the regulation updates require addition
administration and monitoring by City staff, consideration should be given to increasing the
demolition permit fee commensurate with the addition staffing demand.
WHATS CHANGED
This update of the Comprehensive Plan introduces higher residential density along Kelley Parkway and
Wayzata Boulevard, lowers density for the properties adjacent to the fire station on Willow, removes
residential mixed use density along Shadywood, and introduces additional properties to potential mixed
use development/ redevelopment along Shoreline in Navarre. These changes are all reflected on maps
3B-3a and 3B-3b.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT/STAGED DEVELOPMENT
The City does not intend to establish a staged growth plan, limiting a property owner from the use
of their land, provided the development can be accomplished within the performance standards,
policies and requirements of the Community Management Plan. The City anticipates its growth
to occur in the same manner has been employed over the last three decades. The majority of
subdivision based growth will occur via the splitting of larger lots into subdivisions of less than 6
new building sites. Small areas of the community are conducive to higher density. These projects
have served to accommodate our aging community, and provide additional housing and
neighborhood options not prevalent in Orono.
The City's new residential growth within the MUSA area is expected in one of 5 primary areas,
depicted on Map 3B-4 Planned Development areas, and summarized in Table 3B-4, Predicted
Growth in Sewered Areas. The table predicts growth over the next 2 decades and identifies the
MUSA part and the Traffic Analysis Zone impacted. Assuming development at the minimum
range, the city will meet its household growth projection for 2030 and 2040. The city also
maintains opportunity for property owners to provide housing to meet affordability goals.
The Net Density for the sewered areas of Orono identified in Table 3B-4, is summarized for clarity
on Table 3B-5. The763 units planned to be served by sanitary sewer services over the next 20 plus
years yields a net density of 3.21 units per acre.
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re ret'ed Groat i: n, ewerec Areas 1' et Density 'a a 3 .4,( endmer(ts 1-7)
°+. B.._, C. D E F G v H I,
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:Low-esredicted l
EResidential_; • 2030 2040., :MUSA: TAZ
Name LandrUse Category € •Guidedl of units.t b
Y Acres- Growth Growth Part ',Zone:,"
o 'Density, (C x D) } C
(,NR q) (Househol --Mouse', .k' I
AreaA ,�_w:��_�,.-.-_- v. ----- _ _ ____ - _ r- , d. r
Dumas Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential(8- 25.1 8 200.8 200.8 32 921
15 u/a)
Eisinger Flats Urban High(20-25 u/a) 10 20 200 200 50 921
risinger Urban Low Density(3-8 u/a) 5 3 15 15 50 921
Area A Total 40.1 415.8 215 200.8
Area B f
t
St.Thomas PropUrban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential(8- 3.69 8 29.52 29.52 10 922
15 u/a)
2060 Wayzata Urban Medium High(15-20 u/a) 2.51 15 37.65 37.65 10 923
Area B Total 6.2 67.2 67.17 0
Area C>NorthFare Station Area
Hwy 12 frontage Urban low(3-8 u/a) 1.7 3 5.1 5.13 34 929
Garden Prop. Urban low(3-8 u/a) 3.4 3 10.2 10.23 34 929
Glendale Drive Urban low(3-8 u/a) 3.8 3 11.5 11.46 34 929
Area C Total 8.9 26.8 0 26.82
Areal>,(Sewer.extenston i to largeTo`areas/-1LaI protection)Urban Low Denstty I-7-
690 Brown Rd Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 18 0.5 9 9 40 927
740 Brown Rd Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 3.18 0.5 1.59 1.59 40 927
3400-Fax Urban Large Lot Estate(0.125-0.5 Units/Acre) 5.26' 0.125 1 1' ' ,3;1,:; 54
,. ..,. _,.. . .._....,.._.'....=.M._.a_ �..- tea......_ '
3295'Fox Urban Large Lot (Estate 0.125-0.5 Units•/Acre) 4.23 ,0.125. _ 1, ' •1} 31 , 93-1#
3345 Fox -Urban Large Lot#Estate(0-I25-0.5 Units/Acre) 4.69. [0.125 1 li r 3;1' .l 95
f 335O:Fox' -Urban Large'Lot,`Estate(0'125-0.5 Units/Acre) 7.12 0.125 ' '1 1 1 m 31-['. 954
3320kFox, .Urban-Largeu .otEstate(0.125-0.5 Units/Acre) 3.067 0 125 - 1 1. '' 31 ;, 954
1'3300 Fox Urban Large Lot Estate(0.125 0.5:Units/Acre) . 4.55 0.125 -1 1 a 31 954
.,3280.Fox V .UrbanLar Lot Estate O.'125 0.5 Units/Acre 4.95 •0 125, _ -1 7=1' 3.1, '954
'1' 3250.Fox Urban Large Lot Estate:(0:125,0 5;Units•/Acre) ,,5.31 0.125 1 1 ': 31 954`
1- 320 ,Fox ,Uirbanlarge Lot Estate(ON25=0.5 Units/Acre) _4.12 ,0.125' 1-. , -_ �� r 3_l� _ ;954`
a 3175Fox.= ,UrbamLatge,Lot;Estate.(0:125-0.5.Units/Acre) 7.49 , 0,125; 1 1 31a, -954:'
I. 3125 Fox' .; Urban LatgeLot Estate,(0..1250;5,Units/Acre) 7.44- r 0 125;. fl 1 ;1 31"_ k,,,954, ,,
825 Old Crystal Bt Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 17.61 0.5 8 8 31 954
1700 Shoreline Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 20.14 0.5 10 10 37 955
1100 Millston Rd Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 12.7 0.5 6 6 37 955 _,
1003 Wildhurst Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 10 0.5 4 4 1 953
135 Orono Orcharc Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 13 0.5 6 6 53 928
1 365 Old Crystal Bt Urban Estate(0.5-2 Units/Acre) 5.85 0.5 2 2 54 931
Area D Total 158.7 57.59 ® 6 51.59
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rei fi d rwn ewere 3Areas Net$elnsrty abrle 3• $ 4( mendim<eits:1-7)
A B : C 1.? E F G 13 I
Net` 2021' '20317-
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w Residential 2030 2040 ,MUSA TAZ
Name Land Use Category k _I Guided #of units,
Acres , Growth Growth Part Zone
Density (C x D)I
a -1 r) i fidousehol (House _
Area-E Navarre Area-_, - ,-�,_- _ _ ,
Joov J11V1G1111G ---
(Hennepin Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 9.37 8 75.0 74.96 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3890 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.68 8 5.4 5.44 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3860 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.64 8 5.1 5.12 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3850 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.78 8 6.2 6.24 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3800 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.7 8 5.6 5.6 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3596 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.62 8 5.0 4.96 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
2389 Blaine Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 1.11 8 8.9 8.88 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3574 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.47 8 3.8 3.76 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3572 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.31 8 2.5 2.48 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3542 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.46 8 3.7 3.68 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3502 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.31 8 2.5 2.48 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3496 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.31 8 2.5 2.48 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3480 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.15 8 1.2 1.2 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3472 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.15 8 1.2 1.2 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
3468 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.15 8 1.2 1.2 1 958
(10-20 u/a) _ _
3465 Lyric Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.62 8 5.0 4.96 1 a958
(10-20 u/a)
3440 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.15 8 1.2 1.2 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
Forfiet Land Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.15 8 1.2 1.2 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
Forfiet Land Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.1 8 0.8 0.8 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
Parking Lot Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 0.86 8 6.9 6.88 1 958
(10-20 u/a)
2520 Shadywood Urban Medium Density(3-10 u/a) 2.02 3 6.1 6.06 1 956
3770 Shoreline Urban Medium High/Mixed Use Residential 4 8 32.0 32 1 958
(Firestation) (10-20 u/a)
Area E Total 24.11 482785 38.06 144.72
667.leside"ntial 1-.....,4.,,. -_ ....... .......20.5 ._T155.4 �_ �.__ _ , -
Manned Totals , - 234:4,, .723 326 .. " x 4_, h
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