HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6636CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. 6636
A RESOLUTION APPROVING
AMENDMENT #4 OF THE
2008-2030 CITY OF ORONO
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation located within
Hennepin County and within the planning jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Metropolitan Land Planning Act of 1976 and
its amendments, and with Minnesota Statutes Chapters 462 and 473, the City of Orono in
September 2010 adopted a comprehensive municipal plan known as the 2008-2030 City of
Orono Community Management Plan (also referred to as the 2008-2030 CMP) to provide for the
orderly development of the City; and
WHEREAS, an integral element of the 2008-2030 CMP is the Land Use Plan, in
which specific properties within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) and expected to
develop using municipal sewers, are guided for specific development densities in order to meet
housing goals established for the City by the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, the property at 425-595 Old Crystal Bay Road North (described in
the legal description attached as Exhibit A) within the City of Orono is approximately 17 acres
in gross area (12.6 acres of net buildable area) and is currently guided in the 2008-2030 CMP for
Medium -High Density Residential Use at a density of 7-10 units per acre; and
WHEREAS, the property has been within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area
(MUSA) since adoption of the 2000-2020 C'_VIP in November 2001 at which time it was guided
for a mix of low-density and medium -density housing at a density of 2-4 units per acre; and
WHEREAS, the 2008-2030 CMP guiding of the property for higher density was
a result of the City's intent to meet Metropolitan Council goals for housing diversity and
affordability while allowing the Shoreland areas of Orono already within the MUSA to be
developed at the low densities commensurate with preservation of the water duality of Lake
Minnetonka; and
WHEREAS, the City has approved a development proposal for the property
which will result in construction of 39 single family homes at a net density for the site of 3.1
units per acre, which does not achieve the 7-10 units per acre density for which the property is
currently guided; and
Page 1 of 3
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. 6636
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the development proposal and found that
it meets a number of goals for housing as established within the Housing element of the CMP,
including:
Provides opportunities for a mix of housing types, locations, and cost ranges which
will meet the needs and provide adequate housing for a broader range of ages, family
groups, lifestyle needs and levels of income to the greatest extent practical.
Provides housing types and residential densities consistent with environmental and
land use plans and with the availability of public services and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the developer made a formal application to the City for an
amendment of the CMP density requirements for this site in order to develop at the proposed
density; and
WHEREAS, the Orono City Council on March 28, 2016 voted 4-0 to adopt
Resolution No. 6599 documenting findings in support of the proposed reguiding to allow a lower
density, and granting conditional approval of an amendment of the 2008-2030 Community
Management Plan (CMP) to change the guiding of the property at 425-595 Old Crystal Bay
Road North from 7-10 units per acre to 3-7 units per acre, subject to Metropolitan Council
review and approval, and directed City staff to prepare such an amendment and submit it to the
Metropolitan Council for review and approval; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment was subsequently forwarded to the
Metropolitan Council for approval; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Council staff in a letter dated April 24, 2016 indicated
that the proposed amendment meets the comprehensive Plan Amendment Administrative Review
Guidelines and does not affect official forecasts. The letter indicated that while the amendment
reduces the City's ability to accommodate its share of the region's affordable housing need, the
City currently has sufficient land guided at higher densities to accommodate its share of
affordable housing need. The letter concluded that the City may place the amendment into effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Orono hereby amends the 2008-2030 City of Orono Community Management Plan Part 3B,
General Land Use Plan by revising the guided density for the property at 425-595 Old Crystal
Bay Road North from 7-10 units per acre to 3-7 units per acre, and directs that all pertinent CMP
text, map, and tables be revised accordingly, finding that:
Page 2 of 3
+ r.
1. The amendment meets the intent of the basic goals, objectives and policies set forth in the
2008-2030 CMP.
2. The amendment is consistent with the goals, objectives, needs and desires of Orono
residents.
3. The amendment is consistent with the planning goals and objectives of Orono's
municipal neighbors.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota this 27th day of June, 2016.
ATTEST:
� � �` VBG! l�L.b��+-•
e T'iegs, City Clerk Lili Tod McMillan, Mayor
Page 3 of 3
EXHIBIT CITY OF ORONO
SOLUTION OF THJ ITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 36
rsHo��
N O .
ORONO PRESERVE
Property Legal Description
The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 118,
Range 23, Hennepin County, Minnesota, lying north of Parcel 15, Minnesota Department of
Transportation Right of Way Plat No. 27-130 filed as Document Number 7480601.
EXCEPT: The property conveyed to the City of Orono, described in Document Numbers
4641332, 4642570 and 4644703.
All Abstract Property