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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 20,2018 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Barnhart noted this is a sketch plan application for a plat on Baldur Park to combine four lots into one lot <br /> for the purposes of constructing a new single-family home. This is not a subdivision or the splitting of a <br /> lot. There is an existing house at the point. <br /> When looking at a plat,the City has to look at a couple of different scenarios. When the property is <br /> platted in the proposed manner,it will create a back lot,which is prohibited by City ordinances. Barnhart <br /> stated there is not a lot of details available in terms of grading or configuration of roads and that the <br /> applicant is looking for guidance from the Planning Commission on the issues outlined in the Staff report. <br /> Overall the property is generally flat or very close to the ordinary high water line,so flooding or <br /> floodplain issues may come into play on this development. A wetland may be located on the site which <br /> will need to be delineated. Both of those items are important in determining minimum lot size and more <br /> information will need to be provided. <br /> Baldur Park is a platted public road and does not actually touch this property on land. A copy of an <br /> easement,if one exists,will need to be provided, or else additional information will need to be submitted <br /> showing how the property will access the road. Generally a cul-de-sac would be required at the end of a <br /> public road to provide a turnaround for emergency vehicles. The lack of frontage onto Baldur Park Road <br /> prevents a cul-de-sac within the Baldur Park Road right-of-way unless additional right-of-way is platted. <br /> The proposed plat appears to be consistent with the Orono 2030 Community Management Plan. As a <br /> sketch plan,it has been submitted to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and those comments will <br /> need to be incorporated into the plan at some point. A Conservation Design plan is not required since this <br /> is a proposed plat and not a subdivision. <br /> A tree removal plan will be required since there are several large trees on the property,many of which <br /> will need to be removed to accommodate construction. <br /> The issues identified by Staff include frontage of the property. <br /> Issues for discussion: <br /> 1. Front lot/back lot. Platting the property as proposed will create an easement back lot. Does the <br /> Planning Commission feel a waiver from the prohibition of an easement back lot is warranted? <br /> 2. The 75-foot lake yard variance. Because of the narrow width of the peninsula,any improvement <br /> of the subject lot will require 75-foot lake yard setback variances. Does the Commission support <br /> the placement of a lot in the location,requiring variances? An alternative lot location further at <br /> the point would prevent the need for a variance. <br /> 3. Does the Commission feel that adjustments to the lot area requirements are justified? <br /> Staff does not support the proposal as drafted due to the following: <br /> a. The proposal creates a nonconforming parcel by virtue of creating an easement back lot. <br /> b. Access to the lot is in question and information supporting access rights to the development have <br /> not been provided. <br /> Page 3 of 12 <br />