08/19/2013 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,August 19 2013 6:30 o'clock p.m. Proposed Lot 2 contains the existing residence and will be 0.51 acres in area and 110 feet in width, meeting the LR-1C area/width minimum requirements. Required yards for this"front" lot adjacent to a shared outlot driveway are 30 feet front and rear, 10 feet side, and 15 feet on the side abutting the outlot. The preliminary plat drawing shows only a 10-foot yard adjacent to the outlot and can easily be revised to 15 feet without affecting the existing home. All required LR-1C setbacks will be met by the existing home. Hardcover after the subdivision and driveway realignment will be 22.77 percent, compliant with the Tier 2 limit of 30 percent. Gaffron noted the area is zoned LR-1C, one family lakeshore residential, and the other lots in this neighborhood range from 0.58 to as much as 3.8 acres. This subdivision is technically subject to the Conservation Design standards by virtue of the fact that it is guided for urban-density development even though it is less than five acres in area. The Planning Commission may wish to review the goals for conservation design as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan and consider whether an abbreviated process may be appropriate. There are no wetlands on the property. There is an existing house on proposed Lot 2 with its existing driveway accessing Shadywood Road. The existing driveway will be abandoned and relocated to the outlot, which will be platted to provide for a shared driveway serving both lots. Proposed Lot 1 contains an existing detached garage which Staff is recommending be removed.. Currently the property is within Hardcover Tier 2, allowing 30 percent impervious surface. Both proposed Lots 1 and 2 will remain within Tier 2 by virtue of having their primary building area between 250 and 500 feet of a protected lakeshore. Proposed Lot 1 is only 350 feet from the OHWL of Lake Minnetonka marshland to the immediate south of Fagerness Point Road. Staff recommends conditional preliminary plat approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall provide a revised preliminary plat drawing showing the southerly setback for Lot 2 at 15 feet rather than 10 feet. 2. The existing nonconforming detached garage in proposed Lot 1 to be removed prior to Final Plat approval. 3. The applicant shall submit a Conservation Design report by a qualified professional prior to preliminary plat review by Council. 4. The applicant shall meet the recommendations of the City Engineer and Fire Chief. Utility connections will be to Shadywood Road and not to North Shore Drive. 5. Dedication of a 10-foot trail easement along the easterly boundaries of Lot 2 and Outlot A. 6. Payment of park dedication fee, stormwater drainage and trunk fee, and municipal water connection charge as noted in Staff's memo. 7. Both Lots 1 and 2 shall be assigned to Hardcover Tier 2. Page 15 of 28