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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,March 16,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Fredrickson stated she would like to first talk about the Community Management Plan, which is the guide <br /> for the City. CMP Part 3C says multi-family developments will generally not be considered appropriate <br /> for lands within 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka. Fredrickson noted this lot is less than 1,000 feet from <br /> Lake Minnetonka. Fredrickson stated the Community Management Plan is a very long document that <br /> took hours and hours to create which says that multi-family should not be put within areas that are less <br /> than 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka. <br /> Fredrickson noted that this particular project is just phase one to what was laid out by the applicant and <br /> that what is going to go on the backside of this is a bunch of retail and condominiums along Shadywood. <br /> Additionally the Community Management Plan states: County Road 15, which is the key roadway <br /> serving these urban areas, and particularly the Navarre area, is far over capacity. It is not practical from <br /> an economical or environmental standpoint to expand County Road 15 to increase its capacity. <br /> Therefore, additional housing options will be primarily developed along Highway 12. <br /> Fredrickson noted the Community Management Plan absolutely does not recommend multi-family. <br /> Fredrickson stated they are now hearing tonight that they want to change it and rezone it to RPUD. The <br /> next step with an RPUD requires the area to be rezoned. The first requirement is that it has to be a <br /> minimum of five acres,which this development does not meet. <br /> Fredrickson stated since the property does not meet the minimum requirement of five acres or the <br /> guidelines in the Community Management Plan,the applicants are now trying to make it work another <br /> way. One of the criteria is that the property is located in an area where the proposed development <br /> provides a transition between commercial or industrial area. Fredrickson stated she would like to say that <br /> there has been no proof presented at this time that would suggest that single-family homes in this location <br /> do not provide a transition to the commercial property and there is nothing to suggest that somebody <br /> would not buy a single-family home there. Fredrickson stated as a matter of fact,there are single-family <br /> homes right up adjacent to this property. Fredrickson stated nobody has said there has to be multi-family <br /> in between here and that none of the neighbors are asking for it. Fredrickson stated the neighbors have to <br /> look at this development and that the question to ask is why can't single-family be the buffer. <br /> Fredrickson stated she does not understand why they are trying to insert that and that in her view Item C <br /> is not justification for this development. <br /> Item D says the property contains steep slopes and steps should be taken to save trees. Fredrickson stated <br /> in her view this is the one thing they would all agree to, that whatever happens on this property,they <br /> should try to minimize cutting down trees. Fredrickson stated nobody has ever asked Mr. Delaney and <br /> his developer why they cannot take that same road and extend it. Fredrickson noted Staff talks about the <br /> fact that there has to be four roads,which is a silly example since they cannot do it because there is no <br /> easement. Fredrickson stated that is not an option and that it should not have been included in the <br /> document. <br /> Fredrickson asked why they cannot simply drive up there and put single family homes up there on a cul- <br /> de-sac. Fredrickson questioned why four twinhomes need to be built. Fredrickson noted the design calls <br /> for two-car garages, which adds up to eight two-car garages. Fredrickson noted nobody from the City has <br /> asked for a diagram with four single-family homes. <br /> Fredrickson stated they also are not Blaine but Navarre. There are two,three and four million dollar <br /> homes across the street. Fredrickson stated they do not want half a million dollar multi-family homes <br /> across the street from them to devalue their properties. Fredrickson stated they purchased their properties <br /> Page 8 of 30 <br />