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Page 2 of 3 Assistant City Administrator/Long Term Strategy City of Orono (Street Address)2750 Kelley Parkway (Mailing Address) P.O. Box 66,Crystal Bay,MN 55323 Phone: (952)249-4600 Fax: (952)249-4616 -----Original Message----- From: Hammerschmidt, Kenneth A [mailto:KAHammerschmidt@CBBURNET.COM] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 12:29 PM To: christopher.hildreth@ci.minneapolis.mn.us Cc: Mike Gaffron Subject: Memo of Understanding ---- RE: Discussions with Orono on Spruce Way property Chris In our varied discussions, you had four`areas of concern' relating to the property @ 4575 Spruce Way. Following is a summary of what I understood after discussing those areas with Orono representatives: 1. Water/Sewer Hookup--- Basically, to allow hookup to Medina sewer and to Maple Plain water would require a `comp plan' update with the Met council for that area; and would open up the door for higher density (1 to 4/acre) housing in the area, which Orono does not want(re: in their attempt to maintain their open spaces) for their housing. They are not interested in amending their"Comprehensive Plan"I 2. House/Outbuildings and Horses--- If you have 9+ acres of land (excluding wetland area), you are allowed a total of 6000 sq. ft. of outbuildings; but one building must be over 1000 sq. ft. and no more than 3000 sq. ft. If you have 7-8 acres you are allowed a total of 5200 sq. ft. of outbuildings; but one building must be over 1000 sq. ft. and no more than 2600 sq. ft. Regarding horses, Orono requires 3 acres minimum to have A horse (1 acre for the house and 2 acres of pasture); and then 4 acres for two horses, 5 acres for three horses, etc. The pasture area cannot include the primary and secondary septic system drain field sites. 3. Wetland Delineation --- I was told that they would listen regarding any wetland delineation efforts provided it is done utilizing a qualified/experienced `Wetland Delineator'; and 'Watershed'was consulted with an "agreement in principle". This initiative could produce additional qualified acreage? 4. Pond discharge---Tom Kellogg from Bonostros (Oronos' City Engineer) informed me that the area above ground was surveyed as a natural swale because he understood it to be a wetland area between the pond and the "wetland". The first thing would be to validate whether it is/is not a wetland? Assuming it is not a wetland, there are several alternatives to getting the water from the pond to the wetland area. E.G. One could run an underground pipe under the present `surveyed swale' trying to maintain the present swale, relocate a swale to the east of the property with pipe below it, etc. If the present swale is a wetland, then you could mitigate the wetland to another area of the property allowing for a discharge path for the pond waterl It must be noted that anything done must also have the blessing of the 'Watershed DistricY, which is common protocol in the Metro area (s) Please note: #1, 2 and 3 was input from Orono's present`Planning Director' Michael Gaffron; and #4 was with Tom Kellogg. Mike G. said that any future correspondence must be with Melanie who has taken over his duties as Planning Director, as he has undertaken a new role with Orono. I hope this provides you the information you were seeking, for your reference? If you need any additional information or clarification, please contact mef Regards, 9/24/2008