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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, March 18, 2019 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 3. LA19-000009 REAL ASSETS/JAMISON KOHOUT, 1645 SHADYWOOD ROAD, PRELIMINARY PLAT, 6:52 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Jamison Kohout, Applicant, was present. Barnhart stated the applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval to split the existing 2.51-acre parcel into two buildable lots and an outlot, in a front lot/back lot configuration. This property was the subject of a preliminary plat action in 2013 but the corresponding final plat was never filed. The preliminary plat expired in November 2014. This proposal is identical in layout compared to the original approved preliminary plat with the exception of the lot sizes. The applicant proposes to split the 2.51-acre parcel into two lots with a 30-foot wide access outlook. Lot 1 would consist of 1.55 acres and be 140.27 feet wide. Lot 2 would be 0.75 acres and be 110.21 feet wide. Both lots exceed the requirements of a lot in the LR-1C zoning district. Access to Lot 1 would be via Outlot A and Lot 2 would be accessed via a shared driveway off of Shadywood Road. Both properties will be served with sewer and water. The City Engineer has pointed out the need for an additional easement over the service lines for Lot 1. Hennepin County supports the proposed access. The applicants are not proposing to clear cut the lot but there are some trees in the middle of Lot 1 that will need to be removed. A Conservation Design was done in preparation for the 2013 application and recognize that this was a maple/basswood forest. There were no comments that the trees proposed to be removed be preserved. Staff has received some comments regarding grading and runoff along Outlot A and that will be reviewed very closely as part of this application. Planning Staff recommends approval, subject to the following conditions: 1. Final plat applied for within one year of preliminary plat approval. 2. Easement to the benefit of both lots and the city for access and utilities over all of Outlot A. 3. Easement to protect utility service lines serving the two parcels. The Planning Commission had no questions for Staff. Jamison Kohout, Real Assets, LLC, stated this is basically the same application that was proposed previously and that his family will be relocating to Orono and they would like to take advantage of the lots. Kohout stated he was unaware either of the lot sizes had changed. Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 6:54 p.m. Brian Zjawiony, 1675 Shadywood Road, stated currently runoff from Outlot A is washing out Shadywood Road and that it needs to be addressed. There are three or four massive potholes that have developed. Zjawiony indicated he is fine with the rest of the proposal.