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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, February 19, 2019 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 4 6. LA19-000006 TODD CUSHMAN/RICK BRAMA, PID 33-118-23-11-0060, NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF WILLOW AND WAYZATA BOULEVARD, CONCEPT PLAN, 7:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Roger Fink, Trident Development; Todd Cashman and Rick Brama, Applicants, were present. Barnhart stated the City has received a sketch plan proposal for a proposed 2 to 2.5 story apartment building consisting of between 75 and 90 units, underground parking, and surface parking. The L-shaped building would be located south of Kelley Parkway, north of Wayzata Boulevard, and west of Willow Drive. Access to the site is planned via two curb cuts onto Kelley Parkway. There are no curb cuts on the north side of Kelley Parkway to have the intersections line up. There is no proposed vehicular access onto Wayzata Boulevard or willow Drive. Any intersection with these roads would not be supported by staff, Hennepin County, or the Comprehensive Plan. There is an existing sidewalk along Kelley Parkway. The developer shows an extension of the trail along the west side of Willow Parkway, south to the Willow Drive/Wayzata Boulevard intersection where a crosswalk is planned. The color palette would be similar to the Stone Bay development. Staff has not done any analysis of the height of the building. The applicant is aware of how the height calculation is done and has not requested any deviation from that. The site plan shows both surface and underground parking. The number of stalls shown currently can support 89 units. The proposal does include a mix of apartment styles, ranging from one to three bedrooms and a studio unit. The proposal meets the height requirement, the setbacks, and the zoning use for this site. MUSA is available and the density is within the guidelines. The concept proposal is the first step in the RPUD process. The density for this site was changed from office use to residential at 20 to 25 units per acre in the Comprehensive Plan. This proposal would be contingent upon the formal acceptance by the Metropolitan Council of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Following Metropolitan Council approval, the project will require master plan approval, a zone change to RPUD, and platting. Landgraver asked if the holding pond needs to be expanded or modified to handle additional runoff and whether that has been scheduled to happen. Barnhart indicated the senior housing project sends its stormwater runoff into the pond. Staff’s understanding is that some modifications will be necessary to meet the new rules and regulations. The water retention rules have changed since 2000 or 2001, which is why some modifications will likely be necessary. That level of detail will be looked at the time the grading and drainage plans are completed. Landgraver asked who would pay for the cost of the stormwater pond expansion. Barnhart indicated it would be the applicant. The runoff would need to either be retained on site or the applicant will need to acquire additional land to handle the runoff. Landgraver asked who would pay for it 15 years from now.