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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 3. The Property is zoned RR -IB One -family Rural Residential District requiring a minimum lot area of 2.00 acres and a minimum lot width of 200 feet. The Property is approximately 26 acres in area of which approximately 13 acres is wetland and approximately 10 acres is a closed landfill. 4. The Property and an adjacent parcel are the subject of City of Orono Resolution No. 6655 which grants preliminary plat approval for a 27 -lot single family residential development within the adjacent parcel and within a portion of the Property. 5. The Owner has indicated that residential development of the Property is now intended to be delayed for various reasons, and has applied for an extension of the effective period of preliminary plat approval per the provisions of Orono Subdivision Code Section 82-117. 6. The portions of the Property to be used for the temporary facility for construction staging, materials and equipment storage, and materials recycling use are not within the area intended for future residential development, with the exception of the access road which will be developed for the temporary use and used in the future for the residential development. The Owner has obtained the required Temporary Construction Access Permit from Hennepin County. 7. The portion of the site proposed for construction staging is primarily over the closed landfill area of the property. The landfill has been closed for many years and is relatively open and flat. Layers of clean fill over the landfill were added by the former owner in order to establish a suitable cap for the landfill and assure appropriate runoff characteristics. The Owner has had borings done in the landfill area in order to determine the stability and extent of the landfill as well as what materials might be encountered if a future phase of residential development is ever proposed. This information was obtained as part of their 2016 residential development proposal. 8. The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District has approved an Erosion Control Pen -nit for the construction staging/materials storage/recycling activity. 9. The Long Lake Fire Chief has indicated no issues with use of the site for construction staging. The Orono Public Work Director has indicated this location is likely as good a location as a road contractor will find for construction staging associated with the Wayzata Boulevard Improvement Project. 10. The site plan suggests that temporary lighting may be employed, and it is possible that to minimize impact on traffic flow, some work on the highway improvements may be at night. It would be appropriate to establish that any temporary lighting be downcast and directed away from residential areas. Page 2 of 9