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Council Exhibit H 17-3944 MEMORANDUM TO: ORONO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: RESIDENTS OF OLD BEACH ROAD, NAVARRE DATE: June 12, 2017 RE: Opposition to Proposed Rezoning of, and Master Develop- ment Plan for, 2520 Shadywood Road Summary The Planning Commission should deny the rezoning request and master development plan for 2520 Shadywood Road in its current form. The pro- posed development conflicts with the vision and standards for growth contained in the Orono City 2010 to 2030 Community Management Plan. It would have a significant detrimental effect on the setting, the adjacent properties and residents due to its detrimental impact on: (i) Traffic and pedestrians, (ii) Established neighborhood character (e.g., extreme height), (iii) Wetland/Lake Minnetonka, and (iv) Dark skies. Overview The residents of Old Beach Road listed on Exhibit A oppose the master development plan proposed for 2520 Shadywood Road. The proposal is inconsistent with the setting and community, and antithetical to the prin- ciples and vision expressed in the Orono City 2010 to 2030 Community Management Plan ("CMP"). We urge the Commission to reject the pro- posed plan and deny the request for rezoning until a revised plan com- patible with the setting, community and CMP is presented.' 1 We acknowledge that property owners have full rights to develop their prop- erty within applicable zoning restrictions. We do not seek to stop all develop- ment of the subject property. We only ask that the development be done con- sistent with the setting, community and CMP.