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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday March 13, 2017 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Goodrum noted residential homes have pitched roofs, which makes them appear taller. <br />Walsh commented they are actually getting more because they do not have the pitch. Walsh stated if one <br />person is allowed a higher height, other people will want the same thing. <br />Goodrum noted there is a 75 -foot buffer from the wetlands and that the trees in the area will not be <br />removed. Goodrum stated they also need to incorporate some stormwater ponding in that area but that <br />they want to preserve as many trees as possible. <br />Walsh asked how many acres there are total. <br />Goodrum indicated it is approximately 20 acres if all the lots are combined. <br />Walsh asked how much of that is dry buildable. <br />Goodrum stated the area they are looking at is approximately three acres. <br />Barnhart stated he does not have that exact number, but to his knowledge there are approximately three <br />acres of dry buildable on this site and Freshwater has around five acres. <br />Walsh noted only the dry buildable counts towards the density. <br />Barnhart stated Orono only allows dry buildable but the Metropolitan Council allows the wetland area to <br />be included in the density calculations. <br />Gaffron stated the dry buildable and the buffer area can be included but not the actual wetland. <br />Goodrum noted there is some additional dry buildable on the other lots. <br />Walsh stated his only issue is the height of the building. Walsh commented a house gets 30 feet and that <br />they should try to work with the 30 feet. <br />Printup asked what it will look like aesthetically as someone comes from Wayzata and whether someone <br />would be able to see this flat roof apartment building across the wetland. <br />Crosby stated as you go west on Shoreline, you would see it. <br />Goodrum noted this building would be somewhat shielded by the Freshwater building and that someone <br />would be able to see further west on Shoreline. Goodrum stated if you look across the wetland, you will <br />see the corners of the building. <br />Walsh stated the lot will get developed in some way and that the Council needs to provide the applicant <br />direction on the height. Walsh stated he is leaning towards limiting it to 30 feet. <br />Seals commented she would like to get some input from the neighbors since they will be looking at it. <br />Goodrum noted the 30 feet from the front is doable. <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />