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�l Y� L May 25, 2017 Westwood Professional Services Attn: Tom Goodrum 7699 Anagram Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55331 Re: Condominium rezoning File # 17-3944 Council Exhibit K 17-3944 CITY OF ORONO Street Address: i4'�ailing ,Address: iele,ohone (952)249-4604 2750 Kelley Parkway 1?a. Box 66 Fax (952) 249-4616 Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 www.d.orono.nin.us VIA EMAIL tom.goodrum@westwoodps.com The City has received your application for a rezoning to the RPUD zoning district, to allow for the construction of a 40 unit residential condominium unit building. Review of a rezoning to RPUD is actually one of two simultaneous steps; review of rezoning, or map change; and review of a master development plan. The RPUD allows for flexibility in land development in order to achieve several goals, including provision of lifecycle housing, preservation of desirable site characteristics, high quality of design, sensitive development in transitional areas, and development consistent with the comprehensive plan. This flexibility is offered because of the comprehensive review of a project. The review of the rezoning will be concurrent of the review of the general concept plan, much of which has been provided, either with this application, are as part of the sketch plan. We do require you to submit information for the concept review and approval, I cannot refer to previous applications for certain materials. Approval of the rezoning will be subject to the formal approval of the master plan, which identifies the final details of the project. I. RPUD standards. The city has reviewed the standards for a RPUD and offers the following comments. These comments are based on Division 11 of the Orono City Code, starting at Section 78-626, which prescribes the review process and development standards for the proposed district. The numeral in parenthesis corresponds to that paragraph of 78-626, a copy of which is provided. (1) The property must be 5 acres to be rezoned to RPUD. The Council will need to approve flexibility as the subject parcel is currently 2.63 acres. (6) Please confirm the floor area ratio. (Total Building Floor Area/ Total Lot Area= FAR.) If this exceeds 1.0, flexibility will be required. (7) Requires a 50 foot setback from Shadywood and a setback equivalent to the height of the building from the side and rear property lines. (7b) discusses height, and the height was an issue for the City Council. City Code identifies height as: Building height means the vertical distance between the highest existing ground level or ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the top of the cornice of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round or other arch - type roof, or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. Topographic