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Orchard Hill of Orono - Project Narrative 06/27/2017 Orchard Hill of Orono - Project Narrative Background The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities is pleased to present a concept sketch plan to the City of Orono for their consideration. The proposal is for a high-end single-family home subdivision with fifteen (15) buildable lots. The property is currently occupied by a two-story single-family home which has been the family home of Ed and Phyllis Rydell since the early 1980s. The family donated the property to the YMCA in 2005 as a charitable gesture. The Rydell's continued to occupy the homestead until shortly after Ed Rydell's death, at which time Phyllis relinquished her right to occupy the home. At this time, the YMCA is seeking to obtain all required land use and subdivision approvals necessary to develop the subdivision. In conjunction with the development, the YMCA, in cooperation with Gordon James Construction, intends to sell fifteen lots for the development of custom built, executive -style homes. The property is a 39 -acre parcel located within the City of Orono at 135 Orono Orchard Road. The parcel is bordered by other single-family subdivisions on the north (Orchard Meadow, Meadow Creek, Bollum Ridge and Creekside of Long Lake), west (Creekside of Orono), and easterly (Stoneridge Colony) sides of the property. The Luce Line Regional Trail borders the southerly edge, and the Orono Golf Course lies to the southeast. The parcel has access to Orono Orchard Road through an existing lengthy gravel driveway which connects to the home on the southern portion of the site. The property has an existing septic system and private well; both of which will be removed/capped concurrent with demolition of the existing house. The property's ecological diversity includes Long Lake Creek — connecting Long Lake to Lake Minnetonka, significant wetlands, areas of extensive tree cover, and sloping topography; all of which are recognized as exceptional natural assets that will help to make this a wonderful neighborhood for generations to come. The development proposal has been carefully tailored to help preserve these amenities while allowing for low to medium density single-family residential development with MCES sanitary sewer. Proposal Overview The attached sketch plan illustrates the proposed subdivision of the parent parcel into 15 single-family lots. The proposal utilizes the existing driveway's access point onto Orono Orchard Road, and includes the construction of a new urban -section city street within a 50 foot right of way. The street features a full cul-de-sac at its terminus along with an additional turn -around at the north portion of the site. The development is seeking to extend MCES sanitary sewer within the proposed street right of way to service all of the proposed homes. Sewer is available in Orono Orchard Road - immediately adjacent to the site in the City of Long Lake. The City of Orono has a worked with its neighbor in the past to accommodate urban style growth by providing utilities through joint powers agreements, and that would be our desire in this instance. In addition, the sanitary sewer line is a regional interceptor under