10-21-2019 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, October 21, 2019 6:30 o'clock p.m. 2. The building height will need to be verified, as this has historically been an important issue to the City. Staff does note that the developer is not proposing flexibility with this standard. The recreational area, for a project of this scale, should include more than trails. 4. The site plan does show minimal landscaping, primarily along the northern edge of the property. The RPUD standards express pretty clear landscaping requirements and landscaping plans should be developed based on these standards. The site plan shows stormwater improvements on Outlot C. This project will trigger watershed review of the stormwater management plan, which may alter the configuration of lot lines, easements, and the constructed stormwater systems. 6. Hennepin County has reviewed the proposed intersections and offered comments. These comments are largely consistent with those offered for the original development. The cul-de-sac does not appear to meet the city standard for paved width. 7. The parking exceeds the requirement of two stalls per unit. However, historically the Council has approved projects with one covered parking stall per unit. This proposal does not meet that standard. 8. No development signage is proposed. At this time the applicant is not requesting any flexibility from the RPUD standards. Gettman noted the last time this property was discussed, he brought up the issue of the right-of-way. Staff has included in their comments that Hennepin County Transportation is in favor of this project, but that the letter from Mr. Godfrey expressed concerns with the right-of-way. Gettman stated he has the same concerns given the traffic from the school and the fact that those concerns are not being addressed. Barnhart noted the County has not changed their original comments at this point, but that concern could be added to the record. At this stage Staff does not have any traffic counts for that road. Bollis asked if this parcel is guided two different ways and why that is the case. Barnhart indicated one portion of the property is guided medium residential density, which is 3 to 10 units per acre, and the rest of the buildable area is guided for high-density, which was done in anticipation of the preliminary plat that was approved as Eisinger Meadows. Thiesse noted the letter from Hennepin County indicates that Phase 3 of Wayzata Boulevard reconstruction will happen in the future and that there is a trail on the north side of the road that only goes to the ballfield but does not go further west beyond that. Thiesse stated in his view the City might be a little shortsighted by not requiring or looking at the possibility of a trail up to the Lurton Dog Park. Thiesse questioned whether the parking could be flipped with the building to allow for additional setback from the road. Gettman asked what the City's actual density target is with the Metropolitan Council. Page 15 of 20