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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday, October 12,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Mayor Walsh said perhaps they should table because there is no practical difficulty for the <br /> Applicant to move halfway into the setback. <br /> Mr. Briggs feels there is a covenant of good faith in dealing with these things, and he deals with <br /> this at work all the time; he has taken 4 variances down to 1 and he believes a single variance has <br /> been granted recently. <br /> Mayor Walsh stated they should find it. <br /> Crosby suggested tabling, they will see if they can find the variance, and noted he is on the fence <br /> with this and there is a possibility of a practical difficulty with Mr. Brigg's family member. He <br /> said they should find more backing evidence to give the Applicant some more ammo. <br /> Crosby moved,Johnson seconded,to table LA20-000057, 1985 Fagerness Point Road, <br /> Variances. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. <br /> 17. LA20-000052—MARK RAUSCH O/B/O UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS AND <br /> DAVID WEEKLEY HOMES, NW CORNER OF WILLOW DRIVE AND WAYZATA <br /> BLVD., CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW <br /> Aziz Saddiqui, O/B/O David Weekley Homes, Applicant, was present. <br /> Staff presented summary packet of information. The main issue the Planning Commission had <br /> with this project was nine-or-so units encroached into the setbacks. The Applicant heard the <br /> comments from the Planning Commission and adjusted the plan, relocating the tall lot to the <br /> interior of the project and redesigned the project. Mr. Barnhart said Staff is looking for some <br /> preliminary comment; this project will likely be developed as a Residential Planned Unit <br /> Development (RPUD) zoning district, will require a public hearing from a zone change and a <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendment because they are lower density than what is prescribed by the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Mayor Walsh asked regarding the Met Council, they obviously want to see lower density on this <br /> as it relates to the project across the street, but the issue he read was by lowering this they still <br /> stay above their number of 3 units/acre for density. He said it would force them to raise numbers <br /> elsewhere and is it possible that they would not need to raise numbers elsewhere because they <br /> are above the "3" number. <br /> Barnhart replied when looking at a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for a project like this, they <br /> must establish a guide; he noted Orono's land-use designations are: low-density is .5 —2 <br /> units/acre and goes up to 3-10 units/acre, 10-20 units/acre, and 20-25 units/acre. They like to fit <br /> a development within those parameters. The Met Council looks at the lowest number in the <br /> range that the City prescribes—the high-density residential is 20-25 units/acre and the Met <br /> Council calculates a potential of 20 units, even though some projects may be higher. Other areas <br /> Page 10 of 24 <br />