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AGENDA ITEM <br />Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: DJR Approved By: DJR <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. Purpose. To consider a preliminary plat for a 5 lot single family residential subdivision and a <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to expand the Municipal Urban Service Area. <br /> <br />2. State Mandated review deadlines. The deadline for the preliminary plat is December 5th, <br />2020. The deadline for the CPA has been extended and will expire on November 20, 2020. <br /> <br />3. Background. The City Council reviewed this project in sketch plan form on March 9, 2020 <br />(LA19-102). At that time, it was a 5 lot subdivision to be served by onsite septic systems. In <br />June, the Council reacted favorably to an informal request to expand the MUSA to allow the lots <br />to be served by municipal sewer to mitigate finding suitable septic sites. <br /> <br />The proposal shows 5 single family lots, and a new private road extending off of Orono Orchard <br />Road. The private road will terminate in a conforming cul de sac. All lots will be served by <br />sanitary sewer, and will connect to the Met Council trunk line (pending MUSA expansion <br />approval). All lots are conforming to size requirements (2.0 acres gross, 0.5 acres dry buildable). <br />Lots 1 and 2 do not conform to the width requirement due, though both are consistent with the <br />sketch plan supported by the Council. <br /> <br />Lot 5 has an existing sanitary sewer easement running through the lot, and as is, will reduce the <br />buildability of this lot, potentially a self-created hardship. There has been some discussion of <br />vacating the easement, but no formal action taken. <br /> <br />Stormwater management will conform to City and watershed requirements. The Planning <br />Commission staff report provides additional analysis on the preliminary plat. <br /> <br />The proposed MUSA expansion will impact the City’s Urban area calculated density, lowering it <br />from 4.684 to 4.437 units per acre. The minimum is 3.0 units per acre. <br /> <br /> <br />An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan occurs in two steps. Step one the City Council <br />conditionally approves a change, directing staff to initiate the amendment process with the <br />Metropolitan Council. Step two, following Met Council approval, the City Council finalizes the <br />A 3 609 394 154 <br />1 4.684 +68 +64 +353 <br />2 Add 135 Orono Orchard Road (Urban Low Dens)13 0.5 5 4.437 +75 +64 +353 <br />MUSA totals 227.2 1008 <br />3 Notes <br />135 Orono Orchard Road Net Residential <br />Acres (NRA) <br />Lowest <br />Guided <br />Density <br />Predicted # of <br />units on property <br />Calculated <br />City Density <br />2021-2030 <br />Growth <br />Difference <br />(deficit) <br />2031-2040 <br />Growth <br />Difference <br />(deficit) <br />No Change (Current Comprehensive Plan Calculations) <br />"Affordable <br />Housing" <br />Acre units <br />Requirements <br />Affordable Housing Acre Units are the number of acres guided for densities at 8 units/ acre or more x 8. <br />Growth difference is the number of units above (or below) the projected growth for 2021-2030 and 2031-2040 <br />Predicted Density, Based on Net Density Table 3B-4, 2040 CMP <br />Calculated Density is density of all sewered areas in Orono, must be above 3.0 <br /> Item No.: 14 Date: September 14, 2020 <br />Item Description: LA20-000030 and LA20-000050 – Eric Luth o/b/o Gordon James <br />Construction, 135 Orono Orchard Road, Preliminary Plat and Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment – Resolution <br />Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP <br />Community Development Director <br />Agenda <br />Section: <br />Planning Department <br />Report