01-19-2021 Planning Commission Packet

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PC Exhibit N BRAUN Braun Intertec Corporation Phone:952.995.2000 11001 Hampshire Avenue 5 Fax:952.995.2020 INT E RT E C Minneapolis,MN 55438 Web:braunintertec.com The Science You Build On. July 20, 2020 Mr. Mark Gronberg Gronberg&Associates, Inc. 445 North Willow Drive Long Lake, MN 55356 Re: Addendum to Conservation Design For 1700 Shoreline Drive Shoreline Estates Orono, MN Mr.Gronberg, As you are aware,the original Irwin Jacobs property included approximately 31 acres along the western shores of Tanager Lake in Orono, Minnesota.The property was subdivided in 2016,which required a Conservation Design for the proposed 4 lots(3 undeveloped and one existing residence at 1700 Shoreline Drive). Svoboda Ecological Resources prepared the original conservation design (project no. 2015-004- 46) on September 15,2015.This conservation design included a site plan for the 3 undeveloped lots, however,no proposed development scenario or site plan was available for the residence at 1700 Shoreline Drive. The purpose of this letter is to provide a third party review and comparison of the proposed Shoreline Estates/Jacobs Property site plan to the original conservation design,and to provide proposed revisions that are project specific. Proposed Project Shoreline Estates/Jacobs Property site plan (Exhibit A,prepared by Whitten Associates, Inc.) is proposed to encompass Lot 4(20.14 acres)of the Tanager Estates Preliminary plat of the Irwin Jacobs property (Exhibit B).The proposed plan includes subdividing the property into 7 lots for single family homes.All proposed lots would share a common street(new construction)along the eastern property boundary(on the existing driveway alignment)to access Shoreline Drive. The proposed project has been reviewed for conformance to the sections presented in the original conservation design,with proposed revisions and amendments outlined below for the City of Orono's consideration: 1. Development Steps The proposed plan should meet the goals and guiding principles as described in the City of Orono's Community Management Plan Part 3A. Efforts to achieve these goals include requiring no less than two acres for each home with city sewer services and wells,utilizing previously disturbed areas to reduce the amount of dominant vegetation removal,and maintaining positive views of Lake Minnetonka and Tanager Lake from public properties.