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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday, September 21,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> density is one of the areas throughout the country where they've been very successful. In looking at this <br /> project and the way it's located and the way the buildings are laid out,they've tried their best not to have <br /> the exposure on the outer part of the community(Willow and Wayzata). Mr. Saddiqui said the front of <br /> the house is towards the back,and serves very well on parcels like this one,and there are many <br /> commercial areas around it. He noted he is a little fearful of relocating the outlot as they will end up <br /> losing more units and the project wouldn't be as viable as it stands. Looking at the number of units,it <br /> makes more sense to have 45-56 units, and came up with the best plan for what the lot is like. The price <br /> range will be approximately$360,000 to the low$400,000 range. <br /> Libby asked if there is a Home Owner's Association(HOA). <br /> Mr. Saddiqui replied yes,the HOA is responsible for everything except sewer and water. <br /> Libby asked if they know what the HOA dues would be. <br /> Mr. Saddiqui did not know. <br /> Libby asked if on other projects,the dues are based on square footage. <br /> Mr. Saddiqui responded they are relatively the same,and the units are all mostly the same square footage. <br /> He said this is a new product in this market and they need to explore with the Association here. <br /> Kirchner said it looks like there are 100 feet of variation on the three different floor plans proposed with <br /> the smallest being 1,750 and the largest being 1,850. <br /> Barnhart said at the sketch plan level they don't expect a huge amount of detail and things will change <br /> and that is why they don't go into depth with the utility planning and things like that. They generally try <br /> to call out the high points. <br /> Gettman noted Mr. Barnhart brought up the fact that the outlot of the park area might be more open to the <br /> public as opposed to trying to gate the community and restrict it and asked if it would be as open if they <br /> flipped the outlot with Building 3739,thinking about the younger children who would use the playground <br /> and having them not exposed to the Kelley Parkway traffic. <br /> Mr. Saddiqui said the only reason he proposed fencing along the North with a gate is because people <br /> prefer that. He noted another way they could address it is with evergreens to create screening. He said he <br /> could look into flipping the buildings and said he's trying to avoid the setbacks and then there is always <br /> the fear of losing more units. <br /> Gettman said looking across the street and to the left of the circle,it is well within the 15 feet. He noted <br /> the perimeter setbacks are sacred for the Commission as opposed to the space between the buildings, <br /> because they're already townhomes. <br /> Mr. Saddiqui said one of the things they've done is to stay in three and four units, as people get more <br /> space,more lights,more windows, and that is what they prefer. He said he would try to look into <br /> possibly flip-flopping the buildings. <br /> Libby said he's familiar with some of the concepts having to do with playgrounds,parks,and in this case <br /> an outlet. He asked if there is any engineering or design rationale that has to do with environment or <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />