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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 12, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 15 LA20-000053 – Dale Richardson o/b/o CBS MN Properties, LLC, 2060 Wayzata Blvd W, Sketch Plan – Continued Commission provided some feedback and now Staff is looking for feedback from the Council on those issues, which will be incorporated into a preliminary plan if the developer moves forward. Todd Mohagan, Mohagan Hanson Architectural and Interiors, 1000 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, Wayzata approached the podium and welcomed questions on the architectural planning. Dale Richardson noted they are trying to get closer to the 35 foot with the deck on the garage side, so all will be exposed for the garage is the ramp down to the garage. They will fill the entire back of the site so it is like a walkout. He noted it is still hillside on the back of the property and the hillside is above the floor level to the north and east. Printup noted the Council has been pretty firm on the 30 foot height. They also need to talk about the pitched roof. Walsh noted they had one in Navarre that came in with a flat roof and the Council was all fine with it, but the problem was the same issue they were up to 37 or 38 feet. He thinks the Council would not go any higher than 30 feet 10 inches or something similar. Crosby thinks it is about being consistent, if they said that there, they should say the same height here. Crosby is comfortable with the flat roof, but the height itself would be a hard line. Mr. Richardson said Orono Woods right next to the property is at 45-47 feet. Walsh understands, but that is an anomaly that was done a long time before this Council. Mr. Richardson thinks this is a good development for the City and they need the height to make them luxury. He noted they are going post-tension which is a more expensive construction to minimize the height and they are trying to do something that is needed in the area. Mr. Mohagan said with the 30-foot limit, it will force the height of the units themselves to be around 8 feet. If they add the extra feet onto the building, they end up being 9 feet which is more in keeping with what is being designed today. Walsh said if they did not have that extra level, they could make them all 9 feet or higher. The Council has been consistent at 30 feet for approximately the last seven years. They have held tight on zoning, density, lakeshore, and height. Mr. Richardson asked isn’t 30 is the mid-point of the average pitched roof – so most of the roofs are actually 35-37 feet and some are actually 40 as it depends on the pitch. He noted they are at a 40 foot roof height throughout the City. This is just a flat roof.