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January 30, 2020 Kevin Clark Sambatek VIA EMAIL 12800 Whitewater Drive kclark@sambatek.com Minneapolis, MN 55402-3198 Re: YMCA Property 135 Orono Orchard Road The city has received your submittal of a sketch plan for a proposed development of 135 Orono Orchard Road. This project is scheduled for review at the February 18, 2020 Planning Commission meeting. Based on my initial review, I have the following comments to offer. If you choose to incorporate any changes to your proposal, or add documents for consideration by the Planning Commission, I need those no later than close of business February 10th, 2020. 1. On the document “20658.01-Plan Sketch”, please confirm the areas shown in green. Are these areas with slopes less than 18%? If so, they probably don’t need to be shown/ colored. It would be better to illustrate the buildable areas. (Areas devoid of steep slopes or wetlands/ buffers) 2. The narrative suggests a private road serving the lots. This road will need to be placed in an outlot. The outlot needs to be 50 feet wide, culminating in a cul de sac with a 50 foot radius. (Previously, I misstated the radii minimum as 45 feet.) The paved surface is to be 24 feet wide and the cul de sac pavement is 90 diameter. 3. Documentation will be required for each lot to confirm the location of two septic sites. The existing site for the existing home may be used as a site. The configuration of lot 3 may limit options for two sites. . 4. Each lot must have two contiguous acres of dry buildable land. Due to the steep slopes, and a portion of ‘buildable’ land downhill from the main building site, Lot 5 may not work. 5. It is advised to contact the watershed district as their stormwater management rules will be triggered by the proposed development, and the placement of stormwater facilities may impact lot lines and building placement. 6. Lot width is measured at the building setback line (50 feet back). The entire width does not need to be dry-buildable. 7. Tree removal should be kept to a minimum. A conservation design plan (Section 78-1635 of the City Code) will be required for a plat of this property. It is recommended, but not required, to prepare that plan prior to the sketch plan so that it can influence building site and road routing. An exhibit showing the limits of tree removal would be helpful.