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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 /> <br />1. Purpose. To adopt the resolution granting final approval for a proposed 56 unit apartment <br />building at 2475 Kelley Parkway. <br /> <br />2. MN§15.99 Application Deadline. The application was received and considered complete on <br />January 2, 2020. The review period has been extended to May 1, 2020. <br /> <br />3. Proposal. The applicant proposes a 56 unit 2 ½ story apartment building on a vacant lot at 2475 <br />Kelley Parkway immediately east of the Orono Dentist office. <br /> <br />Building. The building includes 56 apartments in a variety of configurations, including 30 two <br />bedroom and 26 single bedroom configurations. There are also two guest units, which do not <br />have a kitchen. The original proposal included one guest unit. After several modifications, the <br />building conforms to the defined height limit of 30 feet. The building meets setbacks, Floor Area <br />Ratio (FAR), structural, and density requirements of the RPUD zoning district. The building will <br />be sided in a mixture of materials, including stonework at the main entrance and at the corners. <br />Non-stonework will be sided with a cement -type siding with the color to be determined. Each of <br />the units will have a balcony. The building is consistent with the design and layout of the general <br />development plan proposed in 2018. <br /> <br />The architect has indicated that there are no exterior mechanical (Air conditioning/ air exchanger) <br />units. Any future mechanical units will need to be placed on the ground and screened with <br />fencing and landscaping, their location approved by staff. An electrical transformer, should one <br />be installed, will need to be screened with landscaping. <br /> <br />Parking. The proposal shows 74 underground parking spaces, with 52 spaces above ground. 12 <br />of these above ground spaces are “earmarked” for the medical office building, and protected with <br />a private easement. Excluding the 12 earmarked spaces, parking conforms to the city code <br />requirement. <br /> <br />Access. Access is provided via the existing driveway entrance at the NW corner of the site <br />(shared with the medical office building) and a new driveway off of Kelley Parkway. The <br />Medical Office building has an existing trash enclosure at the SW corner of the site. <br /> <br />Stormwater. The stormwater management plan has been approved by the Watershed district. <br />Stormwater is retained on site. <br /> <br />Landscaping. The landscaping plan provides the required number and types of plantings. The <br />plan includes a row of shrubs along Kelley Parkway and a row of shrubs to soften the existing <br />dumpster enclosure. Trash for the apartment building will be collected within the underground <br />area. Disturbed areas will be sodded, and an irrigation system installed, as required by the RPUD <br />zoning district. The landscaping plan conforms to the RPUD standards. <br /> <br />Lighting. The application proposes two parking lot fixtures within the center courtyard, A <br /> Item No.: 14 Date: April 13, 2020 <br />Item Description: LA20-000001 – Neil Weber o/b/o Orono Apartments LLC, 2475 <br />Kelley Parkway, Final Master Development Plan – Resolution <br />Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP <br />Community Development Director <br />Agenda <br />Section: <br />Planning Department <br />Report