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AGENDA ITEM <br />Prepared By: mcc Reviewed By: J. Barnhart Approved By: DJR <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. Purpose. This application is regarding a change to the required wetland setback established by <br />resolution for Creekside in Orono. <br /> <br />2. MN§15.99 Application Deadline. The application was received and was considered to be <br />complete on March 9, 2020. Therefore the 60-Day review period expires on May 8, 2020. <br /> <br />3. Background/ Summary. The development Creekside in Orono received final plat approval as a <br />Planned Residential Development (PRD) in January 2005. The development was created with <br />clustered building sites on mostly ¾ acre lots within the RR-1B, 2-acre minimum district. The <br />overall density of the development conformed to the one unit per two acre density required by the <br />platting of a 12 acre outlot covered with conservation easements. The PRD development was <br />created with setbacks to preserve the open feel of the zoning district yet facilitated clustering to <br />preserve the open space around the development. At that time the City had a more restrictive <br />wetland setback than is applicable today. That 35-foot setback applied reflected the required <br />MCWD buffer requirement plus an additional 10 foot setback. The city currently requires the <br />same setback as the watershed district. <br /> <br />90 Creek Ridge Pass (Lot 6) is the smallest lot in the development and the last to develop. The <br />developer and potential builders are finding it difficult to situate a home contemporary to the <br />others in the neighborhood within the setbacks required. The developer is currently working with <br />the MCWD to amend the buffer, and create an averaged buffer where they receive flexibility in <br />the tightest area on the property and dedicate additional buffer area elsewhere on the property. <br /> <br />The developer is requesting an amendment to the Creekside in Orono resolution to reflect the <br />changes allowed by the MCWD. The MCWD offices are currently closed due to the COVID19 <br />crisis and their staff is working remotely. While this has slowed the finalization of this amended <br />Declaration, MCWD staff has approved the changes. The proposed configuration is attached as <br />Exhibit B. <br /> <br />The developer is requesting the City remove the wetland setback requirement from the Creekside <br />in Orono development and defer to the current codes. <br /> <br />Item No.: 8 Date: April 13, 2020 <br />Item Description: LA20-000020 – Dean Johnson o/b/o HomeTime Video Productions, <br />Inc., 90 Creek Ridge Pass / Creekside in Orono Final Plat Resolution Amendment – <br />Resolution <br />Presenter: Melanie Curtis <br />Planner <br />Agenda <br />Section: <br />Consent Agenda