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t.. bta4rf=7~ ?) .^F*r A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3500 WATERTOWN ROAD FILE NO. 05-3152 WHEREAS, Bohland Development Inc. (hereinafter the "Developer") has an interest in the property within the City of Orono (hereinafter the "City") located at 3500 Watertown Road and legally described as follows: Oudot A, Kintyre, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter the "Property"); and WHEREAS, on August 17, 2005 the Developer filed an incomplete subdivision application with the City for preliminary approval of a six lot residential plat of the Property; and WHEREAS, after due published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 462.338 et. seq. and the City of Orono 2^ning and Subdivision Codes, the Orono Plaiuiing Commission held a public hearing for the application and reviewed it as a sketch plan on September 19, 2005, at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and WHEREAS, on September 19, 2(X)5 the Plaiming Commission recommended a number of revisions to the proposal including that it be processed as a Planned Residential Development (PRD); and WHEREAS, the applicant submitted a revised sketch plan proposal which was reviewed by the Planning Commission at a public hearing held on October 17, 2005, at which time the Planning Commission recommended that the amended tq)plication be forwarded to the City Council for confirmation that the PRD process was acceptable; and WHEREAS, at its regular meeting of October 24, 2005 the City Council reviewed the sketch plan and indicated that the PRD process would be acceptable, subject to the applicant addressing the City ’s Conservation Design goals and objectives, and subject to careful le^ew that all standards necessary to ensure a successful development are met; and Page 1 of 13 i 1