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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, July 18,2005 6:00 o’clock p.m. (#05-3131 Steve Bohl, Continued) lots served by a new cul-de-sac road accessing to Willow Drive directly across from Elm Lane. Gaflron noted a portion of the church prt^rty is located in the City of Long Lake but that all new residential lots would be located in Orono. This area is guided in the Orono 2000-2020 Community Management Plan for single-family residential housing at a density of two to three units per acre. The area has never been rezoned to match the Community Management Plan guided density and the application includes a request for rezoning. The property is currently zoned RR-IB Single Family Rural Residential District, requiring a 2.0 dry buildable acres per lot and a 200’ lot width. Gafhron indicated the proposed SFR development for nine new homes has an average dry buildable lot area of slightly over 15,000 square feet, with no new building lots less than 14,000 square feet as reconanended by the Planning Commission at the sketch plan stage. This fits into the general range of lot sizes in the surrounding neighboriiood. The property contains wetlands at the south end, which would have to be protected by a Conservation and Flowage Easement. Lot 9 and a small sliver of Lot 10 contain a small wetland that the developer proposes to fill, with mitigation to occur on Lots 3,9,10, and 11 in order for Lot 9 to be viable. Gaflron stated the City’s cun^t wetland moratorium, which expires in approximately one month, and in-process ordinance changes may have some impact on how this wetland will be treated. The applicant is investigating whether this fill/mitigation will be possible with the MCWD. Staff does have a concern regarding die location of homes so near the proposed stormwater ponding on Lots 10 and 11. Oaffion stated the proposed development is required to provide stormwater management systems including ponding. Easements for the natural drainageway along the south end of the site will be required. The entire property, including wetlands and the Williamson resident lot, will be subject to the Storm Water and Drainage Trunk Fee established for 2005. The Planning Commission should decide whether the church parcel and Lot 3 should be exempt from the Stormwater and Drainage Trunk Fee. If this site is developer! under the RPUD standards, and depending on whether the road becomes public or private, it may be appropriate to place the wetlands and ponds into a community owned outlot, which would have an impact on the gross lot area for Lots 9,10, and 11. Gaflron stated at the sketch plan review the Planning Commission concluded that the RPUD standards for SFR development are generally appropriate for this site, with a few minor revisions. The RPUD standards are sununarized as follows: I.A 15,000 square foot minimum dry buildable lot area. The Planning Corrunission had indicated that a 14,0(W square foot minimum was acceptable. 2.A 90-foot minimum lot width at the sedmek line. All nine new lots do meet this using a 30-foot street setback. PAGE 19 ll 1