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NARRATIN E ADDENDUM FOR CREEKSIDE IN ORONO <br />Way/ata Design ami De\dopmont is excited to present tlte picliiv.iiurx plat of <br />CREEK.SIDE IN ORONO to the City Council. Tliis plan \\as well received by City staff. <br />Planning Connnission and the Park Board for its efforts in open space presen aiion and <br />sensitivity to the natural resources and neiehborinj: propcnies. From the comments we <br />recciv cd by the Planning Commission and the Park Board w e are able to impro\ e the <br />plan in the follow mg ways; <br />Mininii/.e Grading <br />• Single Trail .Access to the I.uce Line <br />The Grading Plan has been revised to reflect the benefits of utilizing custom built homes <br />in this development. 1 lie custom built walkout-homes w ill be designed to use the natural <br />grades of the slope and to piesei ve as many as the tiees as possible. Tiee.s are an amenity <br />that liomeownets enjo\ and take great cate in pteset\ing. .See the revised Grading Pl.in. <br />The prev ions giailing plan showed the extent of the rr.ading limits if house pads w ere to <br />be constructed with the initial road ami pond constntction. With custom built homes the <br />initial site uradine will be ereailv lediiced with onlv minimal iiradiiu: for the road and <br />pond. No grading will be needed for lots 1-4 with the initial site grading, (hading plans <br />and erosion contiol measures w ill be provided with the d* .sign of the custom home at the <br />time of the building permit. Again, the adv antage of using a custom built home is that it <br />can be nestled into the site miiiiiiii/ing grading and tree impacts. 1 ots 5-7 will require <br />some grading along w ith the coiKstruttion of the pond and the storm-scwcr connection <br />from the street. <br />The Park Board recommended that the development provide a single trail access to the <br />Luce Line Trail. A six-foot wide trail has been show n to reprc.scnt a potential trail <br />location. The trail vv ill come off of the jriiv ate cul-de-sac between lots 2 and .1 follow ing <br />the sliared lot line to the conservation easement where it will tuni to the east and connect <br />to the existing footbridge. Acioss the bridge it will meander to the Luce Line Trail <br />follow mg the natural teiTam and avoiding trees I he path w ill be pleasing for the <br />residents but designed to discourage public use from the trail. <br />Wavzata Design and Dev elopment w ish to thank the Planning Commission and the Park <br />Boaid for then comments and believe an improved project is being presented to the (’ity <br />Council.