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^'5 <br />LANDFORM <br />September 21. 2004 <br />Michael Gaffron <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />PO Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay. MN 55323 <br />RE: StoneBay Condominium Plan Amendment <br />Dear Mr. Gaffron. <br />On behalf of our client. Landform is pleased to submit this application for RPUD general <br />plan amendment and final plat for Outlot E, StoneBay, located north of Kelley Parkway <br />on the western portion of the StoneBay development. <br />We are requesting approval of an RPUD general plan amendment for minor changes to <br />the condominium building. As we have moved through the design process we have <br />Identified several Improvements to this condominium building that we would like to <br />incorporate into the plan. <br />Building Design <br />The owner-occupied condominium project still includes 62 units as onginally approved. <br />While the original concept Included two buildings joined by a common underground <br />parking area, the new concept includes the same shared underground parking, but links <br />the two buildings above ground to provide larger living spaces and additional amenities. <br />The central core area was added to create a single building and provide niany new <br />facilities for community use by the residents. This core area includes amenities such as <br />a Hobby room, a Guest rou.n. a Business Center, a Family Dining room, a large <br />Community room. Individual tenant storage cubicles, Activities and Craft rooms, a <br />Library and an Exercise room. These added amenities allow for an improved quality of <br />life, which is essential in today’s competitive market and will help the developer <br />continue StoneBay’s commitment to quality in the Orono community. <br />Another essential interior building amenity is to provide 9’-0" ceiling heights on all 3 <br />floors to address market demand and current construction standards for this type of <br />building. The Increased ceiling height is mitigated by the fact that the grade around the <br />building was raised to maintain the approved 38-foot building height. <br />The building will be finished with maintenance-free materials including: <br />•M MTU* ttfiveifts tie mST MIMwC M0«TN MlMCAVOilt. M |«40S <br />isa tOTO *** tia ata.MTT r«t