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M3-2882 Orono Baseball Astocialion/Orono School District 1030 Old Crystal Bay Road North Page 2 of 3 Background - Lee Carlson Fields and School Property In 1994 the Orono Baseball Association (OBA) constructed the two existing baseball fields on the property. No Conditional Use Permit was required for the west Vi of the property. The City of Orono leased the west ^2 of the property from the Orono Si hool District, and then leased the property to OBA. It was the opinion of the City Attorney that as long as the City was leasing the property from the School for a period greater than ten years that the baseball fields would be considered a permitted City park use. The lease between the School District and City of Orono was entered into on April 15,1994 for a period of 1 9 years and 11 months, terminating on March 15,2014. TheCodc permits any municipal use in the zoning district. The east 'A of the property is the proposed location of the new baseball/soccer field. Since the City does not have a lease for this portion of the property and it is owned entirely by the School District a Conditional Use Permit is required for the construction. Schools and their associated facilities require a CUP or CUP Amendment when such facilities are proposed. OBA is in the process of amending their ground lease directly with the school district fbr this half of the site. As a condition of approval of the new Orono Middle School all the properties located east of Old Cry'stal Bay Road have been combined into one parcel. The parcel includes the baseball fields and Middle School. In 1999 the CUP for Middle School construction was approved and the school opened in the fall of 2000. Site Plan Review I.Site Layout The access road will be an extension of the existing access from Old Crystal Bay Road. The road will lead to a 48 stall parking area west of the ball field. In addition, the parking area will include a turnaround with a 65' radius. The 65' radius is 15' narrower than a typical cul-de-sac width, but has oeen approved by the City Engineer and Fire Marshal. The tumiround area is necessary for traffic flow, safety and to provide a suitable drop off site for the fields. Pedestrian access will include a sidewalk that would be located adjacent to the new parking area and provide access to a future trail extension along County Road 6. OBA has committed to working jointly on this trail connection with the City, Orono Schools and Hennepin County. Also shown on the plans are batting cages, a 24' X 36' storage building, play lot and announcer ’s booth. West of the existing fields the OBA will replace an existing storage shed with a larger shed and expand the parking area along the entrance drive. •i' •: t