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a public road with access to Townlinc Road in Medina. This option would eliminate the access over the railroad to Highway 12. Greg Gappa has noted in his memo to the City Council, dated April 10, 2000 (attached to Planning Report), that MNDOT has offered to pay for the road construction and provide access to the properties that will lose access across the railroad provided that the Cities or property owners provide the necessary right-of-way and easements. Also, please read the attached minutes from the Council meeting. This proposal would create the road segment in Orono to provide access to the properties. It appears the property owners to the east (Slaughter and Hickey) have existing easements in place over the Fraizer property to accommodate a shared driveway. Proposed Plan: The plan indicates a road that would serve a proposed subdivision in Medina and provide access to the potentially landlocked properties in Orono. The Medina property is zoned for single family residential use at a 30,000 s.f. minimum lot size. The properties in Medina would be served with sewer and water which will be extended from Townline Road. No utilities will be extended to properties in Orono. The proposed road in Medina will be public and it is recommended by Staff the road in Orono will be public as well, primarily due to maintenance issues. Only the eastern 450* of the road will be in Orono. Surrounding Properties: The properties located in Medina are zoned for a minimum lot size of 30,000 s.f. A proposal has been made by the applicant to have that subdivision completed this summer. The lots in Orono are all zoned for a 5 acre minimum lot size, and guided by the Comprehensive Plan for single family residential. With the exception of the Rudd property, no lots in Orono will be impacted for zoning purposes by the proposed road. The Rudd property would maintain a dry buildable area of approximately 7-8 acres. If the dry buildable area is less than 10 acres dry, the property would not be able to subdivide into two 5 acre lots. The total frontage along the proposed road is only about SOO' which does not provide the total lot width required in the zoning district. New lots require a minimum lot width of 300* in the RR-1A distict. Road Standards: Because most of the proposed road is in Medina it is appropriate to create a right-of-way to standards in Medina to maintain consistency. Medina will require a 60* right-of-way which is shown on the preliminary plan. The road width and size of cul-de-sac will also be developed to standards set by the City of Medina. The cul-de-sac shall be a minimum paved width of 80* and a minimum right-of- way width of 100*. Ponding and Grading: The applicants are developing a ponding and grading plan for the road. This is an on-going project involving the platting of tte land to the north in Medina. They have proposed a NURP pond south of the road, in O^no. The pond would collect runoff from the new r^ and from the newly platted