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- --m -K. I TO:Planning Connlsslon and Council /I?fr FROM:Jeanne Mabusth, Asst. Zoning Administrator DATE:November 7, 1978 SUBJECT: M33 - Judd Ringer, 2240 Wayzata Boulevard SUBDIVISION SKETCH PLAN REVIEW The applicant proposes a subdivision of 57 acres in the northeast quadrant at the Intersection of Highway 12 and Willow Drive. The property is zoned RR-IB, minimum 2 acres residential. Mr. Ringer asks the Planning Commission to consider the rezoning of the 12 acre parcel along Highway 12 to a light industrial zone. The light industrial zone would be the location for Ringer's new plant and a possible industrial platting of three lots. The residential area will be platted into 14 lots, 13 with 2 acres minimum and the one containing 3.85 acres will be purchased by the neighboring property owner. Mr. Ringer is aware of the tight clay soils throughout the 45 acre parcel. He plans to experiment with the property through various controlled plantings over a three year period of time. Our problem will be if he goes ahead with the proposed residential plat before he attempts to repair the clay soils. We are bound by the septic ordinance to have each lot tested before final approval, '‘.he applicant must be made aware of the conflict. The two existi.:g homes will be checked by the septic engineer. The plat road is feasible at this point, as it appears now the residential lots will not be served by the industrial road. We will require a SO' easement for the plat road. The village planner and I made a tour of Mr. Ringer's operation in Eden Prairie. Staff agrees that his operation falls well within a light industrial classification. The plant in Orono w511 be involved in biological research as it relates to soils. The size of the plat will be roughly 10,000 s.f., the operation might at some later date Involve a greenhouse. They will have 15-20 employees. There operation does not involve industrial waste and the nature of their manufacturing will not demand a sprinkler system. A service road serving the Industrial park should be considered as opposed to three separate access points off Highway 12. I