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iO}-2n2 Oreoo Bateball AsMciatfon/Oroao School District 1030 Old Crystal Bay Road North Pafc2of3 HackgroBBd • Lee Cartfoa Fields aad School Property In 1994 Ihc Orono Baseball Association (OBA) constructed the two existing baseball Helds on the property. No Conditional Use Permit was required for the west */i of the property. The City of Orono leased the west '/i of the property from the Orono School District, and then leased the property to OBA. It was the opinion of the City Anomey that as long as the City w as leasing the property from the School for a period greater than ten y-cars that the baseball fields would be considered a permitted City park use. T^c 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 1 5,20 1 4. The Code permits any municipal use in the zoning district. The east '/i of the property is the proposed location of the new bascbalL'socccr field. Since the City does not have a lease for this portion of Ihc 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 arc proposed. OBA is in the process of amending their ground lease directly with the school district for this half of the site. As a condition of approval of the new Orono Middle School all the properties located cast of Old Ci^tal 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 of2000. SJlrFlan 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 aica 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 t\pical cul-de-sac width, but has been approved by the City Engineer and Fire Marshal. The tumaroGnd area is necessary for IrafTic flow, safety and to provide a suitable drop offsite for the fields. Pedntrian access will include a sidewalk that w ould be located adjacent to the new parking area and provide acc^ 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. shown on the plans are baiting cages, a 24* X 36* storage building, play lot and announeer ’s booth. \N cst of the existing fields the OBA will replace an exisung storage shed with a larger shed and expand the parking area along the entrance drive.