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id Broun Road to allow for traffic to safely access Highway 12. A righl-in ■out intersection would allow direct access from the site to Highway 12. re connection to the west would potentially be to Brimhall with a lighted section at existing Highway 12. This would reduce the amount of through on the residential propcny to the east. way 12 is scheduled to be relocated to the south. The existing 12 would classified and become a Hennepin County Road (Wayzata Boulevard). ieclion 10.61, Subd. 10, required off-street parking is approved as follows: af Parking Stalls: Required “ I per 200 s.f. ired = 1 per 200 s.f. of “net usable floor area for office use" stalls required = 97 stalls proposed = 97 >f Parking Stalls: ired = 140 spaces stalls proposed Required » 2 per dwelling unit (Section 10.61) 83 interior spaces . ^ 50 exterior spaces ^^ standards for a building designed for senior housing use may not require the parking standards. The applicants have stated they do not feel all the ng proposed on site will be necessary for the use. wide regional trail is located along Brown Road. The plans have provided strian access to the trail via a path that would connect the main entrance to »cst. A 6' sidewalk is located along the south property line. Connection to idewalk has been provided to the main entrance. A path/trail will also be ded to allow pedestrian access from the residential building to the olTice in the adjacent property. 52 unit building on the 4 acre site would provide 15.5 units/acre of senior ng units at a variety of unit sizes and rental rates. The proposed RPUD ig district would be the appropriate zoning district to provide the units/acre ty requested. The RPUD district would allow the City of Orono to provide Page 3 of 10 incentives to encourage projects which are consistent with housing goals. “Incentives may include modification of density and floor area ratio requirements for developments providing lifecycle housing and low and moderate cost housing.” The City has the ability to ensure the housing need, for lifecycle A housing, is m«. ( 207. U SO % The property was platted as Outlot F, Sugarwoods the parcel immediately south of the Sugar>voods neighborhood. The only buffer between the single family residential use in Sugarwoods is a 40' wide platted outlot that is owned by the Sugarwoods homeowners association. Restrictions were placed on each lot within the Sugarwoods neighborhood that prohibits removal of trees greater than 2" in diameter within the rear setback for those lots located closest to the proposed development. The property is located on Highway 12 and the City of Long Lake is located south of Highw-ay 12. Two lots that are located west of the project arc developed as the Orono Shopping Center and Conoco gas station. ^The apoll»nt hayfeiuested fiilahcial assi^fShce fronylKeXity of Or^o tcKailow'. for aflbrdable rthts.l Sucymet\ods i;ifclud\^th5/<freatioi\of a^Mi^cr imihu- proVjsj^ms orVeinjeursemt 14.The developer has proposed to plat the senior housing project as condominiums. ^ Each unit would have a separate legal description and tax statement. Under this ^ units would be owned by a non-profit agency and rented to the <\A^ \ occupants under the agreements established for the building. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono hereby approves the General Concept Plan for a 62 unit building fo housing use and a 23,000 s.f general office building subject to the following City lenior 1.Plans and specifications for service line connectiorts for sewer around the pond have been approved per the design by Loucks Associates dated 2.Final grading, ^nage tmd erosion control plan showing existing and proposed contours, building locations, elevations, stormwater pond, utilities and erosion Page 4 of 10