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r LANDFORM MIMNCAPOLIS'PNOCNIX C-\ June 24, 2002 Michael Gaffron City of Orono . .. ... . . 2750 Kelley Parkway PO Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 RE: Revisions to Orono Village PUD Concept Plan and Rezoning Request Dear Mr. Gaffron, On behalf of our client, Landform is pleased to submit these revisions to our development application for property located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Willow Drive and Highway 12. We have revised our plans based on the comments received at the June 10, 2002 City Council meeting. At that meeting, the Orono City Council denied our request for a land uses guide plan amendment. The requested amendment would have allowed residential and retail uses south of Kelley Parkway in area currently planned for office uses. Neither the City Council nor the Planning Commission have reviewed our rezoning, PUD concept plan and sketch plat. Consequently, the City Council directed us to revise our plans to comply with the existing Community Management Plan and schedule a workshop with the Planning Commission to review the revisions before bringing our application back for formal City Council review of those items. The revised plan proposes no development south of Kelley Parkway at this time. While we continue to believe that retail uses are the best use at the northwest corner of the intersection of Willow Drive and Highway 12, we are not requesting any changes at this time. We understand that the Community Management Plan allows office uses and we will continue to work to find uses that are appropriate for this area. Because we are not currently proposing any development south of Kelley Parkway, we do hereby withdraw our previous applications for a commercial site plan and rezoning south of Kelley Parkway. The existing RR-1B zoning would be retained south of Kelley Parkway until either the City rezones the property consistent with the Community Management Plan (as required by Slate Statute) or until the applicant proposes development. Upon approval of the PUD concept plan for the area north of Kelley Parkway, we would prepare a preliminary plat for the entire site for review and approval. The area south of Kelley Parkway would be platted as two outlots. At some future date, development will be proposed south of Kelley Parkway and the applicant will be required to submit the necessary applications for site plan review. 650 BUTltn north BLiiLOiNG 510 flRST AvENUC NORTH MtNNEAPOLlS MN 55403 O^TiCC 612 25^9070 TA* 612 252 9077 www tanoform net