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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 13,1999 (U6) U2522 BANCOR GROUP, INC - Continued Campion said that the building pads that they are proposing to construct will all accommodate ramblers. Kelley said he feels the PRD is an ideal solution for this land because of the topography and the wetlands. Flint said if you look at the area along Willow Drive, there are four lots totaling about 6.5 acres, but you have to look at the whole acreage and that puts four lots on 13 acres. He feels the PRD is a very good use of the property. Jabbour said the lot sizes could be increased by reducing the size of the conservation outlots, but that could push the houses closer to the road. Sansevere asked what the other council members think about the road issue. Kelley said there have been problems throughout the City with roads that don’t line up and headlights shining into homes. He said that if the exit to the north is a problem, perhaps it could be posted “no left turns” at certain hours of the day which would force the traffic to the south. Willow Drive is between two major roads. There will be even more traffic when the property to the south is developed. He said it might force a traffic signal at 6 and Willow. He does not feel the traffic issue should stop this development. He thinks the line up of the two roads is appropriate. Sansevere agrees with Kelley’s suggestion to limit access during peak times. Jabbour said if there is a big box development at Willow and Highway 12, the traffic on Willow will increase dramatically. This can be controlled through the Comprehensive Plan. Kelley said the Council has fought Mn/DOT long and hard not to put an entrance on Highway 12 and Willow. Initially, they wanted to put an access ramp on Willow and the new road and the Council fought hard because they didn’t want to force all that traffic onto Willow. The concept for Willow is that it is a neighborhood road for residential usage and the preliminary plan for Highway 12 does not have an entrance to Willow. Flint said that the private roads in Sugarwoods and French Creek are two of the nicest developments in Orono. If this road can look like those two, he is in favor of it being a private road rather than a public road. Jabbour said he is in favor of the private road. The other Council members agreed. Newman said the road is not a major issue. His concern is public water versus private vvells. Jaobour said he would like to see a gravity sewer system. Page 19