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DAHLGREN SHARDI jOW ANDUBAN INCOkrOKATEO CONSULTING PLANNERS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 300 FIRST AVENUE NORTH SUITE 210 MINNEAPOLIS, MN S540I 612 339 3300 PHONE 612 337-5601 FAX DATE;December 6, 2000 TO:Shannon Sweeney City Administrator City of Long ' ake 1964 Park Avenue Long Lake, MN 55356 FROM:Wally Case RE:Fleming Trail Addition Covenant Review We have reviewed the Declaration Of Covenants dated May 24,1993 for the Fleming Trail Addition. Our review is based solely on identifying conflicts between the covenants and the proposed plan. You may need to have legal counsel review the covenants for other broader issues related the development of the site. Covenant provisions 1.No change needed. 2.No vehicular or pedestrian access is proposed to Orono Oaks Drive. No change needed. 3.This provision requires that lot coverage is limited to 15 percent and indicates that lot coverage includes the footprint of all structures within the lot, including all roof structures more than 6 feet above grade and decks and patios and all similar structures when partially or fully enclosed by fences, railings or walls that extend more than 6 feet above grade. It also indicates that pools and all associated decks or patios are included regardless if they are enclosed or not. This provision does not appear to include other hard surfacing such as w alks or drives. This provision may pose problems for some of the builders or home owners as most of the lots have will involve grade changes that could require railings or fences around pans of a deck or patio. We are showing a 70 feet by 70 feet minimum building pad. This pad would typically include a house with attached two or three car garage and room for a three season porch, deck, and patio. In addition, a gazebo or pool would not be uncommon. The original approved plan had 13 lots that ranged from .8 to 1.6 acres. The 15 percent coverage resulted in approximately 5,227 to 10,454 square feet of allowable lot coverage. The total project lot coverage would have been 88,209 square feet for all 13 lots. _ • The project as proposed is based on a minimum .5 acre lot. The 15 percent lot coverage would limit a .5 acre lot to 3,267 square feet of coverage. The total project lot coverage would be approximately 58,835 square feet which is 29,374 square feet less than the 88,209 square feet coverage allowed under the original approved plan. Allowing a slightly higher percent of coverage on lots less than .75 acres will allow more development flexibility to work with the slopes while still resulting a reduction in overall lot coverage. 0’7jobs/4236/covrev.wpd 12/6/2000 Page I