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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY 11,1999 (#6) U242S, SIDNEY AND BARBARA REBERS/SERVICE 800, INC, 2190 WAYZATA BOULEVARD - continued Kelley moved, Sansevere seconded, to table final subdivision approval for 2190 Wayzata Boulevard for further discussion. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. (#7) U2426 GEORGE STICKNEY, 4XX WILLOW DRIVE SOUTH - FINAL PLAT APPROVAL - RESOLUTION NO. 4220 Elizabeth Van Zomeren presented the staff report. She stated that the applicant has fulfilled all the conditions set forth in the preliminary approval resolution. The applicant is proposing to divide the property into two lots. The preliminary plat resolution was drafted with language that would require a park dedication fee of $9,550. She pointed out that with respect to stormwater management issues, staff used the language from the City Engineer’s letter for Condition 1 regarding phosphorous loadings. Condition 2 states that access for each lot shall have adequate site distance from the high point on Willow Drive and the driveway access shall be reviewed and approved by City Engineer. The applicant is asking the Council to reconsider the park dedication fee as it was drafted in the preliminary plat resolution. Mr. Stickney is proposing that he pay a park dedication fee of $4,900 at this time and an additional $4,650 if he fails to build a house on the second lot within one year. George Stickney, the applicant, was present. George Stickney stated that he purchased the land as a subdivided property and if a house was already located on one of the lots, the park dedication fee would only be $4,900 for the one additional lot. If he would delay this application for six months and build his house first and then split the parcel, he would only pay one park dedication fee. Jabbour stated that the Park Dedication Fee Ordinance was recently revised. Flint reviewed the history of the Park Dedication Fee Ordinance. He feels the applicant has the ability to affect the fee by building his home before proceeding with the subdivision. Stickney stated he has already sold the second lot and carmot delay the subdivision. He is willing to pay the second fee if he does not build his home within one year. He does not feel the fee is fair to him. Jabbour stated the question is whether the impact on the parks is growing by one house or by two houses. He feels that by subdividing a lot, an additional burden of one house is created. Sansevere asked for staff’s interpretation. He stated that one park dedication fee of $250 has been paid. He asked if that could be looked upon as the full park dedication fee for one of the lots. Moorse stated that the $250 is applied as a credit, not a full payment for one lot. Pages 1