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Development, Inc. <br />A <br />City of Orono <br />Liz Van Zomeren City Planner <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Orono, Minnesota 55323 <br />March 31,1999 <br />1 <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR ^ 1 1999 <br />CtfV 0R0i\’0 <br />Thank you for the acceptance of our Preliminaryl ’lat application and the commits we <br />received following the Planning Commission Meeting. We are submitting revised plans <br />for the City Council Meeting. The changes should address the comments made by City of <br />Orono staff, the engineer and landscapers. There are two areas that 1 would like to have <br />you consider in reference to the planners and landscapers comments. <br />The planner suggested that we include a street design and construction with “urban” <br />specifications. This alternative, in my opinion, is not necessary and is inconsistent with <br />previous developments, and does not fulfill the characteristics of a more rurol/ acreage <br />smaller subdivision. I am requesting that the most commonly used street design and <br />stormwater management practices be implemented. <br />Carriage Hill is the name of the development and is characteristic of the topography, <br />history and feel for the neighborhood. TTie homes will be built on acreage homesites with <br />a country or rural feel. This is what the market accepts and is desiring. Three of the <br />homesites are already under contract for sale pending development approval, all three of <br />the potential homeowners prefer a 24’ street with grade ditches which is more typical for <br />the setting. They prefer the landscaping comments regarding trees along Willow Drive <br />and up along Carriage Lane. <br />Our application shows the design with surface storm water management allowing flow to <br />a NLIRP pond and eventually into French Lake. This plan has also been submitted to Jim <br />Hafner at Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. After conversations with Jim, he <br />commented that in this situation, continuing to allow water to surface drain, combined <br />with the permeable sandy soil is a beneficial BMP that allows for an increased ability to <br />improve water quality. This is in contrast to dumping all of the water off the roofs, drives <br />and street into catch basins and into the pond without having the opportunity to increase <br />water quality with the surface flow eind on-site absorption. The more impervious the <br />surface reduces the opportunity to improve water quality especially with the sandy soils. <br />420 Upland Lane North • Plymouth, MN 55447 • Phone (612) 476*4459 • FAX (612) 476*4459