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Summary of Request: The City of Orono has received a Preliminary Plat application for a 25 lot development on 58 acres for property located at the southwest comer of County Road 6 and Willow Drive North. The City Council and Planning Commission have reviewed this development as part of an application for rezoning. The proposed rezoning was denied by the City Council on October 25,1999. Please refer to attached Resolution (Exhibit K) adopted by the City Council on November 8,1999. The RR-1B zoning district allows, by conditional use permit, the property to develop as a Planned Residential Development (PRD). The purpose of a Planned Residential Development is to enhance the appearance of neighborhoods through preservation of natural open spaces, to counteract the effects of urban congestion and monotony, to provide cohesive structure to neighborhood design, to offer recreation opportunities close to home, and to aid in improving the welfare in general of City residents. Section 10.32, Subdivision I. This application requires the following: 1. Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Residential Development - The R-IA allows a Planned Residential Development as a conditional use. Section 10.20« Subdivision 3 (H). 2. Class III subdivision approval. 3. Dedication of the platted right-of-way as public roads. The City changed its Comprehensive Plan to reflect medium density residential for the property located directly south of the proposed development. Medium density residential will likely be townhomes. It is the intention to extend Kelley Parkway to Willow from Old Crystal Bay Road. Properties located to the south of Kelley Parkway and north of Highway 12 are guided for office uses. Lot Layout and Standards The lots range in size from 1 acre to over 4 acres. The lots located to the east of the subdivision, on average, are smaller than those lots to the south and west. The PRD would allow the lots to develop at the sizes shown on the site plan, due to the overall density of the subdivision would not exceed one unit per two acres dry buildable. it is to the discretion of the Planning Commission and City Council to determine if the layout is acceptable. Staff has concerns only with Lot 3, Block 3 and Lot 9, Block 1 as the lots would require wetland mitigation for driveway access. The Grading Plan indicates the grading will occur within the wetland. H2322 The Bancor Group 2445 County Road 6 (County Road 6 and H illon Drive Sordu Subdivision/Re:oninfi li/15 99 page--}