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5unci1- Homes , Ayes Grabek 57, A lieipal 2 And ith the f Carl :>n, Dan r Adams are a / sub ions of asement also ance of al time ewerage - ,V: • » March 8, 1984 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Orono The Members of the Planning Commission City of Orono Mrs. Jeanne Mabusth Zoning Administrator City of Orono Re: The Overall Development Concept Plan of Outlot A, Countryside Manor This letter is written to express the views of the three partners of Dicon, a Minnesota limited partnership, owner of Outlot A, Countryside Manor, and of the applicant of Subdivision 816 Countryside Manor Second Addition, Lake Minnetonka Homes, regarding their wishes as to how they would like to see the remainder of the approximate 74 acres of Countryside Manor be developed. It should be made clear that there are no plans at this time to completely de velop the entire site, however, in an effort to comply with the requirements of the City Council, a concept plan for the entire site was submitted in July of 1981. A partner of Dicon, Richard Conry, has submitted plats to the City of Orono in previous years. In those plans a great deal of concern was ex pressed by the city that a minimum number of roads be constructed. The reason for this policy v;as to minimize the effects of hard surface cover rain water runoff and to minimize the potential maintenance costs that the city may in herit. This policy was very definitive and left little, if any, room for negotiation. With the above city policy in mind, a partner in Dicon, Richard Conry, and his planner/surveyor, Gary Gabriel, from DeMars Gabriel Land Survey, Inc., met with the planning director to ask for guidance. They were told that this con cept plan must contain the absolute minimum lineal footage of road. Gary Gabriel asked about any concerns of curb cuts along the perimeter lots border ing Old Crystal Bay Road, Watertown Road and Willow Drive. The planning direc tor told both Gary Gabriel and Richard Conry that these roads were collector roads with very little traffic and v/ere therefore "no problem.” He made the statement that curb cuts were preferable to additional interior roads. Upon presentation of this concept plan to the Council, concern was expressed regarding the perimeter lots not having interior road access. The Countryside Manor plat was given approval with the exception that the Council did not The He The Me Mrs. V approx shoul< In 0u‘ for PI Plann appro' hazari Engin< The C< to th' repre given some by in given the p able deny ney r revie do no any c welfa At th Vario mitte exper mitte and c submi cant this probl plat confc The < sidei lots facii