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Nov-17-97 01:32P VIes't.wood Bu'T'Fal 612 682 2639 P . 02 <br />DAIll (iRLN <br />SI lAKDl .OW <br />AND lilUK <br />DSCfVfe . <br />8>eC0HMEMDftT\0Kj <br />ittcoaToIXriS <br />CONSULTING PLANNERS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS <br />300 FIRST AVENUE NORTH <br />SUITE 210 <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MN 33401 <br />012 339 3300 PHONE <br />612337 S0OI FAX <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br />13 Novombor 1997 <br />Elizabeth Van Zomeran <br />Planning and Zoning Adnniniatfator <br />City of Orono <br />FROM:Wallace L. Casa, ASIA <br />Landscape Architect/Planner <br />RE:Review of Revised Plans <br />Class HI Preliminary Subdivision and Planned Residential Development <br />Brook Park Realty <br />3560 Shoreline Drive <br />Application #2308 <br />As we discussed during our meeting with Bill Gleason and Fran Hagen and on Friday, <br />November 7, I have reviewed the revised plens and have the following comments. My <br />comments are directed primarily toward site planning, environmental and aesthetic <br />issues, and they do not address compliance with the zonirtg ordinance. The proposed <br />plans for the development were revised in response to the concerns expressed by the <br />planning commission and city staff/consultants. <br />Woodland Impacts! <br />The proposed layout and grading were revised to reduce the impact on the wooded <br />portions of the site by reducing the numbers of large oak, maple and basswood trees <br />that would be lost, and by preserving more of the central woodlands. The revised <br />plans include realigning the proposed public road, realigning the internal walkways, <br />adjusting building locations and reducing the front yard setback to 15 feet. <br />Development of e heavily wooded site such as this will always result in the loss of <br />large trees and significant amounts of woods. However, the combined effect of the <br />proposed changes has done much to reduce this loss. The following proposed <br />Ros HT Fsh Nets 7671 \ l/l^^ <br />cc/a^eny efiefJo c«. p^v) <br />-2.5*07 1 <br />O:>J0SS\1 •09.AM 1 »7MTKA.H0M