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milUTBS OF THE PLAMNIliG COMMISSIOR MBBTIH6 19, 1988 •JZQHIW6 FILE #1333-REBERS COETIE1 Mr. John Shardlow, a Planning Consultant for the City of Orono, presented this matter on behalf of the City of Orono. He stated that this item had been reviewed at the previous Planning Commission Meeting as a sketch plan. The subject property xs part of the Highway 12 Corridor Study and is consequently to be reviewed in relationship to that study. The plan will also be required to meet the special minimum requirements for rezoning along the Highway 12 Corridor. Shardlow pointed out that there is over 50' of grade separation on the proposed site. There is a large hill with an elevation of approximately 1044' in the center of the site, dropping off to the east along Brown Road and in the extreme northwest corner of the site. The only other characteristic of the site, other than the fact that it is wooded with mature maple trees, is that it nas a heavy clay and clay-loam soils. These soils can present some severe obstacles fer on-site sewage disposal systems. Chairman Kelley asked if the soil type had actually been verified through soil borings. Shardlow stated that the soil type was determined by a Soil Survey. There are special minimum requirements for zoning along the Highway 12 Corridor. There is a requirement that the minimum area request for rezoning be 5 acres or 10 acres. The Rebers land area is 32.6 acres so they would meet that requirement. Another requirement would be an access and circulation plan to insure that it precludes direct access not only to Highway 12, but that it also facilitates the movement of traffic through the area. The Highway 12 Corridor Study talks about the need for a frontage road, whether it be a standard frontage road or a remote frontage road between Brown Road and Willow That will be accomodated once the southern half of the area is developed. The sanitary sewer availability is one of the key issues. The City's Engineering Consultant has reviewed the Reber's application and stated that this requirement could be satisfied one of two ways: Either through Long Lake, by the joint powers agreement, or by constructing a new interceptor along the Highway 12 Corridor. There is a great deal of concern about the impact of this project on Lake Minnetonka. There is a need for ponding on the southeast corner of the property. The applicants are aware of that requirement and have included a ponding area in the preliminary sketches that have been done fer the southern area. The ponding issue will be dealt with when the southern portion of the area is addressed. The special minimum requirements also talk about available zoning districts within the Corridor. The Rebers' proposal is for rezoning to R-lA#through the PRD, Planned Residential zoning category. Both of those classifications are listed among the available zoning districts within the Corridor. Finally, the special minimum requirements include a development agreement, which will be entered into and signed by the applicants.