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2 February 1998 <br />A amcon <br />Design • Construction • Construction Management <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Post Office Box 66 <br />Orono, MN 55323 <br />Attn: Michael Gaffron, Senior Planning Coordinator <br />RE: Proposed Orono Retail Building <br />Dear Michael: <br />Zl IlT variance review comments dated 16 January 1998 <br />the comments of Wallace Case (dated 23 January) and Tom Kellogg (dated 1 '> <br />January); we intend to address them in the following manner: <br />Response to Site Plan Review Conunents: <br />1. No response required. <br />2. approved by Planning Commission 20 January 1998. <br />B. No response required. <br />C. ^e revised site plan will continue to show the front yard parking setback at 5’ <br />because of the unusual and e.xtreme topography of this site. However the site <br />plan will be revised to show larger tree planting islands in lieu of three <br />parking spaces along Shad\-\vood Road. <br />D. Comment withdrawn by planner. <br />E. No response required. <br />F. Landscape Plan will be revised to show coordinated planting at pond area <br />more landscape screening along Olive Avenue, two additional boulevard trees <br />at Shadywood Road, ^d planting in the County R.O.W. along Shadywood <br />Road between the subject site and Culver ’s to compensate for the reduced <br />planting area available due to the proposed 5’ parking setback. <br />G. 1. Building elevations will be revised as requested by the Planning <br />Commission and remaining building elevations will be included. <br />2. Trash enclosure will be designed and detailed in a manner compatible with <br />the mam building. Landscape screening at trash enclosure will be <br />increased. <br />H. Drainage Plan w ill be revised per comments; storm sewer and ponding <br />calculations will be provided with revised drawings. <br />I. Grading at parking lots will be revised so that steepest slopes are closer to 4% <br />^y slopes in the landscape areas that e.xceed 3:1 will be planted in a manner <br />that mimmizes maintenance. Revisions to parking lot grades will likely cause <br />the retaining wall to grow to approximately 12’ high at its highest point, <br />200 W. Hwy. 13* Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 <br />Phone: 612-890-1217* FAX: 612-890-0064 <br />Offices in Minneapolis • Milwaukee