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Members of the City of Orono <br />Planning Commission <br />Ms. Jeanne Mabusth <br />Aug.•st 31, 1989 <br />Page Two <br />reduction is modest, we strongly believe that it will produce <br />several benefits. <br />First, by reducing the number of lots, the Preferred <br />Plan proposes larger lots that aLe more in keeping with the <br />rural character of Lhe surrr -ling neighborhood. The two <br />acre requirement is a "m iniir- 4 ' restriction, rather thin a <br />goal to be achieved. Tl.:! re .1 goal s..ould be to create a <br />development that accords with the character and svmmetry of <br />the neighborhood. The Pre rred Plaz, both w.th respect to <br />lot sizes and the resulting configurations, more successfully <br />blends the Proposed Development into '_h! surrounding <br />community. The added attractiveness _ the lot: sizes and <br />configurations favorably "fects not only the surrounding <br />neighbors, but also the w, ketabilit,' of the lots. Indeed, <br />it is arguable tt'ut the Preferred Plat enhances the overall <br />value oc the Proposed Development. <br />Second, eliminating two lots will result in a cencommitant <br />decrease in hard cover. As a consequence, there will be less <br />soil erosion and runoff. The land encompassed by the Proposed <br />Development is particularly sensitive to soil erosion and <br />runcff because of the number of ponds and low areas, and <br />because the water from these ponds and low areas flows into <br />Lake Minnetonka. In short, by eliminating two lots, the <br />Preferred Plan does a better iob of comporting with the City's <br />commitment tc minimizing storm eater runoff. <br />Th: ased on our understanding of the subdivision <br />i.egulat.to the following lota in Developer's Revised Plat <br />still fail o meet the City's 200 foot minimum --width <br />zequirement: Block 1, lots 1 and S; Block 2, lots 2, 3 and <br />7; and Block 3, lot 1. By reducir.q the numbe. of lots, we <br />believe the Proferred Plan mf-cts or surpasses the City's 200 <br />foot minimum -width requirement. Thus, to our knowledge, none <br />of the lots in the Preferred Plan wil: require variances. <br />Fourth, allowing an area the size of the Proposed <br />Development, which consists of many acres of low areas and <br />wetlanas, to contain up to 17 different sep'ic systems may <br />strain the septic capacity of the subject _;a. Redu-!nq <br />the number of lots eases this burden. <br />2. The Developer's Revised Plat pro•iides access to the <br />Proposed Development via a 1400 foot road (Outlot C) that <br />