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City of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 19 <br />A RESOLUTION GRANTING <br />PRELIMINARY APPROVAL <br />OF TIM PLAT OF WOOD BILL <br />APPLICATION NO. 1163 <br />WH ERRAS, John D. McDowell and T.V. Markle, Vice President of <br />Woodhill 2ountry Club (hereinafter "applicznts") on May 22, 1987 filed a <br />Class III subdivision application with tl.,-. City of Orono (hereinafter <br />"City") for approval of a 5 lot plat of a property legally described on <br />Exhibit A attached to this resolution and hereinafter referred to as "the <br />property"; and <br />WHEREAS, after due published and mailed notice in accordance with <br />Minnesota Statues 462.358 et. seq. and the City of Orono Zoning and <br />Subdivision Cosies, the Orono Planning Commission held a public hearing on <br />June 15, 1987, at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning <br />this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and <br />WHEREAS, at their regular meeting held on July 13, 1987, the <br />Orono City Council considered the subdivision application of the <br />applicants, noting the following findings of fact: <br />1. The property is located within the RR-113 Single Family Rural <br />Residential zoning district requiring a minimum of 2 acres of <br />contiguous dry buildable land within each newly created lot. <br />2. The property 7onsists of approximately 37.5 acres. Lot 1 contains <br />2.2 acres of dry contiguous land; Lot 2 contains 2.03 acres of dry <br />contiguous land; Lot 3 contains 2.50 acres of Iry contiguous land; I.ot <br />4 contains 2.63 acres of dry contiguous land; and, Lot 5 contains 3.5 <br />acres of dry contiguous land. <br />3. Outlot 8 consists of approximately 20 acres and is not proposed <br />for residental development and will he combined with contiguous lands <br />owned by Woodhill County Club. <br />4. Lot 3 shall achieve access via an existing private driveway <br />easement to the south and hots 1, 2, 4 and 5 shall be served by a <br />private road that shall access from the north at Woodhill Avenue. <br />5. A single fami ly •sidenc•e can be constructed on al l five lots <br />without the need for ,rther variances. <br />6. Septic testing has confirmed that all lots have suitable soils and <br />areas f or on -site sewage O i sposa 1 systems. The wetlands and steep <br />topography have placed limits on available, flat, more gentle sloped <br />areas fcr septic development. <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />