10-10-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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To: Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members City Administrator Bernhardson From: Jeanne A. Mabusth, Building & Zoning Administrator Date: October 7, 1988 Subject: #1321 Tom Haislet, 950 Old Crystal Bay Road - Preliminary Subdivision, Class III - Resolution List of Exhibits - Staff Memo of 9/2/88 Exhibit A - Application Exhibit B - Property Owners List Exhibit C - Plat Map Exhibit D - School District Letter Exhibit E - Section of Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Area 3 Exhibit F - Crystal Crest Plat Approved 5/2/82 Exhibit G - Original Metes and Bounds Division Presented for Planning Commission Meeting of 8/15/88 Exhibit H - Future Development Schemes Area to East Relating to the Proposed Division Exhibit I - Preliminary Plat Brief Review of Application - ^he school district plans to purchase the 50+ acre parcel to the west of the Orono High School (Albin Thies' property, Lot 1, Crystal Crest). The school plans to acgLA re the property over a ten year period. The school district cannot purchase land via contract but must purchase une-r fee title. Th's will require the division of the land into 4 parcels so that the school can purchase direct fee title. The school district will enter into a ten year contract with the current owner. At the August 15, 1988 meeting of the Planning Commission, members denied the proposed metes and bounds division, review Exhibit G, that required a variance to the subdivision regulations of the City. Members denied it on the basis that the applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient or acceptable hardships and that only with a plat could the City's future planning needs be met, regardless of the outcome of the final ownership patterns of this property. The applicant considered the Planning Commission's advise and iresented a formal plat for the review of the Commission at their September 1.9th meeting. r