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MINUTES OF THE ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 10, 1988 ZONING FILE #1333 SIDNEY REBERS CONTINUED Mr. Pflaum explained that the property is approximately 40 acres, only 32 acres will be addressed at this time. The southerly 7 acres are scheduled for commercial development at a later time. The 32 acres being reviewed for rezoning are heavily wooded and have considerable steep slopes. The objective of the rezoning is to have a sewered subdivision with minimum destruction of the trees. The PRD concept is to try to preserve a buffer around the perimeter of the development. The 32 acres would contain 25 lots and will have single access. The proposal was for a large cul-de-sac, however, the Planning Commission preferred that the road be looped for the purposes of emergency access. There would be no connection to other roads around the site. The Planning Commission also requested that an outlot be designated for the ultimate construction of a frontage road to access the commercial section of the parcel. The proposal was developed in such a way that it would meet the current zoning ordinances and the proposed ordiances involved with the Highway 12 Corridor. Mr. Robert Rost showed the Councilmembers and Mayor Grabek the topography of tho :,arcel which depicted the unique characteristics that were f.nsidered when the plan was developed. The Rebers' parcel is surrounded on the east, west and north side by rural residential property in the 2-5 acre densities. The south side of the property is zoned commercial. The lowest point on the property is 9941. Drainage occurs off of a ridge and some runs into upper Dickey Lake, the majority of runoff runs through a swale and ends up at a culvert at the corner of North Brown Road and Highway 12. The site access will either be at the top of the hill on North Brown Road or at the bottom. Mr. Kost briefly addressed the proposed subdivision. The main objective of the subdivision will be the preservation of as many trees as possible. There are not many mature maple tree forests left within the Minneapolis Metropolitan area. The PRD will allow for the creation of a large open space that will be deeded to a homeowner's association that will be anywhere from 50' to 100' in width and surrounds the entire site. There will be heavy restrictions pertaining to tree removal placed on this section through covenants. The covenants would also prohibit site grading and building within that protected area. There will also be preservation measures developed to protect the trees around each building pad on each lot. Sewering this property will also alleviate the need to remove trees to install mound systems. The type of soils on the parcel are not conducive to septic systems. Calculations were made to compare the amount of tree removal necessary on a 2-acre lot with septic versus a 1- acre lot with sewer. With septic systems and 15 2-acre lots, 207,60C s.f. of tree removal would be required. With 25 1-acre, sewered lots, 175,000 s.f. of tree removal would be necessary. Mr. Rost showed a sketch plan depicting an image of how the lots would be developed. Placing the homes on a cul-de-sac will also 16