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To: Mayor Butler, Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator Orono Council Members From: Jeanne A. Mabusth, Zoning Administratcr Date: July 5, 1985 Subject: Conceptual Review - Cliff Otten JUL 81235 C°I'll- ' '• AA x • i (I 01(1 1' 11 Mr. Otten has abandoned any serious consideration of the 13 acre parcel to the east of Long Lake (across from Mormon Church and Busy Beaver School) because of the severe limitation placed on use of property due to poor access. He has also checked into the purchasing of the Robb property (see attached plat map) but the current owner refuses to sell at this time. Otten seeks advice on the use of an 8 acre parcel within the Gagne property for his landscape operation (see plat map). The property is zoned RR-1B - rural residential, 2 acre minimum. The property has been assessed for 3 sewered units and in 1981, 15 units were made available to the owner at the time the Medina, Orono, Long Lake line was completed. I advised Otten that this specific property would be considered for zoning changes at the time of the Comprehensive Planning/Rezoning Study. The City had hoped that he would look for property outside of a potential sewered district because his specific use would not require services. He understands the dilema but advises that anything further west on 12 would defeat his plan to stay centrally located between his Wayzata and Orono clients. Otten requires conceptual direction from Council regarding his use of the eight acre site_ Council may consider the following options: 1. Create rural performance standards for "Otten/like" operations but advise that when this property is sewered, Otten would have to connect. 2. Rezoning of 8 acres to B-1 in light of pending study. 3. Suggest to Otten that he find other lands more suitable for his specific use and probably at less cost finding - from a planning standpoint this may not be the best current or future use for this property.