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1 <br />Southways – 1400 Bracketts Point Road <br /> <br />City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota <br /> <br />Conservation Design Application <br /> <br />1. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Project Description and Location <br />James and Mary Jundt are proposing a five-lot single-family residential development in the City <br />of Orono. The 12.72-acre Southways property is located at 1400 Bracketts Point Road, in the <br />SW ¼ of Sections 11, Township 117 North, Range 22 West, City of Orono, Hennepin County, <br />Minnesota. The site is situated south of Shoreline Drive (CSAH 15) on a peninsula that juts out <br />into Lake Minnetonka (Figure 1). The property corresponds to Hennepin County PID 11-117- <br />23-32-0020. The existing site is a single residential estate lot with a paved driveway, a large <br />home, a caretaker’s/maintenance building, greenhouse, tennis court, veranda, swimming pool, <br />and landscaped planting beds. The property is bordered on the east and west by Lake <br />Minnetonka and the north and south by large residential lakeshore lots. <br /> <br />Intention and Requirements <br />This application is submitted to demonstrate compliance with the City of Orono Conservation <br />Design Ordinance, which is intended to preserve and enhance the ecological/aesthetic character <br />of development areas. The site is proposed for development as a Conservation Design in <br />accordance with Sections 78-1631 through 78-1640 and Section 82-300 of the Orono Municipal <br />Code. Conservation Design Master Planning is required because the total project area is greater <br />than five acres. Conservation Design requirements include: <br />1. protection and enhancement of drainageways and water quality; <br />2. protection and enhancement of ecological communities; <br />3. reinforcement and establishment of ecological connections; <br />4. augmentation and preservation of viewsheds; <br />5. preservation and improvement of views; and <br />6. preservation or reinterpretation of local landmarks. <br /> <br />2. RESPONSE TO REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES <br /> <br />Goals and Policies <br />Conservation Design requires response to the Goals and Policies for Environmental Protection <br />and Natural Resource Management, as established in the Orono Community Management Plan, <br />and to the recommendations contained within the Orono Natural Resources Inventory.