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CITY of ORONO <br />Municipal Offices <br />Street Address: <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />TELECOPY COVER LETTER <br />Please deliver the following page(s) to: KIRSTEN ROLSETH <br />From: Mike Gaffron <br />Total number of pages including this cover letter: 9 <br />Date: 11 -20-02 <br />Mailing Address: <br />P.O . Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 <br />Fax= 952-938-7670 <br />IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE ALL THE PAGES. PLEASE CALL US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. <br />Phone: (952) 249-4600 and ask for Mike <br />Additional Message: <br />Our fa x number is: (952) 249-4616 <br />Attached is Ordinance# 122 , Second Series adopted 12/13/93 which regulates "back lots" and access <br />to them . This included revisions to Chapters 10 and 11. <br />This is the only portion of the zoning code to my knowledge that specifically prohibits more than <br />two residences from being served by a private driveway. It may be applicable to your client's <br />situation. However, the subdivision code standards for roadway design clearly establish that a <br />private road serving 3-6 units must have a 50' corridor and 24' paved width (11.33 Subd. 4), so any <br />subdivision that doesn't meet this standard would need a variance. The wording and layout of 11 .33 <br />Subd. 4 implies that there is no standard applicable to roads or driveways that serve simply one or <br />two residences, and that is how the City has consistently applied the ordinances . <br />S ection 10.03 Subd. 8 states that "each lot must face on a public street or appropriate private <br />easement". The City deems an appropriate private easement to generally mean one that meets the <br />private road standards established in 11.33 Subd. 4. <br />I am also enclosing an excerpt from the Orono 2000-2020 Community Management Plan (the City's <br />mandated Comprehensive Plan) which defines the levels of use of various roadway types (Pages 4A- <br />26 and 4A-27). It specifically indicates that driveways serving more than 2 residences will have to <br />meet priv ate road standards . As you know, the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan ultimately take <br />precedence over the zoning code per SS 473.865. We believe that the current zoning code language <br />regarding private roads and driveways is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Please contact me at 952-249-4600 if you have further questions~ <br />Telephone (952) 249-4600 • Fa x (952) 249-4616 <br />www.ci.orono.mn.us