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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 12, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 37 8. #15-3770 JON NORRIS AND CATHERINE MORRISON AND PATRICK AND MELISSA MULHERN, 460 ORCHARD PARK ROAD, PRELIMINARY PLAT (continued) Printup moved, Levang seconded, to direct Staff to draft a resolution granting preliminary plat approval for Application No. 15-3770, Jon Norris and Catherine Morrison, and Patrick and Melissa Mulhern, 460 Orchard Park Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 9. #15-3774 MICHAEL STEADMAN ON BEHALF OF IRWIN JACOBS, 1700 SHORELINE DRIVE, PRELIMINARY PLAT Michael Steadman, applicant, was present. Gaffron stated the applicant is proposing to split off three new 2-acre building sites from the northerly portion of the 31-acre property, to be accessed via an extension of Heritage Lake. The new lots would be served with municipal sewer and private wells. The Planning Commission, at its August meeting, tabled the application and provided the applicant’s representative with a number of recommendations for actions and information to provide prior to the continuation of the review on September 21. At the September 21 meeting, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the application subject to a number of conditions. Gaffron noted this property is one of Orono’s few remaining large lakeshore estates. It is bordered on the north by Tanager Lake, on the south by County Road 15 and Minnetonka, and on the west it borders additional large lots as well as the Foxhill neighborhood. The owner has chosen to split off three large lakeshore lots with frontage on Tanager Lake. The existing residence will remain but could be subdivided in the future. The view from the south is of Heritage Lane. The applicants are proposing to split off three lots in the wooded area, extend the cul-de-sac, and construct a new cul-de-sac with a stormwater pond. Each lot would have individual driveways with the homes being approximately 150 feet from the lake. Gaffron stated the project has had a bit of scrutiny from the neighborhood. The neighbors are concerned about the construction process and the building of homes over the next number of years. Another concern expressed related to the extension of Heritage Lane. Heritage Lane is a public road and was initially extended when it was created in 1965 by the addition of a corridor that went to the end of the subdivision. Gaffron stated in his view the intent was that it would serve the adjacent Jacobs property. The Planning Commission recommended the following conditions: 1. A parking area for construction vehicles shall be established within the property, with no construction parking to be allowed on Heritage Lane. Signage must be provided to advise contractors of the parking limitations. 2. Construction hours to be restricted to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with no construction allowed on Sundays, which is more restrictive than the City’s current construction standards. Signage to this effect is to be posted. 3. Street cleaning of Heritage Lane to be conducted on a daily basis at the end of the day.