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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 12, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 30 of 37 15. #15-3783 JOHN T. BESSESSEN/DAVID DELANEY, 2465 SHADYWOOD ROAD AND 2500 KELLY AVENUE, SKETCH PLAN (continued) Levang stated her question would relate to the side setbacks. Barnhart stated on the 45-foot lot, the building is proposed to be 30 feet with five feet side setbacks. Barnhart stated Staff would need to look at that closer but that he has seen in the past where the setback from the living space is wider to garages and that there are options that could be explored. Levang asked if the side setbacks would be five feet again on the bigger lots. Barnhart stated to his knowledge they would not. Tom Wasmoen, Applicant, stated they are working on coming up with a plan that is appealing to the City and the neighbors. Not having Delaney Drive go through to Kelly Avenue is an attempt to convey to the neighbors that they are listening to them. Wasmoen stated he would encourage the Council to take a walk on the property and see how the view is blocked from Kelly and the lake due to the trees. Wasmoen stated the concern he has is hearing public comment that these homes are not the type of quality homes that should be built in this area. Wasmoen stated the homes are in the $350,000 to $1 million price range. The homes are very similar to homes that have been built in Edina and south Minneapolis. Wasmoen stated they are proposing to create a pocket neighborhood that will be appealing to people who want to start families and empty nesters. The homes would also be one and a half story homes to two-story homes with smaller footprints. Wasmoen indicated they are proposing enough homes to allow the creation of a strong homeowners association. Wasmoen stated the other part of developing this property together is to address the concern with water runoff and being able to control the runoff within this site and not contribute to downstream flooding. Wasmoen stated they want to make sure that this is a development that controls its own water. Wasmoen noted they also heard comments about this not being the right site for townhomes or large homes. Wasmoen stated in their view this is the best solution for this site and that he has talked with several custom home builders and they are excited about the opportunity to build on these lots. Walsh stated he was surprised to see this amount of density. Walsh stated he heard the developer at the Planning Commission say that he had a meeting with the Mayor and Jeremy and that was the direction they were given. Walsh asked if that is true. Wasmoen indicated they talked about the ability to get three units per acre and that the City could support that. Walsh asked if that was for the entire piece of property. Wasmoen noted the Shadywood side is guided for higher density and that they felt by putting the two parcels together created enough area to create the development that needs to be built to make it viable.