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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, September 21, 2015 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 10 In addition, the parcel adjacent to Kelly Avenue is zoned LR1-B which has a one acre minimum. The parcel adjacent to Shadywood is zoned BB-4 Office/Professional. The proposal is not consistent with either of the current zoning. The applicant intends to develop the project as a PUD. An analysis of the PUD requirements has not been completed at this point and is dependent on Planning Commission and City Council feedback on the sketch plan. Tom Wasmoen stated after the April meeting, they sat down with City Staff and Mayor McMillan and talked about a plan that would meet the Metropolitan Council’s requirements for density and a plan that the City could support. Some of the other improvements include incorporating the piece out to Shadywood, which will create more of a buffer for the residential area. Wasmoen noted the feedback initially at the City Council meeting was no big houses or multiple housing. The thought with this development is by doing the 12 units, they could be starter homes that would be in the $350,000 to $400,000 range. The more wooded area with the larger lots would be in a slightly upgraded price range. Wasmoen stated under their proposal, the conservation zone would be protected. Wasmoen stated the only reason a lengthy drive is shown coming back to Kelly Drive is to have a through route for emergency vehicles and installing a gate. Only the residents would be able to access the gate. Wasmoen stated by presenting this as a PUD with an association of homeowners, they would have more control over how runoff is handled and the specific locations of the homes. Wasmoen indicated there is some room to move the house locations around but that they have basically created a very large area that will stay wooded and out of the ravine. The homes have been logically placed to have the least amount of impact on the site. Wasmoen indicated he has also walked the site during the fall and summer and that the homes should not be visible from the lakeside. Wasmoen stated in his view this development will be invisible from the lake. Wasmoen stated if you compare these lots to the homes on the other side of the church, they are creating lots that are similar in size and scope to the other inland lots and not the ones on the lake. Wasmoen