09-21-2015 Planning Commission Packet

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� • PC Exhibit C3 To: Mayor McMilIan City of Orono,MN 55356 R�G�,'�� FROM: Stephen Byrnes pu�� 2�1�J 1025 Heritage Lande ' pN�' Orono,MN 55391 G,� �F OR President,Foxhill Homeawners Association Date: August 16,2a15 Subject: Orono Planning Commissian proposed application: #15-3774 Irwin L.jacobs LR-1A zoning district request to access via Heritage Lane Dear Mayor McMillan, My name is Stephen Byrnes. I live at 1Q2S Heritage Lane and as president of the Foxhill Homeowners Assocfation am writing this letter to you in regards to the above proposal. Fo�chil] is an Orono development incorporated in 196b and is composed of 16 appro�cimately one-acre lots. At n�arly 50 years old, the Foxhill neighbarhood is one of the older Orono developments and has matured into a private,quiet,peaceful street Foxhill is bordered by Lake Minnetonka to the south, private homes to tlae wes�the wetlands and marsh of Long Lake Creek ta the north and the property af Mr. Irwin Jacobs to the east It is our understanding tha� 1. Mr.Jacobs has saught approval to sub-divide his land and to develop several new homes,and, 2. The City of Orono,who owns the right of way that e�sts between ].000 and 1005 Heritage Lane intends to use this land to extend Heritage Lans to access these homes. While we do not object to Mr.Jacobs development of his land,we strongly oppose the plans to extend Heritage Lane The magnitude of the disruption this development will bring to our peaceful and quiet street is hard to imagine or fully understand,but let me try to put it into perspective: The price-points proposed by Mr.Jacobs means it could take 3+years just to sell the land. The homes themselves will be large-scale construction projects that could take up to two years apiece to build. Every day,these construction projects will require coundess tradesmen,heavy equipment and supplies to enter and exit