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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 9, 2016 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 28 10. #16-3822 LAKEWEST DEVELOPMENT, 3245 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST – PRELIMINARY PLAT/RPUD REZONING/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (continued) McMillan noted the City will be redoing the Comprehensive Plan in 2018 and that Orono guided these properties for higher density in order to make the required density. McMillan stated she cannot say that Phase II will be a solution to the density question. McMillan stated she would like to pencil in a western access in case the landfill site can be mitigated and that perhaps having just one access at this point will work but the plan will need to be redone. McMillan stated the turn lanes will also be expensive to construct. Walsh commented the developer may not want to go ahead with the development given the expense of the turn lanes. Cornick asked if there are any negative impacts on water or sewer going that direction if there is no phase two. Gaffron stated the City will be extending the sewer and water lines to this site for Phase I. Gaffron stated from a capacity standpoint, whether it is 27 units or 47 units, that system will be able to handle them and that it probably is simply a matter of a bigger pump. Gaffron stated the system will probably end at the lower end with a lift station that will pump everything to the east. Ben Wickstrom, Lakewest Development, asked if the density on this site is different from the three units per acre. Gaffron indicated the three units per acre is the density overall for the City, which is different from the density that was guided for this site. Wickstrom stated as it relates to Phase II, if the Council looks at the dimensions of the building footprint to the west of the parking area, the building envelope that would need to be mitigated is almost exactly an acre. If the first phase of the development encompasses 4.9 acres, by adding an acre, it would be pretty simple math to say that 60 units total would be required to get to the six units per acre. Wickstrom stated a 33-unit building would get the City to that density. Wickstrom stated the Comprehensive Plan currently guides the overall piece for two 21-unit buildings for a total of 42 units. Wickstrom noted that area was not initially targeted for higher density since it was believed it was not buildable. Wickstrom indicated they have had environmental engineers who have looked at the site and they believe it can be mitigated. Wickstrom stated in his view the first step is to see if that can be guided and that they are willing to attach whatever number the Council would like to see on that parcel. Wickstrom stated as developers, flexibility in the density number makes it easier to design something that works and that they are proposing 5.5 units per acre in the single-family portion. Wickstrom stated if necessary, they are willing to design something for Phase II. McMillan asked how deep the landfill is in that section.