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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 9, 2016 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 28 *9. #16-3821 RICHARD STORLIEN ON BEHALF OF TIM AND MARY BECKER, 1565 FAIRVIEW COTTAGE LANE – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT – RESOLUTION NO. 6624 Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6624, a Resolution Granting a Conditional Use Permit Pursuant to Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-328(7) and 78-1437 for the property located at 1565 Fairview Cottage Lane. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 10. #16-3822 LAKEWEST DEVELOPMENT, 3245 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST – PRELIMINARY PLAT/RPUD REZONING/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT Curt Fretham and Ben Wickstrom, Lakewest Development, were present. Gaffron noted the City Council reviewed a sketch plan submitted by the applicants within the last year. At this time the applicant is requesting the following approvals for a proposed 27-lot single family residential development: 1. Amendment of the Orono Comprehensive Plan (CMP) to allow development of the property at a density of approximately 5.5 units per develop acre for this property which is guided in the CMP for development at a density of 10-15 units per acre, and to allow single-family dwellings in place of the multi-family dwellings currently guided in the CMP; 2. Preliminary plat approval for a 27-lot single-family residential subdivision; and 3. Rezoning to Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD). The property is the former Eisenger site and is located on the south side of Wayzata Boulevard, north of the new Highway 12 corridor. The entire site consists of approximately 30 acres. The applicants are proposing at this time to develop only a portion of the site. The area that is not being developed is the former landfill site that was operated back in the 1960s and 1970s. The landfill has been capped and the applicant has spent quite a bit of time determining the boundaries of the landfill. The portion of the site proposed for development at this time is high ground overlooking the wetland and sitting 10 to 15 feet above Wayzata Boulevard. The site is a former homestead and the site contains a number of mature hardwood trees surrounded by areas of low vegetation formerly maintained as lawn. The southwesterly portion of the property used to be a landfill for a number of decades and is currently open space with a number of volunteer tree growth. The existing trees near the south side of the property provide some measure of visual and sound buffering to the Highway 12 freeway. This site is an area of the City that in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan was re-guided for higher density at 10 to 15 units per acre. The City Council agreed to the higher density and put in place a plan that would allow one or two multi-tenant buildings in the area of the property that is not former landfill. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their April meeting and recommended approval for all components of the application. The Park Commission reviewed this application at their May 2 meeting and recommended that a 10-foot trail easement along the northerly property boundary be granted for potential future trail use.