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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 18,2005 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#05-3131 Steve Bohl,Continued) <br /> lots served by a new cul-de-sac road accessing to Willow Drive directly across from Elm Lane. Gaffron <br /> noted a portion of the church property is located in the City of Long Lake but that all new residential lots <br /> would be located in Orono. <br /> This area is guided in the Orono 2000-2020 Community Management Plan for single-family residential <br /> housing at a density of two to three units per acre. The area has never been rezoned to match the <br /> Community Management Plan guided density and the application includes a request for rezoning. The <br /> property is currently zoned RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential District,requiring a 2.0 dry buildable <br /> acres per lot and a 200' lot width. <br /> Gaffron indicated the proposed SFR development for nine new homes has an average dry buildable lot <br /> area of slightly over 15,000 square feet,with no new building lots less than 14,000 square feet as <br /> recommended by the Planning Commission at the sketch plan stage. This fits into the general range of lot <br /> sizes in the surrounding neighborhood. <br /> The property contains wetlands at the south end,which would have to be protected by a Conservation and <br /> Flowage Easement. Lot 9 and a small sliver of Lot 10 contain a small wetland that the developer <br /> proposes to fill,with mitigation to occur on Lots 3, 9, 10, and 11 in order for Lot 9 to be viable. Gaffron <br /> stated the City's current wetland moratorium, which expires in approximately one month, and in-process <br /> ordinance changes may have some impact on how this wetland will be treated. The applicant is <br /> investigating whether this fill/mitigation will be possible with the MCWD. Staff does have a concern <br /> regarding the location of homes so near the proposed stormwater ponding on Lots 10 and 11. <br /> Gaffron stated the proposed development is required to provide stormwater management systems <br /> including ponding. Easements for the natural drainageway along the south end of the site will be <br /> required. The entire property, including wetlands and the Williamson resident lot,will be subject to the <br /> Storm Water and Drainage Trunk Fee established for 2005. The Planning Commission should decide <br /> whether the church parcel and Lot 3 should be exempt from the Stormwater and Drainage Trunk Fee. <br /> If this site is developed under the RPUD standards, and depending on whether the road becomes public or <br /> private, it may be appropriate to place the wetlands and ponds into a community owned outlot,which <br /> would have an impact on the gross lot area for Lots 9, 10, and 11. <br /> Gaffron stated at the sketch plan review the Planning Commission concluded that the RPUD standards for <br /> SFR development are generally appropriate for this site, with a few minor revisions. The RPUD <br /> standards are summarized as follows: <br /> 1. A 15,000 square foot minimum dry buildable lot area. The Planning Commission had indicated <br /> that a 14,000 square foot minimum was acceptable. <br /> 2. A 90-foot minimum lot width at the setback line. All nine new lots do meet this using a 30-foot <br /> street setback. <br /> PAGE 19 <br />