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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002 • 4. #02 -2789 Dahlstrom Development LLC— Highway 12 at Willow Drive (NW Quadrant) —Comp Plan Amendment/PUD Rezoning /Concept Plan Review — Continued Murphy stated he liked the developer's plan, but didn't think it fit with Orono. The density was too high. Ms. Krahl stated that Long Lake and Mound were both interested in rowhouse developments. Murphy asked how many rowhouses could be cut from the plan. Ms. Krahl asked if Council would accept sets of 6 rowhouses. Sansevere stated he also objected to the rowhouses. He liked the lofts and townhomes. He also liked the grocery store with limitations, but didn't want the back of the grocery store facing the intersection, and was concerned there wasn't enough parking. Johnston stated that they had looked at other concepts for the southeast corner and could meet the parking requirements easily with a 22,000 s.f. grocery. Sansevere mentioned that the developer would have no control over what goes in next to the development on the west. Ms. Krahl stated they wanted to influence that by drawing a business such as a doctor's office or daycare center that would tie in with their life cycle development. Johnston stated that they had massed the rowhouses away from what the non - resident, • passer -by would see. Murphy stated he wasn't interested in sectioning -off dense areas. White stated that generally dense areas should be located near a point of mass transit, and there aren't any connections near the proposed development. Ms. Krahl stated they were not trying to reduce the use of cars in the area, but provide housing that allows people to stay in Orono after they've moved past their large family homes. Johnston stated that the loft units would sell for $180,000, the rowhouses for $280,000, and the townhomes for $450,000. Murphy stated that the primary need in Orono was for people ready to down -size, not the starter homes. He asked why people would gravitate toward the rowhouses. Ms. Krahl stated the rowhouses would be for more active people who might still have children coming home and would want the bedrooms upstairs, or who have a home elsewhere and only summer here. Mayor Peterson asked if they wanted to amend the CMP. Gaffron confirmed that changes to the CMP would only pertain to the 50 acre parcel in question. The Council could specify the density and type of zoning wanted. Ms. Krahl stated that they chose the corner at Willow for retail because there is already retail at the other 3 corners of the intersection. . Moorse stated that the density was going to increase in that area regardless, and asked 2