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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2002 6. #02 -2840 Dahlstrom Development LLC, "2550" Wayzata Boulevard West — General Development Plan Review — Continued significant changes to the traffic system outside the development. The study should be completed within a week. White stated that Council would be looking at the affordable housing issue for the City of Orono in regard to future projects. Gaffron stated that regarding development fees, the City had estimated the property value to be $8.92 million, but it was actually purchased for $5.86 million. The developer took issue with the residential minimum per -unit fee of $3,250 and proposed an 8% cap at $2,265. The developer suggested that the City's fee structure did not account for the public and private recreational amenities provided in the development. Gaffron stated that only public trails could be subject for discussion in terms of reductions. The park fees estimated by staff were $683,400, and proposed by the developer were $468,737. • 4 The City estimated $726,216 for sewer and water charges, and the developer proposed $514,773. The developer wanted to pay the S &W fee only for the dry buildable portion of the land, as that is how the density is calculated. The fee had previously been charged on a unit basis and in 2000 was $3,645 per unit for sewer, and $5,050 for water. In 2001 the fee went to a per acre charge based on gross acreage, including wetlands. The per -unit fee • based on gross land area comes to about $3,600 per unit. If the fees were still determined per unit, they would come to $9- 10,000 per unit. While the former owner, and not the developer, benefited from the restructuring, the City is obligated to have the development pay its fair share of the costs of the existing infrastructure it benefits from. The developer suggests that the stormwater and drainage trunk fee should be based on dry buildable land acreage. Based on the entire acreage, the fee comes to $299,752. Based on dry buildable, it comes to $213,872. Gaffron stated that as noted in a recent staff memo and code amendment regarding the SW &DT Fee for 2 -acre and 5 -acre zones, the original ordinance established a fee structure based on the entire acreage of the various zones of the City and did not exclude wetlands from the calculation method. _mss The developer was requesting credits for the trunk water and storm sewer facilities constructed by the developer in the amount of $16,912 for provision of excess capacity in water lines the City has required to 12" vs. 8 ", and a credit for $151,088 for construction of the regional pond, as well as construction of facilities to serve the property to the west. Gaffron stated staff would review the fees proposal and make a recommendation to Council on December 9, 2002. Steve Johnston stated that they felt the 8% park dedication fee is preferable and the high level of recreation facilities that are being constructed in the development should be • 4 9