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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 14, 2004 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (15. #04 -3016 HENRY LAZNIARZ OF WAYZATA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, 120 BROWN ROAD SOUTH — PRD SUBDIVISION — PRELIMINARY PLAT continued) McMillan asked for confirmation if the plan is to cut down the knoll and move out on the slopes. Goodrum responded that the existing private road would remain and the knoll would be minimally flattened only to facilitate stormwater to run down the road and into the stormwater pond. Murphy asked for confirmation of the proposed side yard setbacks. Gaffron replied that it mimics the 1 acre setback requirements of 10' side yard, 35' front yard and 30' rear yard setbacks. Lazniarz asked for the requirement for the 2.0 -acre side yard setback; Gaffron indicated that it is 30'. Murphy remarked the plan proposes houses that could be only 20' apart. Expressing that he would generally support clustering with a natural environmental site, White agreed with Murphy's comments regarding the small size and number of lots of the proposed PRD. Murphy reiterated the proposed PRD goes spiritually against what is trying to be done in Orono and suggested that if an outlot would exist there should be only about three homes on the site, certainly not seven as proposed. Lazniarz offered to maintain wider side yard setbacks than now shown with designing houses to be deeper into the lot. Gaffron explained the house pads are set close to the road in order to provide the walk/out design. McMillan stressed there could be potential surface water runoff problems with the higher densities on a knoll and with the existing grades, roof runoff is a serious environmental impact. She supported reducing the proposed number of building sites. Also, McMillan noted that Long Lake Creek is a is tributary reaching Tanager Lake on Lake Minnetonka which directly impacts its water quality. n U Sansevere asked if the 30' side yard setback from the 2.0 -acre requirements address her concern. McMillan repeated her position that there are too many proposed sites, agreeing with Murphy. Sansevere pointed out that without the outlot it remains the same issue of higher, clustered densities on a knoll. Goodrum responded that the knoll is a natural site for walk/out designs with 100 -150' of yard before reaching the creek or any environmentally sensitive area. He provided information on the stormwater pond design, overland surface water quality and rate control and plans to capture surface water. He showed other Sketch Plan examples of 2.0 -acre, 1.0 -acre and 1.5 -acre developments brought to the Planning Commission earlier with only single family lots, with more hardsurface for roads, driveways, etc. throughout the entire site. Goodrum pointed out the proposed PRD now shows a more environmentally sensitive design with clustering of houses and open space to protect the majority of the parcel. Murphy interjected his opinion that the developer is trying to back into a 7 lot design since they earlier proposed 7 lots on 2.0 acres, and he was offended by that. Goodrum indicated the plan examples were to show the application could meet Code requirements. Murphy replied the design should fit into Orono's community and not just meet Code requirements. Page 16 of 22