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8 MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 27, 2009 7:00 o'clock p.m. (5. #09 -3412 CORTNEYSCOTT LeNEAVE ONBEHALF OF CORTNEY WAYNE LENEAVE, 360 WAKEFIELD ROAD, Continued) The property consists of 7.07 acres and is located in the RR -113 zone. There are two wetlands on the property. A wetland delineation has been completed and accepted by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Approximately 5,900 square feet of wetland is proposed to be filled to provide a driveway to the new lot. This will require a rezoning to remove that portion of the property from the wetland overlay district and to add the mitigation area to the wetland overlay district. A permit from the MCWD will also be required. This permit should be obtained before an application is made for city approval for the fill and preliminary plat. Curtis illustrated the configuration of the two lots that would be created and the location of the wetlands. Access for Lot 1 would remain as is. A new driveway would provide access for Lot 2. It appears that the driveway would need to meander to reduce its slope to the maximum allowed 10 percent. Curtis stated the preliminary plat would need to demonstrate that each lot contains two contiguous acres that are not wetland. Planning Staff is requesting the City Council review the sketch plan and comment on any issues they feel are relevant. • LeNeave indicated he has spoken with Planner Mike Gaffron over the years regarding this parcel and that • the intention is that each lot would have approximately three acres upland and another acre of wetlands. With respect to the density issue, the property to the north is state property and will not be densely populated. The other property adjoining this parcel is part of a golf course. LeNeave illustrated the upland areas on the overhead and indicated it consists of approximately 1.7 acres. LeNeave noted there are three definitions of the term contiguous that could be applied under a variance application. They have met with the Watershed District and preliminarily the TEP Panel has indicated they are amenable to a solution regarding the wetland. LeNeave stated it was his understanding the City originally had the two outlots set aside for an alternative septic site. Murphy asked what the TEP Panel solution is. LeNeave stated one solution is to purchase some land from their land bank. Olson stated the preferred solution is to mitigate the wetland on site, but given the topography of the land, the alternative is to purchase land off site. Curtis asked what the acreage is of 430 Wakefield Road. LeNeave indicated he does not know. Olson commented it appears it would be approximately two acres. Franchot asked what the City's philosophical approach is to requiring the land be contiguous. 0 PAGE 4 of 8