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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 10, 2010 7.00 o `clock p.m. • (10. ORONO 2010 -2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, Continued) of Mike Gaffron and the other city councils who have looked at that site previously for higher density. Bremer indicated she would be willing to accept Staff's recommendation on the two revisions. Bremer moved, Franchot seconded, to direct Staff to revise the Comprehensive Plan per Staff's recommendations A and B, with the Minnetonka Mud and bowling alley parcels being removed from the Mixed Use Area in Navarre, and to reguide the Navarre Mixed Use Area to a net base density of 4 units per acre, reducing the overall net density from 3.71 to 3.45; to direct Staff to submit the CMP to the Metropolitan Council per the Letter of Submittal attached to the staff memo dated May 5, 2010; and to adopt Resolution No. 5933 granting preliminary approval of the Orono 2010 -2030 Community Management Plan. Murphy noted the City is talking about reguiding these parcels and not rezoning them with the Comprehensive Plan. If the development for Parcel 3 does not go through and the other two parcels are guided for 10 -15 units per acre, the parcels would still need to be rezoned at the time the application is made. Gaffron stated since the parcels in total exceed five acres, they would need to go through the City's Conservation Design process. Gaffron indicated there are some built in controls with that process but that the base density would be 10 units per acre. Murphy asked what the harm would be if somebody brought in an application for either of those • properties, provided it meets all the other qualifications of the City, and the City approves a multi- housing development on those two properties. McMillan stated the high density should stay along Highway 12 and that the original intent was to keep the New Highway 12 corridor more rural. As it relates to Parcel 3, there are residential neighborhoods to the east and south and a two acre parcel to the west. To the north is the highway. McMillan stated Parcel 3 is not as orphaned as some of the other parcels and that she does not see it having the buffer that the other two parcels have. McMillan stated the City would be setting a precedent by putting high density in Orono's rural section and that the majority of Orono is single - family residential. McMillan stated in her view you have to draw a line somewhere. Murphy stated he would like to focus on what is being set in motion by the Comprehensive Plan going forward. McMillan stated the jump in density from two to three units up to 10 to 15 units per acre is a big jump for the neighbors, which amounts to 27 units versus 90 units. McMillan stated she would propose an amendment to the motion to reguide Parcel 3 at a density of 3 to 7 units per acre. Bremer indicated she is not in favor of that amendment. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1, McMillan Opposed. 0 Page 14 of 17