01-20-2009 Planning Commission Packet

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i � #09-3393 875 Wayzata Boulevard January 14,2009 Page 3 CuNf�ent Status of P�operty . , Site Locatiori. The proper.ty is located on the SW side of Wayzata Boulevard,just south of the Luce Line Trail in the northeast quadrant of Orono. � ,. Nature of Surroundin� Property. The property is bounded on the west by the new Highway 12 & Railroad comdor; on the east by existing Wayzata Boulevard; on the south by the Summit Park Cemetery in Wayzata; and on the north by the Luce Line Trail. Developed lots north of the Luce . � Line are in Long Lake. Orono property to the west and east is guided and zoned for single family residential use at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres. The property west across the new Highway 12 corridor has been . developed for low-density SFR uses for many years. The property across Wayzata Boulevard to the east contains a church building that has undergone a variety of tenants, and is currently- serving as a Montessori school. The cemetery property to the south in Wayzata is guided for institutional uses and is zoned for Low Density Residential. Lots to the north of the Luce Line in Long Lake are guided for single family uses (R-1) with a minimum lot area of 10,000 s.f. and 75' width, i.e. SFR at 4 units per acre. However, the existing single family lots abutting the north side of the Luce Line in this area range from 1/4 acre to 1-2/3 acres in area. . Current Use of Property. The property was vacant until 1987, at which time a day-care center was constructed. It was operated until a few years ago pursuant to the conditions of a Conditional � • Use Permit per Resolution No. 2075 dated 11-10-86. The day-care building is currently vacant � and in disrepair. �. � Because the day-care center required installation of fire suppression sprinklers, the City of Orono allowed the building to be served with water from the City of Long Lake.��Long Lake provided � water to the property specifically for`tlie,day-care use under the terms of a License Agreement, . via a private water main under the Luce Line, such water main allowed in the DNR trail right-of- way via a 25-year "License to Cross State Lands". The Long Lake license in our files allows Long Lake to terminate water service to the site without cause via 120-day written notice. The building was served by a septic system. � The property includes two tax parcels with a combined Assessors Land Value of$612,000 and a Building Value of$1,000 (January 2, 2007 Valuation for Taxes Payable 2008). Current Zoning and Land Use Plan Status � The property currently remains zoned RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential, which allows the development of single family homes at a density of 1 unit per 2 dry buildable acres. In October 2007 the City Council did approve a rezoning of the site to RPUD Residential Planned Unit Development to allow development of the Orono Villas, a project including 9 single family detached dwellings. However, that project has not come to fruition, hence the rezoning has not taken effect as it was conditioned on complete execution of the Developers Agreement and plat filing, which has not gone forward. The property is in the MLJSA hence provision of sewer service is not an issue.