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established through the Orono RuralOasis visioning process. <br /> 7.Site development shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that projects a <br /> rural character as viewed from Wayzata Boulevard and Highway I2. <br /> 8.Site vehicular accessshall be via a single connection to Wayzata Boulevurd. <br /> We have worked with the MPCA to determine cleanup requiremenfis for the 10+ <br /> acres containing construction materials,and faund that it is developable,with <br /> mitigation. However,the purpose of these approvals is to develop 271ots on which <br /> single-family homes will be constructed, and we believe the two phases of�his <br /> project will work in concert to satisfy current and forthcoming comprehensive plan <br /> parameters. <br /> Items that were discussed with staff and during the concept plan phase of <br /> entitlements follow,with explanation of Lakewest's intent for the project. <br /> Lot Confleurations and,�etbac� <br /> An improved lot line configuration was incoz�porated since the concept plan review. <br /> There were two reasons for this change. One,for the purpose of flexibility;the <br /> proposed configurations give each homeowner or builder the ability to have a <br /> bump-out area on the side of the house for a larger family room, master bedroom, <br /> deck,etc. T�vo,to allow each driveway to stay within the property lines and outside <br /> of side yard utzlity easements. <br /> You will notice that the driveways are angled to show many"side-loading"garages, <br /> improving the aesthetics of the homes as viewed from the street, and allowing <br /> enough space for off-street parking. Each home will have a 5-foot(minimum actual) <br /> setback from the side property line,meaning a 10-foot separation from homes on <br /> each side. While the proposed street is private,the front setback is shown to be a <br /> minimum of 20 feet Rear building lines will be set back from the wet�and buffer,as <br /> suggested by staff. <br /> Floor Area Ratlo �'ARj.Hardsurface Covera�e. LandscaF,� <br /> The City requires a maximum of 0.5 floor area to lot size ratio. We are proposing a <br /> higher ratio because o�the small lots. The lots could be drawn to include the <br /> wetiand buffer and even the private street,and the lots on Block 3 cauld be <br /> extended to the west and south,but these changes would simply be to improve the <br /> ratio without a change in reality. The purpose of leaving the street and wetland <br /> buffer off of each lot is to ensure proper common area maintenance and deter <br /> homeowners from maintaining the sensitive buffer area. <br /> With the product we are proposing-two-story homes with basements -the FAR <br /> increases beyond what is typically found on small iots {Iot areas can be found on <br /> Sheet 4 af the plan set). However,the intent to maintain a density acceptable to the <br /> Metropolitan Council combined with market demand makes this the most desirable <br /> product for the site. We have faund that other cities wan't calculate basements <br /> and/or garages in the FAR,but Orono uses each floor of the total footprint,bringing <br />