05-16-2016 Planning Commission Packet

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PC Exhlbit 8 Project Description The ciry of Medina is proposing to construct and maintain a new road segment in the southwesc quadrant of the ciry to extend and connea esisting Decr I-�i.L[Road from Willow Drive to Homcstead TraiL Medina considertd tfie extension of the local public roadway in conjunaion with a aew subdivision known as Deerhi3l Preserve. In reviawing the pmJcct, and evaluating the safest access Jocation to Homestead Trail, it was determined that the preferred access would be locxted just south of the Medina rnunicipal border in the ciry of Orono(see acrached Exhibics}baause the sig�r lines at this location meet Hennepin County's minimum sight distance standazds. Ia order to construct the new public road wsthin the City of Orono limits,the Medina staff was informed that Orono would requirc two applications, 1} a Conditional Use Permit(CUP)for land akeration activiries associated wich the grading of the new portion of roadway;and 2)a rezoning request to remove a portion of wedand area from the wecland oveday discria where the new road cr�ssrs norrh to providc access to the Decrhill Preservr subdivision. "Ihe follcnving narrative addresses and summarizes both nquests, Property Snapshot 8� Location .. __._---- --�-�--- - _ ..__.---_..._--..__ ._.._._..---...._..__._._._...___ _--- � Pro AddnrsalPIN i 2940 Sixth Avenue N, Otono,MN 55356(PIN 281 I823310001) Pen3' - -- _._._..__ --- -- -----. ._----- _. .. _.__ __.- ---___..__..__._....__ ._ ...-----___ Preseut&Proposed ',RR-1 B(One Family Rural Residcnaal-2 Ac.),and portions within Wecland Overlay 7roning I District : ..._ __. .. . . _.. __. . . . r�c ac r�pos�d I 1ut(x�l xrs,d�u�i} Land Use � . . .--- — _. _ -------- _ _ — - _.---- - 5ite Size �_.A 22.53 Acres ',Propased roadway located in public easement, rrrnaining ac�ragr not affrrtrd by reguest 1 CUP for L.and Afteration 'The propused roadway will be designated as a local public strcct,pu the City of Medina's comprchensivr rransportation plan and will be conscructed using Medina's road consrruccion specificacions. Thc road wi11 provide an easr-west connection from Homestead Trai!to WilIow Drive 6y utending and connecting existing Deer Hil! Aoad 1oc�ted within Medina, The new roadway extension, evcn that portion within che ciry of Orono,will be maintained by Medina. To construa tlae roadway approximacely$,300 cubio- yards of dirc will be moved and/or fillcd ro dcvclop the road bed,shoulders,dirchcs, turu ldne and other associated componcnts. Per Mediaas speci�icatians, che roadway design must include 24-feet of paved traveled surface,3-foot shoulders and adequarc ditches/swales and orher stocmwacer management feanues. Of che appro�umately 8,300 eubic-yarda of material, 1,800 cubic-yards is associated with the construction of a dedicated tigl�t turn lane on Homescead Trail (CR 201), and approzunsrely 6,50D cubic-yards is assodated wich the construction of Deer Hill Road in Orono. Hennepin Counry haa reviewed the proposed road design and conditioned their granting of an access permit ac chis Iocation on the consttuttion of a dedicated right tum lane to serve the assoraared development on Deu Hill Road. Additionally,the Couaty has preliminari�y approved the pmpc�sed access location and veri6ed that with tree and/or brush clearing in tfie Homestead Trail tight-of-way, that the new road wi11 meet the Counry's minimum sight distance standazds. Also accounted for within the 8,3Q0 cubic-yazds of material is t4�e approximately 4,851 square- feet of associated wedand disturbance and mitigation which is necessary in order for Deer Hiil itoad to aoss a wetland and ditch secvon as the road uavels nonh across the Omno municipal boundary into the city of Medina. city of inedina � cup & rezoning RECEtYEI� APR. 2 0�7�t8 � # 3828 ��