01-17-2012 Planning Commission Packet

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. 11-3531 15 November 2011 Page 2 of 5 SUBDIVISION REVIEW Conformity with 2010-2030 Orono Community Management Plan The proposed subdivision is in conformity with the guiding of this area for single family rural residential development at a maximum density of 1 unit per 5 acres. The proposed development generally conforms to the 5.0 acre dry-buildable, 300' width standards of the RR-1A Zoning District. Primary and alternate septic locations for each lot will be required; preliminary designs have been submitted and approved by Willie Gibbs,the City's Septic Manager. Relationship to Surrounding Development The proposed single-family development with 5 acre lot sizes is consistent with existing development in the surrounding neighborhood.The surrounding properties vary in size between 3.8 to 8+acres. Conformity with Zoning District Lot Requirements The property is in the RR-1A, One Family Rural Residential District, which allows for single family rural residential uses with a minimum lot size of five dry buildable acres. Under a standard subdivision • process, each proposed lot would have to contain the minimum of 5.0 acres of dry buildable land. The current survey depicts 2 lots with a conforming density of one lot per five dry acres; one new lot is proposed. , � General Site Characteristics � � The site contains an existing home, driveway and two separate wetland bodies. Wetland delineations have been submitted and are under review for approval by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. , Proposed Tract B contains the existing principal structure. A gazebo exists along the north property line of proposed Tract A as well as the current driveway access to the home on Tract B. Lot layout and Lot Standards The property is located within Foxfyre Estates and is bordered by McCulley Road on the west,Wolverton Place on the south, and on the east by Chippewa Third Addition. The Painters Creek development exists across the Luce Line to the south. According to the RR-1A Zoning District standards, each of the lots must contain 5.0 dry acres and meet a 300' width requirement at the road or the 100-foot principal building setback. The proposed lots lay out as follows: Proposed Tract;4: The subdivision will result in ±677 feet of frontage along Wolverton Place for Tract A. There are a total of 9,240 square feet of wetlands on the property. An 0.045 acre wetland along the northern property line and a 0.16 acre wetland along Wolverton Place. As proposed, and until modified by the MCWD, the � � property is will have 4.8± acres dry, buildable land; 5.0 acres dry, buildable land is required. Potentially, all of the required RR-1A district lot line setbacks can be met. Proposed Tract B: This lot is proposed with ±474 feet of frontage along Wolverton Place, contains 4.98± dry acres in area as well as the existing home. According to the wetland delineation report, the property contains a 0.06 acre wetland along Wolverton Place. As proposed, and until modified by the MCWD, the property is will have 4.98± acres dry, buildable land; 5.0 acres dry, buildable land is required. The