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MINUTES OF THE ' ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,November 25,2013 7:00 o'clock p.m. (S. #13-3616 CITY OF ORONO,ZONING CODE AMENDMENT—ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS, ORDINANCE NO. (TABLED), Continued) Gaffron indicated Staff will draft an ordinance that prohibits WECS,hydronic furnaces and ground mounted solar panels. Mattick stated if the City starts to receive applications for those systems,the City Council can look at amending the ordinance. Bremer moved,Printup seconded,to table Application No. 13-3616,City of Orono,Zoning Code Amendment,Alternative Energy Systems. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. 6. #13-3631 LANDSOURCE,LLC (TODD HOLMERS),3700 NORTHERN AVENUE, PRELIMINARY PLAT—RESOLUTION NO.6345 Gaffron noted at the last City Council meeting they approved this application on a 3-2 vote and directed Staff to draft a resolution for preliminary plat approval per layout option one. The resolution is before the City Council tonight and includes a number of conditions the applicant will need to meet in order to gain final plat approval. Printup asked whether any city money was ever tied up into cleanup due to knocked over signs and mud going out on the ice of Lake Minnetonka as it relates to the Maple Place development. Struve indicated the developer will be receiving a bill for the knocked down signs. In terms of the mud going into the lake,the matter was turned over to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. The applicant will need to remove some sediment buildup to the north of Cherry Place. Printup stated the reason he asked that is whether some type of escrow should be set up to ensure that it does not happen again. Struve noted there are escrows as part of the building process, and if the bill is not paid,the monies would be taken out of the escrow account. Gaffron noted on this application since they are creating a roadway,there will be a letter of credit associated with the actual subdivision process to create the building lots. McMillan stated she does have some concern with this builder given the nuxnber of calls the City received on the development on Maple Avenue. McMillan stated she hopes the developer realizes that on the higher density sites there needs to be more oversight and that she does not want Staff to be as involved in this development as they have been with the development on Maple Place. McMillan noted there is not a conservation easement for tree and open space preservation in the Council packet. Gaffron indicated the Council does not have it at this time because the City Council will be able to approve it or tweak it as part of the final plat application. Gaffron indicated Staff would be working with the developer to develop language in addition to the City's typical boilerplate easement. Page 17 of 29