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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 8, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 19 of 25  <br />(11. #14-3684 LAKEWEST, LLC, ON BEHALF OF HOWARD EISINGER TRUST, 3245 <br />WAYZATA BOULEVARD – SKETCH PLAN REVIEW, Continued) <br /> <br />Levang indicated she is in agreement that additional parking might be needed for visitors but that her <br />main concern was the need for vehicles to back out of someone’s driveway for safety reasons. Levang <br />stated she is not sure whether they have the ability to create a turnaround on the driveways to allow <br />someone to back up in the driveway rather than out on to the street. <br /> <br />Harrison stated the guest parking could be situated at the ends where the trail picks up. <br /> <br />Levang asked what the distance is between the homes. Levang asked if it is five feet on each side. <br /> <br />Jensen stated there would be a property line in the middle of the two units, which could vary, but that for <br />this presentation the separation is five feet for a total of ten feet. <br /> <br />Harrison stated they would like to explore a zero lot line on the units that are not walkouts, which would <br />allow for a private fenced-in side yard. Harrison stated on the walkouts, the ground drops and that would <br />not work. <br /> <br />Levang asked if they have done any market study analysis at this point. <br /> <br />Jensen stated they have not specific to this property and at this time they are mainly looking for direction <br />on the density. Jensen stated it is his belief that a market study would support a detached townhome <br />development. The development would have a homeowners association which would be run by a <br />management company. Jensen stated the 26 units would allow for lower homeowner association fees. <br /> <br />Jensen noted the City already has an attached townhome development at Stonebay and that in his view <br />this development fits the area very well. <br /> <br />Levang asked if there would be different floor plans. <br /> <br />Jensen stated they discussed having two or three different floor layouts. Jensen indicated they can change <br />the perimeter colors as well as the finish colors to make it look and feel more like a detached <br />neighborhood. Jensen stated in this particular case, the detached units will not have the sameness that a lot <br />of the attached unit developments have. <br /> <br />Levang asked if there will be a color palette that the owners could choose from. <br /> <br />Jensen indicated there will be. <br /> <br />Harrison stated by varying the angles and the setbacks, that is also taking some of the monotony out of <br />the development. Harrison stated varied architecture would also help eliminate the sameness of the units. <br /> <br />Jensen stated some floor plans would be more conducive to empty nesters but that the floor plans can be <br />changed depending on the person’s needs. <br /> <br />Harrison noted the height of the buildings will also appear to be varied based on the topography. <br />