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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 32 (9. #14-3691 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL, 405 NORTH ARM DRIVE – PRELIMINARY PLAT, Continued) The minimum lot size in this district is two acres. All of the lots in the development do meet the 2-acre standard. The applicants have adjusted their plat to meet that standard. The largest lot is 5.8 acres in total area, but the average is 2.53 acres of lot area. Another standard for this district is a 200-foot width. There are seven lots that are between 150 feet and 199 feet where the applicant is requesting flexibility under the PRD standard. Grittman indicated 54 percent of the gross area is located in a conservation easement and the development consists of 7,200 lineal feet of private streets, with a 28-foot construction width and a series of 55-foot wide outlots accommodating the streets. Two of the cul-de-sacs exceed 1,000 feet and the applicants are seeking flexibility under the City’s PRD standard. Staff does not believe there will be any traffic issues within the development associated with the proposed streets. Grittman noted the applicants have indicated some of the internal street curves do not meet the City’s 30- mile per hour design standard and are seeking PRD flexibility allowing such design. The City Engineer is currently reviewing that design. Grittman displayed the plat layout on the overhead and indicated the black boxes are conceptual house locations. The applicant was requested to depict house locations on the plat that would be feasible but the plat does not intend to restrict the building pads to those areas and they will be custom graded and built for each property owner. At the Planning Commission meeting, the applicant requested some flexibility from the tree street planting requirement. The intention of the applicant was to have a natural design in the landscape that did not have a regular street tree planting arrangement. The Planning Commission was accepting of that idea but not with a reduction in total tree planting. Staff recommends the following conditions: 1. Grant the PRD approval, which is incorporated into the design. 2. Develop and identify process for property owner notification of use limitations and preservation requirements in conservation areas. 3. Consider and adopt City Engineer recommendations related to street design and construction. 4. Identify use and availability of trails for public and/or private use. 5. Specify a mechanism to ensure the Homeowners Association continuing responsibility for management maintenance and improvements. 6. Adopt City Engineer recommendations related to septic system locations and treatment. 7. Wells constructed and located according to MDH regulations and plat drawings modified to label or identify well locations.