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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, May 9, 2016 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 18 of 28 <br /> <br />10. #16-3822 LAKEWEST DEVELOPMENT, 3245 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST – <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT/RPUD REZONING/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT <br />(continued) <br /> <br />Levang indicated she is okay with the 250. Levang asked how many homes would only have ten feet to <br />the buffer on the south side. <br /> <br />Campion stated the steepest one is Lot 11 on the south side. From the back side of that lot, the slope <br />drops to about a 3:1 slope, which is maintainable but not flat. The City’s ordinance requires a 10-foot <br />setback, which is being met. Campion stated their intent with the whole subdivision was not to have back <br />yards where people are out there playing since there are topographical issues and they have to make up <br />grade. Campion stated the choice is either to have a 3:1 slope or construct retaining walls. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated based on the topography, some of the homes on the wetland side will not have the right <br />percentage of the basement in the ground and some may end up being counted as stories. Gaffron stated <br />the Council could make that flexibility part of the RPUD. <br /> <br />McMillan asked whether they would be able to widen the road to 32 feet rather than 28 feet. <br /> <br />Campion stated they are not proposing a sidewalk so the road can be widened. Campion noted the 28 feet <br />is wide enough to accommodate parking on one side. In addition, the driveways will accommodate one <br />car so there should not be a lot of parking on the street. Campion stated they can shrink up the buffer in <br />the back of the units on the south side but that he is not sure what they would be gaining with that since it <br />would be increasing the impervious surface and reducing the buffer. <br /> <br />Levang asked if there is another place they can have a parking bay. <br /> <br />Campion indicated they have not looked at that since they were providing a two-car garage as well as <br />some parking in the driveway. <br /> <br />Walsh asked if there will be a main bank of mailboxes or whether each home will have their own. <br /> <br />Campion stated to his knowledge new developments have to have one main bank of boxes. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she personally does not see the need for a trail easement going west, especially given the <br />wetland. <br /> <br />Walsh commented there is nothing to the west for the trail to go to. <br /> <br />Campion stated the trail easement will take away some of the buffering space. <br /> <br />Levang stated she would rather see the buffering. <br /> <br />Campion stated what the plan does not show is that there is screening from Highway 12 at this time of <br />year. <br /> <br />Cornick asked if the fire chief has signed off on the plan. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated he has not.