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<br />Page 2 of 19 <br />WHEREAS, the Orono City Council was given the opportunity to review sketch <br />plans for the Property in regular meetings in September 2014 and January 2016, and has reviewed <br />the formal application at its regular meetings on May 9 and July 11, 2016; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on June 27, 2016 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6637 <br />granting preliminary approval for Amendment #5 of the 2008-2030 Community Management <br />Plan, and sid Amendment was forwarded to the Metropolitan Council on June 29, 2016 for review <br />and approval; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council hereby makes the following findings in regard to <br />this application for RPUD General Concept Plan and Preliminary Plat approval, CMP amendment, <br />and rezoning: <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />A. Community Management Plan Conformity; CMP Amendment <br /> <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #16-3822. <br /> <br />2. The Property is currently zoned RR-1B One Family Rural Residential Zoning <br />District, requiring a minimum residential lot size of 2.0 acres. The property contains <br />approximately 29 gross acres exclusive of Wayzata Boulevard right-of way, but of <br />which only approximately 5 acres is developable, the remainder consisting of <br />wetlands and a closed landfill. <br /> <br />3. The proposed use of the Property for residential development at a density of 5.5 <br />units per acre is inconsistent with the Orono 2008-2030 CMP guiding of the <br />Property for residential development at a density of 10-15 units per acre. The <br />Developer has applied for an amendment of the CMP to reguide the Property to <br />allow development at a density of 5.5 units per acre. <br /> <br />4. The proposed development is within the area west of Old Crystal Bay Road, south <br />of Wayzata Boulevard and north of Highway 12. This area has been zoned RR-1B, <br />2-acre minimum lot size (0.5 units/acre) since 1975. <br />In the 2008-2030 CMP the Property was reguided to allow an overall density of 10- <br />15 units per acre, which likely would only be achievable via a mix of attached <br />townhomes and larger multi-family buildings. The rationale for the density increase <br />at this site was primarily the location sandwiched between two high-traffic <br />roadways; the potential availability of municipal utility services; and the remote <br />location from single family residential development.