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� , PRELIMINARY PLAT 8� RPUD REZONING OLIVER HILL ORONO, MN The following thoughts are made with the intention of improving the proposed project as presented to the community. If the premise of having 7 small scale single family homes on this piece of property is accepted these thoughts are made with the idea of improving the project and reducing any negative influences on the surrounding properties. Proposed here are 3 simple suggestions; 1. INCREASE SETBACK FROM WILLOW DRIVE If the setback fram Willow Drive were to be increased from the proposed 25 feet to 40 feet it would more c4osely meet Orono standards of 50 feet. It would still give the developer enough width to create good home p{ans. The north lot (Lot 1, Block 1) is currently 91' in width. It that NIS line would be moved 5' east giving a lot width of 96' then a set back of 40' from Willow and a set back of 10 from Lot 2, Block 1..a buildable width of 46' for Lot 1 would be still adequate for a small house pfan footprint since the lot depth (N/S) is quite adequate. For Lot 1, Block 2, which currently has a width of 100 feet a buildable width of 50 feet, would exist. With the great "length" of the iot, again, a good plan can be developed. Therefore an increased set back from Willow will more closely meet Orono standards while still allowing the developer a good site to develop. 2. MOVE ACCESS ROAD 15 FEET NORTH If the public access road would be moved 15' north it would allow an adequate area for screened plantings to protect the properties to the south. Without such a buffer south properties would be exposed to 5 of the seven newly created lots with only the road separating the properties. Without that separation there is no visual protection to the south. Also, snow plowing would effect the private property to the south. The moving of the access road would therefore allow year round maintenance of the roan and still provide protection of iarge lot neighbors to the south with a dense planting area. 3. CREATE AN OUTLOT OF WETLAND The wetland to the north side of the property could be made as separate out lot just as the wetfand of Glendale Cove (to the north) has done with its wetland. That would protect all surrounding property owners by insuring that the wetland would be protected forever. Lots 1-5, Block 1 would all be smaller in listed areas but visually there would be no changs.