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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, October 20, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 25 of 28  <br />  <br />Leskinen stated the larger lot would be subject to the same review again if it is subdivided. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked what the Planning Commission’s recommendation is regarding the conservation design. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated the report needs to be done and in place prior to being placed on the City Council agenda. <br />Leskinen indicated she is not sure she would go so far as to request a tree preservation easement. <br /> <br />Curtis noted the City would have no control over someone who purchased the property and redeveloped it <br />with a single-family since there is no preservation in place and that this application would be the trigger <br />for that. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked how close the proposed driveway comes to aligning with the road. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the road is located on the north side of the property which is where the new driveway for the <br />new lot would access from, but that she is not sure how close it comes to lining up with the Luce Line. <br /> <br />Rennebohm indicated it would be a little to the east. <br /> <br />Schwingler noted that is right in the area of the trees. <br /> <br />Rennebohm stated they purchased this land 25 years ago and that it was a hay field at that time. <br />Rennebohm indicated he has planted virtually every tree on the property and that the property has <br />changed quite a bit in those 25 years. Rennebohm noted there is still a nursery on the property and that <br />they can move some of the trees from the nursery to another spot if need be. <br /> <br />Mack stated in scaling it out from the northeast corner to the center line, there appears to be <br />approximately 130 feet to the center line. <br /> <br />Thiesse indicated he does not care one way or another but that he is surprised Hennepin County does not. <br /> <br />Schwingler asked if the conservation design should be done now. <br /> <br />Curtis indicated it should if the intent is to preserve the trees. Curtis stated with the application for <br />Bayside Meadows, the City was granted conservation easements around the perimeter as well as some <br />other areas. In addition, a view easement was required south of the existing home so no home could be <br />constructed to block the lakeview. Curtis indicated those are the types of things that could be identified <br />or required with this application. <br /> <br />Schwingler stated the applicant should go through the process to determine whether anything needs to be <br />preserved. <br /> <br />Curtis stated in this case, the applicant should go through the exercise and present the Council with the <br />findings so the Council can decide what should be preserved. Curtis stated if the Planning Commission <br />would like to see the conservation design, the application should be tabled. <br /> <br />Schwingler indicated he does not need to see it. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 11/17/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 10/20/2014 <br />[Page 25 of 28]