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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, August 19 2013 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 15 of 28  <br />  <br />Proposed Lot 2 contains the existing residence and will be 0.51 acres in area and 110 feet in width, <br />meeting the LR-1C area/width minimum requirements. Required yards for this “front” lot adjacent to a <br />shared outlot driveway are 30 feet front and rear, 10 feet side, and 15 feet on the side abutting the outlot. <br /> <br />The preliminary plat drawing shows only a 10-foot yard adjacent to the outlot and can easily be revised to <br />15 feet without affecting the existing home. All required LR-1C setbacks will be met by the existing <br />home. Hardcover after the subdivision and driveway realignment will be 22.77 percent, compliant with <br />the Tier 2 limit of 30 percent. <br /> <br />Gaffron noted the area is zoned LR-1C, one family lakeshore residential, and the other lots in this <br />neighborhood range from 0.58 to as much as 3.8 acres. <br /> <br />This subdivision is technically subject to the Conservation Design standards by virtue of the fact that it is <br />guided for urban-density development even though it is less than five acres in area. The Planning <br />Commission may wish to review the goals for conservation design as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan <br />and consider whether an abbreviated process may be appropriate. There are no wetlands on the property. <br /> <br />There is an existing house on proposed Lot 2 with its existing driveway accessing Shadywood Road. The <br />existing driveway will be abandoned and relocated to the outlot, which will be platted to provide for a <br />shared driveway serving both lots. Proposed Lot 1 contains an existing detached garage which Staff is <br />recommending be removed.. <br /> <br />Currently the property is within Hardcover Tier 2, allowing 30 percent impervious surface. Both <br />proposed Lots 1 and 2 will remain within Tier 2 by virtue of having their primary building area between <br />250 and 500 feet of a protected lakeshore. Proposed Lot 1 is only 350 feet from the OHWL of Lake <br />Minnetonka marshland to the immediate south of Fagerness Point Road. <br /> <br />Staff recommends conditional preliminary plat approval subject to the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. The applicant shall provide a revised preliminary plat drawing showing the southerly setback for <br /> Lot 2 at 15 feet rather than 10 feet. <br /> <br />2. The existing nonconforming detached garage in proposed Lot 1 to be removed prior to Final Plat <br /> approval. <br /> <br />3. The applicant shall submit a Conservation Design report by a qualified professional prior to <br /> preliminary plat review by Council. <br /> <br />4. The applicant shall meet the recommendations of the City Engineer and Fire Chief. Utility <br /> connections will be to Shadywood Road and not to North Shore Drive. <br /> <br />5. Dedication of a 10-foot trail easement along the easterly boundaries of Lot 2 and Outlot A. <br /> <br />6. Payment of park dedication fee, stormwater drainage and trunk fee, and municipal water <br /> connection charge as noted in Staff’s memo. <br /> <br />7. Both Lots 1 and 2 shall be assigned to Hardcover Tier 2. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 09/16/2013 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 08/19/2013 [Page 15 of 28]