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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 10, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 10. #15-3774/16-3867 MICHAEL STEADMAN ON BEHALF OF IRWIN L. JACOBS AND ALEXANDRA JACOBS,1700 SHORELINE DRIVE — FINAL PLAT — RESOLUTION NO. 6683 (continued) Steadman stated in his view option one is preferred basically since it is easier to read. Steadman recommended the City Council identify which option they prefer. Gaffron stated what he has heard is the cul-de-sac will be left as is for now but could potentially be removed in the future by the developer. McMillan noted if any changes are made to the cul-de-sac, the applicant will need to come back to Staff and receive the approval of the City Engineer. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 2, Printup and Walsh Opposed. 11. #16-3855 ERIC AND ANDREA LARSON, 690 BROW ROAD NORTH, SCOTT AND JEANNE MABUSTH, 740 BROWN ROAD NORTH — SKETCH PLAN REVIEW Tom Goodrum, Westwood Engineer; Rose Lorsung, Recreate Real Estate; and Andy Nelson, Westwood Professional Services. Gaffron stated the applicants are presenting a sketch plan for a 27 -acre property that is comprised of two tax parcels. The proposed development is for 25 single-family residential lots ranging in size from 15,000 square feet to just over two acres. All lots are proposed to be served by municipal sewer and water and an internal road system. The proposed plan would require rezoning from LR-lA, which is a two -acre lakeshore residential zone, to RPUD over a portion of the property. The proposed plan would also require an amendment of the Comprehensive Plan, as the properties are within Orono's defined Rural Area in which the minimum lot size for new development is two dry buildable acres. Gaffron indicated the areas depicted in red on the overhead are Orono's defined Urban Area and the areas depicted in green are the defined Rural Area. Those designations have been in place since at least the 1980 Comprehensive Plan and recognize the fact that Orono has developed in two different ways. The initial demarcation between urban and rural had to do with where the MUSA service is located, which has not changed significantly through the years. The property on the lakeshore is zoned for two -acre single- family and is currently guided that way. The Planning Commission reviewed the applicants' sketch plan at their September meeting and their comments are included in the draft Planning Commission minutes. Before the Council tonight is a section of the minutes that was requested to be revised by the applicant to be verbatim and has to do with the potential for changing the density. Gaffron stated as a sketch plan, the process does not require any formal action and is not noticed as a public hearing. There were many neighbors interested at the Planning Commission that provided oral comments at the Planning Commission meeting as well as written comments following that meeting. The City Council should consider the following: 1. The property is designated in the Comprehensive Plan as a defined Rural Area. The property has been zoned and guided for 2 -acre single-family development for many decades. Page 9 of 26