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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,March 20,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Thiesse asked if this item should be tabled. <br /> Barnhart suggested tabling the application and continuing the public hearing until the April Planning <br /> Commission meeting so public comment can be received. <br /> Landgraver moved to table Application No. 17-3911, Lakewest, LLC,3245 Wayzata Boulevard, <br /> Text Amendment,and to continue the public hearing to the April 17 Planning Commission <br /> meeting. <br /> Fretham stated the road contractor is hoping to start in April and May would be ideal to get approvals. <br /> Fretham stated tabling it to April is fine but tabling it to May,June or July would be challenging. <br /> Schoenzeit seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 6. 17-3910 LAKEWEST, LLC,3245 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST,CONDITIONAL <br /> USE PERMIT,7:17 P.M.—8:02 P.M. <br /> Curt Fretham, Lakewest, LLC, was present. <br /> Gaffron stated for the last few months Staff has been receiving inquiries from contractors searching for a <br /> staging area for the upcoming highway project. Currently there appear to be few suitable options and this <br /> site is an option since it is open and relatively flat,has good accessibility to Wayzata Boulevard,is large <br /> enough for the intended activities, and is relatively remote from nearby residential development. The <br /> home located across Wayzata Boulevard is 700 feet away and the site is 1,000 feet from any homes across <br /> the freeway. <br /> The potential negative impacts, such as noise, vibration,glare,dust,should be minimal as compared to <br /> most other locations within the Wayzata Boulevard corridor,which is one of the reasons this site was <br /> proposed. The portion of the site proposed for construction staging is primarily over the landfill area that <br /> has been closed for a number of years,which is the area depicted in blue. Layers of clean fill over the <br /> landfill were added by the former owner in order to establish a suitable cap for the landfill and assure <br /> appropriate runoff characteristics. <br /> The current owners have had borings done in the landfill area in order to determine the stability and <br /> extent of the landfill as well as what materials might be encountered if a future phase of residential <br /> development is ever proposed. This information was obtained as part of the applicant's 2016 residential <br /> development proposal. The information regarding what is contained within the landfill was also <br /> contained within that application. The area that gained approval for residential development is not within <br /> the landfill area. <br /> The proposed site use plan indicates the proposed rock construction entrance will be located where the <br /> approved future residential access would be located. This access point has been approved by Hennepin <br /> County as a temporary construction access. Gaffron stated he is not sure whether Hennepin County will <br /> require some sort of additional turn lanes,temporary or permanent, in the area. Since it is a county road, <br /> Hennepin County will need to make that determination. <br /> The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District has approved an Erosion Control permit for the construction <br /> staging activity. <br /> Page 10 of 43 <br />