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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,February 20,2018 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> 1tOLL CALL <br /> The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br /> Chair John Thiesse, Commissioners Kevin Landgraver,Bruce Lemke,Denise Leskinen, Chad Olson,and <br /> Loren Schoenzeit. Representing Staff were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Community Development <br /> Director Jeremy Barnhart,City Planners Melanie Curtis and Laura Oakden, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br /> Chair Thiesse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF <br /> JANUARY 16,2018 <br /> Landgraver moved,Leskinen seconded,to approve the minutes of the Orono Planning Commission <br /> meeting of January 16,2018,as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 2. 18-3998 JAMES AND MARY JUNDT, 1400 BRACKETTS POINT ROAD, <br /> PRELIMINARY PLAT AND STREET VACATION,6:32 P.M.—7:00 P.M. <br /> Chuck Algon,Developer;Mark Gronberg, Surveyor;and Brian Benson,Attorney-at-Law,were present. <br /> Barnhart stated the applicant is requesting preliminary plat and street vacation approval to subdivide the <br /> existing lot at 1400 Bracketts Point into five separate lots and relocate a portion of the public Bracketts <br /> Point Road to the middle of the peninsula. <br /> The project proposes subdividing a 13.78-acre parcel into 5-lot single-family residential lots. All of the <br /> lots meet the minimum 2-acre dry buildable requirement and 200 feet of lakeshore. The Planning <br /> Commission reviewed this as a sketch plan. The application tonight does meet the zoning requirements <br /> and Comprehensive Plan requirements in terms of density and use. <br /> The significant feature of this project is the relocation of Bracketts Point Road to the center of peninsula. <br /> Bracketts Point Road intersects with North Shore Drive at the north end and converts to a private road at <br /> the hammerhead. The private road services three homes. The applicant is proposing to vacate the red <br /> portion of the road,which includes the hammerhead,and relocate the road to generally the center of the <br /> peninsula and providing access to the five lots on either side. As part of that relocation,the applicant is <br /> proposing to vacate an existing sanitary sewer trunk line and relocate it. The relocation of the trunk line <br /> will require the need for a second lift station serving the area. The City would prefer the lift station over a <br /> deep trunk line and potential conflicts with water table and soil stability. <br /> Barnhart displayed the new location of the road and sanitary sewer on the overhead. <br /> Barnhart stated in terms of improvements on the property,there is currently a large home,a tennis court,a <br /> caretaker's building, and some other improvements. The home will remain but the caretaker's building <br /> and other improvements will be removed. No structural coverage variance is required for the house. <br /> As part of this project,a number of trees will be removed partly because of the grading and some of the <br /> other improvements associated with relocating the road. The trees to be removed are primarily located in <br /> the southwestern portion of the property. Overall the applicant will be removing 77 trees over six inches <br /> Page 1 of 12 <br />