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Home My WebLink About17-3944 ExA Applicant exhibitsAPPENDIX LIST A1. PROPOSED SITE PLAN A2. BUILDING RENDERINGS A3. BUILDING DIMENSIONS A4. BUILDING SECTION B1. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING SUMMARY B2. NEIGHBOR LETTER B3. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING COMMENT CARDS B4. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING INVITATION LIST C.CONTEXT MAP D.SHERMAN SECION-ELEVATION E.LUNDQUIST SECTION-ELEVATION F.CODUTE SECTION-ELEVATION G.PERSPECTIVE H1. ORONO WOODS FRONT ENTRANCE H2. ORONO WOODS REAR H3. ORONO WOODS GARAGE ENTRANCE H4. ORONO WOODS DISTANCES TO HOMES I1. STONE BAY CONDOS FRONT ENTRNACE I2. STONE BAY CONDOS GARAGE ENTRANCE 1 I3. STONE BAY CONDOS GARAGE ENTRANCE 2 I4. STONE BAY CONDOS WETLAND VIEW I5. STONE BAY CONDOS NEARBY RESIDENT I6. STONE BAY CONDOS DISTANCES TO HOMES J.TRAFFIC REVIEW Council Exhibit A 17-3944 Project # 0010413.00 05/12/2016 2520 Shadywood Road Orono, Minnesota North 0 40’80’PROPOSED BUILDING40 UNITS51 UNDERGROUND PARKING STALLSPONDPONDSH A D Y W O O D R O A D 33 S U R F A C E P A R K I N G S T A L L S CONCEPT DATA Proposed Property Area: 3.16 ac Existing Wetlands (to remain): 0.60 ac Net Developable Area: 2.56 ac Proposed Units: 40 units Overall Gross Density: 12.66 un/ac 40 units/3.16 acres Overall Net Density: 15.63 un/ac 40 units/2.56 acres Project # 0010413.00 05/16/2017 2520 Shadywood Road Orono, Minnesota TBPLS Firm No. 10074302 Thursday April 13, 2017 Jeremy Barnhart Community Development Director 2750 Kelley Parkway City of Orono, MN 55356 Re: Freshwater Condominiums Dear Jeremy: We held our neighborhood meeting on Wednesday April 12th from 7:30 to 8:30. Below is the breakdown of who we invited, attendance and their comments. We believe it was a very successful and productive meeting with very good dialogue between us and the neighbors. As expected the biggest concern was traffic followed by a preference of condos over apartments. The concern of density was a much smaller concern, with density largely related to traffic than the number of people. What was difficult to take from the meeting was the concern of height. As you can see we only received 5 comments regarding height. Per this meeting we believe that we can satisfy concerns by reducing the number of units and creating larger and more expensive condominium units to capture the needed costs. We wish to meet with you to discuss the meeting and next steps. Are you available next week either; Monday morning, Thursday morning, Friday morning or afternoon? Invites: 59 Attendance: 25-30 neighbors Council member: Richard Crosby II Comments Card received: 12 Areas of concern noted in comments Density: 3 Wetland impact: 3 Height: 5 Traffic: 9 Condo preference: 6 Safety on 19: 4 2520 Shadywood Road Orono, MN Context Map 0010413 03.13.2017 PROPOSED BUILDING49 UNITS51 UNDERGROUND PARKING STALLSSECTION A SECTIO N B SECTION C Pond Pond 4 9 S U R F A C E P A R K I N G S T A L L S S H A D Y W O O D R O A D Sherman Residence Orono, MN Section/Elevation A 0010413 05.12.2017 Property Line Tree Canopy Height * Foreground trees depicted are actual tree height and type while background tree heights and types are based on aerial photography and subject to change Proposed Apartment Building Underground Parking Sherman Residence Storm Ponding Pool 383’ 66’ 119’264’ Lundquist Residence Orono, MN Section/Elevation B 0010413 05.12.2017 Property LineProposed Apartment Building Underground Parking Lundquist Residence 205’501’ 706’ Tree Canopy Height 69’ * Foreground trees depicted are actual tree height and type while background tree heights and types are based on aerial photography and subject to change Codute Residence Orono, MN Section/Elevation C 0010413 05.12.2017 Property Line Proposed Apartment Building Underground Parking Codute Residence 177’380’ 557’ Tree Canopy Height 79’ * Foreground trees depicted are actual tree height and type while background tree heights and types are based on aerial photography and subject to change Project # 0010413.00 04/12/2017 2520 Shadywood Road Orono, Minnesota Project # 0010413.00 05/12/2017 2520 Shadywood Road Orono, Minnesota ORONO WOODS SURROUNDING HOMES DISTANCES EXHIBIT 175’182’ 2 6 3 ’ Project # 0010413.00 05/12/2017 2520 Shadywood Road Orono, Minnesota STONE BAY CONDOS SURROUNDING HOMES DISTANCES EXHIBIT 122’141’ MEMORANDUM TBPLS Firm No. 10074302 Date: May 17, 2017 Re: 2520 Shadywood Rd., Orono, MN – Access Considerations File R0010413.00 To: Tom Goodrum, Westwood From: Steve Manhart, P.E. PTOE, PTP Per your request, I have reviewed the access considerations for the proposed 40-unit apartment use at 2520 Shadywood Road in Orono. The following are some of my observations and reactions:  The posted speed limit on Shadywood Road south of Shoreline Drive (Co. Rd. 15) is 40 mph.  Shadywood Road is functionally classified as an “A-Minor Expander” roadway by the Metropolitan Council.  The 2015 MnDOT Metro Traffic Volume Map does not provide a specific Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) for this segment of Shadywood Road. Nevertheless, one may estimate the daily volume by averaging the given volumes to the north and south of this site. Therefore, one may assume the AADT for this segment of Shadywood Road is approximately 7,950 veh/day.  According Land Use Code 230 of the ITE Trip Generation Manual, Ninth Edition, the 40-unit condominiums will generate approximately 232 trips per weekday (116 entering and 116 exiting); 18 trips in the a.m. peak hour (3 entering and 15 exiting), and 21 trips in the p.m. peak hour (14 entering and 7 exiting).  According Land Use Code 230 of the ITE Trip Generation Manual, Ninth Edition, the 40-unit condominiums will generate approximately 226 trips per day on a Saturday (113 entering and 113 exiting), and approximately 194 trips per day on a Sunday (97 entering and 97 exiting). The Saturday peak hour will May 17, 2017 Page 2 generate 19 trips (10 entering and 9 exiting), while the Sunday peak hour will generate 18 trips (9 entering and 9 exiting).  The MnDOT Access Management Manual provides guidance on offset driveways and streets. According to the manual, “On undivided highways, high-volume (Type 3) driveways and public street connections on opposite sides of the a highway should be aligned with one another to the extent practicable, or they should be offset to minimize overlapping left turns and other maneuvers that could result in safety or operational problems.”1 o A Type 3 driveway is a driveway designed to provide access to a large development area encompassing multiple properties or structures served by a clearly-defined system of internal streets. o The access driveway proposed for this apartment use does not measure up to the scale of a Type 3 driveway. This would be a minor driveway. o It is advisable to provide an offset driveway across from the Baywind Christian Church driveway on the west side of Shadywood Road, as illustrated below. Overlapping driveways with the church should be avoided, due to back-to-back left-turn lanes. Figure 1 – Overlapping Driveways (Source: MnDOT Access Management Manual, 2008, and Westwood Professional Services, 2017) 1 Section 3.4.5., Offset Driveways and Streets, MnDOT Access Management Manual, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Saint Paul, MN, January 2, 2008, p., 35. CHURCH NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH FRESHWATER FRESHWATER FRESHWATER CONDOS CONDOS CONDOS Aligned Offset Overlapping May 17, 2017 Page 3  Conclusion o Given the modest trip generation during peak hours, the apartment use will increase AADT along Shadywood Road by approximately 3%. o Either an aligned or offset driveway between the apartment use and the church will operate safely and efficiently. An overlapping driveway should be avoided, regardless of the low turning volumes. o It is my engineering judgment that the potential vehicular turning conflicts between the proposed apartment use and the Baywind Christian Church will be relegated to Sunday mornings and possibly one evening a week. Please contact me if you have further questions or comments regarding this review.