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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLA19-84 ExI CC Minutes 10-8-19MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 8, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 14. LA18-000068 SVEN GUSTAFSON ON BEHALF OF 1350 BALDUR, LLC, BALDUR PARK ROAD, SKETCH PLAN Sven Gustafson, Applicant, was present. Barnhart stated this is a revised sketch plan from what was seen at the Planning Commission in September. It calls for the creation of a plat for a buildable lot on Baldur Park Road. Primarily the property owner is looking to create a parcel that would support a new house. The subject parcels are the six lots between the end of the development down towards the point. The developer is proposing platting three parcels in this area and the existing home is not included in the project at this point. Barnhart indicated there are two options for creating a buildable lot. The first option would be to create a front lot/back lot configuration, which requires an access outlot. Option 2 is to plat several lots and having either a public or private road to serve three or more lots. In response to Staff s comments and the Planning Commission discussion, the applicant has revised the plan and shows three new building lots and an Outlot A. Outlot A shows a proposed driveway and a turnaround at the southern end of the project. None of the three lots meet the required one-half acre. While Outlot A appears to be narrower than 30 feet adjacent to Parcels 23 and 24, Outlot A will, in fact, need to be a road since it will be serving more than three lots. This right-of-way width needs to be 50 feet per ordinance. However, Staff can support a waiver of the right-of-way and paved road width due to the width of the existing Baldur Park Road, provided fire department standards are maintained. Staff recommends the City Council discuss the following: Cul-de-sac length. Baldur Park Road is over 1,000 feet from its intersection of Birch Lane to the subject property. The standard is 1,000 feet. There are no other options to continue Baldur Park Road and plat the property. Staff supports the waiver. 2. Right-of-way width. Much of Baldur Park Road right-of-way width is 30 feet. The standard for new streets is 50 feet. Staff supports the waiver. Paved surface width. Much of Baldur Park Road is 18 feet paved width. The standard for streets Serving 3-10 units is 28 feet. For more than 10 units, 32 feet is required. Staff supports a waiver of no less than 20 feet through the new section. Cul-de-sac. The latest plans show a turn -around, which is adequate if only two lots are proposed. If there are three lots, a road is required. Staff does not support waiving the cul-de-sac requirement. 5. Conservation Design. Because the lots proposed are smaller than two acres, the project would require Conservation Design. Staff supports a waiver of the full design in lieu of wetland delineation and a tree inventory where building pads are proposed. 6. Road or driveway improvements within the 75-foot lake yard. The southern portion of the point is very narrow, approximately 100-120 feet. Construction of a home within the 75-foot lake yard is unavoidable. Staff supports shifting house pads to the north to avoid or minimize conflicts with lake yards. Page 11 of 18 MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 8, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 7. Fill in the floodplain. Based on preliminary plans, it appears that the house pads will require fill to elevate above the flood elevation. This may be resolved with more detail being provided and/or shifting the house pads further to the north. The Council is asked to provide non -binding feedback on the issues presented. Walsh asked if the applicant would be permitted to build a house on each one of the small lots. Barnhart stated technically they could not but since there is no existing home, they could combine the lots to get as close to the requirement as possible. There is enough land to meet the one -acre minimum. Printup noted on Maple Place those were platted lots and they were able to build on them. Barnhart stated it might be that those lots meet the 66 percent requirement of the DNR. If a lot exceeds 66 percent of the DNR's requirements for lot size, they can be developed. The lots on Baldur Park do not meet that requirement. Barnhart noted there is a clause in the code that says when they own contiguous lakeshore properties, they can combine them to get as close as possible to the lot size requirement, and in this case they have enough to meet the one -acre requirement. City Attorney Mattick stated if the lots are nonconforming but meet certain minimum requirements, such as the 66 percent, they are allowed to build. If they do not meet that requirement, the statute says if the lots are under common ownership, they have to combine them to get it to the minimum conforming size and not the 66 percent. Printup asked what is being proposed for the other lots at the point. Barnhart stated part of Staff s recommendation is to include a plan for those five lots since that would impact the width of the road and emergency services. Printup asked if the City should plan for five future lots. Walsh stated the plan could change the next day and that the City has to plan for the worst possible scenario. Printup asked if there is an easement over the property. Barnhart stated to his knowledge there is an easement but nothing was platted for access. In the past the City vacated a portion of the road because it was in the water. Printup asked if those easements can be cleaned up as part of this plat. Barnhart stated from a planning perspective, they are open to not having it be a public street beyond a certain point. Baldur Park Road could terminate in a cul-de-sac, with a private road or a shared driveway beyond the cul-de-sac. Walsh stated a private road can only serve so many homes. Barnhart stated the road could serve a number of homes and that they are within the allowable range. Page 12 of 18 MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 8, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. Printup commented he would like to see the easements get cleaned up. Crosby asked if the proposed lots are conforming. Barnhart indicated they are not and that they would need to combine lots in order to get to the half -acre minimum. Sven Gustafson, Stonewood, stated the City Council has provided some good direction and that he is here to answer questions. Mark Gronberg, Gronberg & Associates, indicated they looked at some of the lot sizes in the area and that there are a number of lots that are way under the 0.5 threshold. Gronberg asked how that would play into this. Walsh stated the City Council has to deal with the current codes, and unless there is some kind of inherent difficulty, they need to follow that. Walsh commented a cul-de-sac is probably necessary, but he will leave whether the road should be public or private up to the applicant. Gronberg noted a cul-de-sac does take up quite a bit of room and that there are some floodplain issues. As a result, a turnout would work a lot better than a cul-de-sac. Gustafson stated the Planning Commission appeared to be in favor of a hammerhead or a turnout. Printup commented he would like to see the cul-de-sac as one option. Gustafson asked how far the cul-de-sac would be from the water. Gronberg indicated it would be close to the water. Walsh stated that could be considered a practical difficulty, and because the current road is not as wide as it should be, there is some flexibility there. Gronberg noted the area is so narrow in some spots that they will have to encroach into the 75-foot setback. Gronberg asked if there is a magical number on that. Wash stated there are some inherent practical difficulties, which the Council understands, and that they should follow Staff s recommendations. The City Council took no formal action on this item. (A recess was taken from 8:32 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.) 15. LA18-000079 LAKEWEST DEVELOPMENT, LLC, 3245 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, SKETCH PLAN Curt Fretham and Perry Ryan, Lakewest Development, were present. Page 13 of 18