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� � � DESCRIBING FUTURE STREET
LOCATION PLANS IN THE
NAVARRE AREA
WHEREAS, the City _of Orono is a municipal corporation organized
and existing under the' laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462, the City
of Orono has adopted a Comprehensive Community Management P1an and
subdivision regulations for the orderly, economic and safe development
of land within the City; and
WHEREAS, City ordinances and planning policy require dedication
of street rights-of-way and construction of streets and utilities as a
part of every subdivision application wherever such new services are
made necessary by such land subdivision or development; and
WHEREAS, it is within the scope and intent of comprehensive
planning to look beyond the immediate property undergoing development
• to coordinate a rational and economic system of public improvements
for an entire area; and .
WHEREAS, even though it is necessary to p�lan a system of public
improvements on a broad basis, it is not always desireable to accurately
locate or physically design said improvements until such time as an
actual plan for development is submitted for the affected property; and
WHEREAS, extensive traffic studies were undertaken as a part
of the recent review of Schlee Buildez 's, Inc. subdivision applications
#585 and #671, from which the City Council has identified a need to plan
for future public streets and utilities to serve both the Schlee property
and the adjacent tracts of land west of the Schlee property.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Orono hereby makes the following findings of fact and intent as regards
the overall planning of future streets and utilities within the Schlee
� subdivision, and on the properties adjacent thereto:
1) The area of the City involved in this plan is all that
land south of Northern Avenue and the Burlington Northern
Railroad, west of Blaine Avenue, north of Shoreline Drive
(County Road 15) , and east of� the east line of the
Hennepin County Shops (east of the SW% of the SW4 of
Section 17) .
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roperty included in the above area is:
Owner . . Tax Parcel Existina Development
a) Martha Batdorf 17-117-23 34 0004 1 residence
b) Mary Sohns ' 17-117-23 34 0003 1 residence
c) Tonka Corp. - 17-117-23 34 0005 none
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d) Schlee Builders 17-117-23 34 0010 none
e) Robert Harding 17-117-23 34 0012 office building
f) City of Orono 17-117-23 34 0011 water plant '
3) The above property, exclusive of the last two already
• developed parcels, contains approximately 23. 3 acres a11.
of which is zoned LR-1C-1, 3 units per acre with approval
of a Planned Residential Unit Conditional Use Permit.
4) Assuming potential development at maximum zoned density,
there could be up to 70 residential units built in the
area where there now exists only 2.
5) The Schlee property i.s currently undergoing subdivision
. review for 24 units, leaving up to 44 future units
possible on the remaining 1and. ,
6) . There is no point within the proposed Schlee Builders plat
where a good intersection onto County. Road 15 can be
developed. The best available location has less desireable
sight distance characteristics than does the Blaine Avenue
intersection according to Hennepin County Department of
Transportation and City staff reports.
7) There is no point at all within the Tonka Corp. property
where any direct access can be made onto County Road 15
because of the extensive wetlands/floodplain area dividing
Tonka 's dry buildable land from the County Road.
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8) The Batdorf and Sohns properties each have an existing
driveway onto County Road 15. The Sohns driveway .
location has better sight distance to the west than
the Batdorf driveway because of a rise in the profile
of County Road 15 to t�ie west..
9) Sight distances and intersection characteristics at the
existing Sohns driveway location are excellent, and are
the best of any location along County Road 15 anywhere •
between Dunwoody Avenue and County Road 19. � •
10) The Burlington Northern� Railroad Track forms a barrier
along the north side of a11 this property eliminating
• any individual driveway connections, and severely
restricting the potential .for any future public street
connection to Northern Avenue.
. 11) One potential street crossing of the railroad has been
located at •a point where there is no vertical grade
separation. and where there is good sight distance along
both the railroad track and Northern Avenue. This location
would have better sight distance and highway traffic
pattern characteristics than .do.es the existing Northern
Avenue/Blaine Avenue rai].road crossing location.
12) Possible street connection locations along Blaine Avenue
are practicallg limited to continuation and extension of
existing Livingston and Lyric Avenues.
13) The existing Navarre �Heights neighborhood east of Blaine
Avenue has existing traffic problems caused by:
a) Narrow streets, especially Blaine Avenue and
Navarre Aveune.
b) Poor intersections, especially Blaine at Crystal
Place, Crystal Place at Shadywood, Lyric at
Navarre Avenue and Blaine at County Road 15. � •
c) Excessive through traffic on Northern Av�nue
and Crystal Place, especially during plant
shift changes in Spring Park.
• d) Heavy traffic flows and too many unplanned or
marginal intersections and curb cuts on County
. Road 15.
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14) Navarre Heights and Northern Avenue residents are justly
concerned about increased traffic in and through their
.neighborhood. The intent of the City Council is to
accommodate any new traffic flow from this large study area
in the safest ..manner possible,� with the least adverse
effect on the immediate neighborhood, and on the public
generally.
15) The Council is concerned �rith maintaining and improving
the safety and traffic handling ability of County Road 15.
Increasing the number of curb cuts increases traffic
conflicts and decreases safety. Eliminating poorly
designed or located curb cuts improves safety and reduces
the need for major changes in roadway design.
' 16) The traffic studies forecast about 70-80X of the new trips
generated by future development within the study area
would eventually travel east of Navarre on County Road 15.
. The studies recommended three routes for this traffic:
a) Use of a widened and improved Blaine Avenue,
� including an improved intersection of Blaine
Avenue and County Road 15. The long range
plan would be to install traffic signals at
this intersection becaus.e it also serves
opposing Casco Point Road. ,
b) Use of the existing signa].ized intersection at
County Road 19 and 15. The best route from ,
the study area to this intersection is via
, Livingston Avenue. because Livingston is wider
than Crystal Place or Lyric, because Livingston
has the best in.tersection with County Ro.ad 19,
and because Lyric and Crystal Place each have
poor intersections within the existing neighborhood.
c) Continuation of a new street through the study
area to a new intersection with County Road 15
located in the approximate area of the existing
Mary Sohns driveway because of the superior
intersection characteristics of this location.
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17) In . addition to the above traffic routes, an alternative
connection to Northern Avenue has been studied as a
traffic dispersing devise for both eastbound and westbound
traffic, and as a possible safety improvement/replacement
for the existing Northern Avenue/Blaine Avenue railroad
cro;sing.
18) Any future development within the study area will increase
the traffic volume on County Road 15 and on any other
connecting street. But since any development will be
residential, any new traffic will be residential in
character and thus compatible with traffic expected
within• a residential neighborhood. .
AND, BE IT FURTHERMORE. RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Orono hereby adopts the future street plan described below and
as indicated on attached Exhibit A as the plan to be implemented at
. the time the Schlee, Tonka, Sohns and/or Batdorf property should be
subdivided or developed in the future:
A. It is the intent of the Council to provide for safe, "
adequate streets sufficient to handle all traffic
that may be generated by fnture development in the �
study area, including a street layout which will
provide multiple accesses to the area; which will
maximize use of an improved Blaine Avenue/County Road 15
intersection; which will minimize aclverse traffic
flow through existing neighborhoods; and which will
minimize the number of intersections and conflicting .
traffic movements on County Road 15.
B. It is the intent of the Council to limit direct
intersections or curb cuts onto County Road 15 to
only the one proposed public street intersection
and no individual curb cuts between the western
edge of the Batdorf property and Blaine Avenue.
C. It is the intent of the Council that all vehicular
access to the properties or development within the
study area will be only from the proposed internal �
streets and will not be allowed to have any dir�ct
access or curb cut to County Road 15. This shall
not preclude the design of additional internal
• streets or driveways intersecting sQlely with the
proposed streets as shown on Exhibit A.
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D. It is the intent of the Council that Livingston Avenue
will be extended from the existing Livingston/Blaine
Avenue intersection through the Schlee, Tonka and Sohns
properties to a proposed intersection with County Road 15
to be located at the approximate site of the existing
Sohns driveway.
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E. It is the intent of the Council that Lyric Avenue will
be extended from the existing Lyric/Blaine Avenue
intersection to an internal intersection with extended
Livingston Avenue.
F. It is the intent of the Council that Blaine Avenue
must be widened and improved .between Crystal Place
and Shoreline Drive before any new development is
allowed on the Schlee or Tonka properties.
G. It is the intent of the Council to� pursue the eventual
• installation of a traffic signal at the Blaine Avenue/
Casco Point Road/County Road 15 intersection.
I�. As determined in review of the Schlee Builders, Inc.
proposed development, it is the intent of the Council
that the improvement of Blaine Avenue and that portion
of extended Livingston and Lyric Avenues located within
the Schlee property must be dedicated and constructed
in order to accommodate the traffic generated by that
development, but that continuation of Livingston Avenue
west of the Schlee property is not immediately necessary
to accommodate said traffic.
I . Although final alignment and internal' design details
may vary, it is the intent of the Council that future
development of the Tonka property will require dedication
and construction of proposed Livingston Avenue all the way
through from the Schlee property to the proposed County
Road 15 intersection in order to accommodate the incremental
traffic increase from such development, whether or not
the Sohns property is developed at that time. It is
also the intent of the Council to make a final determination
about the potential Northern Avenue railroad crossing at this
same time.
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. t is the intent of the City �Council that any future
development of the Sohns property will include dedication
and construction cF that portion of extended Livingston
. Avenue within said property, unless it shall already
have been completed as a part of prior devel.opment of the
Tonka property. It is also the intent of the City Council
that any future development of the Sohns property shall
plan for and allow internal access between extended �
Livingston Avenue and the adjacent B�tdorf property.
K. It is the intent of the City Council that any future
development �of the Batdorf property should be designed
to provi.de access solely• via the proposed extension of
Livingston Avenue. If the Batdorf property is developed
prior to the �Sohns property and/or prior to completion
of extended Livingston Avenue, then a limited, temporary
access may be allowed directly to County Road 15,
provided this access, is closed as soon as internal
� access to extended Livingston Avenue becomes available.
L. It is the intent of the Council that these proposed
street plans �will be self-sufficient �within themselves
and will not require or prematurely cause widening,
repaving, channalization nor any other change to any
existing street except for the specified improvements
to Blaine Avenue.
M. These future street plans are in conformance with the
transportation chapter of Orono ' s Comprehensive
Community Management Plan. This resolution may be '
used in the future to initiate an Official Map pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, Section 462. 359.
. Adopted by the Orono City Council this 13 day of
September , 1982 by a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays.
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Wi liam B. Van Nest, Mayor
� ATTEST:
���.�OG�Gt1 G�i/ •
Alberta M. Strom, City Clerk
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