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A RESOLIITION GRANTING
PRELIMINARY APPROEIAL
OF THE PLAT OF WOOD HILL ,
APPI�ICATION NO. 1163
WHEREAS, John _D. .McDowell and T.V. Markle, Vice President of
Woodhill Country Club (hereinafter "applicants") on May 22, 1987 filed a
Class III subdivision application with the City of Orono (hereinafter
"City") for approval of a 5 lot plat of a property legally described on
Exhibit A attached to this resolution and hereinafter referred to as "the
property"; and
WHEREAS, after due published and mailed notice in accordance with
Minnesota Statues 462.358 et. seq. and the City of Orono •Zoning and
Subdivision Codes, the Orono Planning Commission held a public hearing on
June 15, 1987, at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning
• this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and
WHEREAS, at their regular meeting held on July 13, 1987, the
Orono City Council considered the subdivision application of the
applicants, noting the following findings of fact:
1. The property is located within the RR-1B Single Family Rural
Residential zoning district requiring a minimum of 2 acres of
contiguous dry buildable land within each newly created lot.
2. The property consists of approximately 37.5 acres. Lot 1 contains
2.2 acres of dry contiguous land; Lot 2 contains 2.03 acres of dry
contiguous land; Lot 3 contains 2.50 acres of dry contiguous land; Lot
4 contains 2.63 acres of dry contiguous land; and, Lot 5 contains 3.5
acres of dry contiguous land.
3. Outlot B consists of approximately 20 acres and is not proposed
for residental development and will be combined with contiguous lands
owned by Woodhi 11 'County C 1 ub.
4. Lot 3 shall achieve access via an existing private driveway
easement to the south and Lots 1, 2, 4 and 5 shall be served by a
private road that shall access from the north at Woodhill Avenue. ,
5. A single family residence can be constructed on all five lots
without the need for further variances.
• 6. Septic testing has confirmed that al 1 lots have suitable soils and
areas for on-site sewage disposal systems. The wetlands and steep
topography have placed limits on available, f lat, more gentle sloped
areas for septic development.
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7. The unique character of the heavily wooded, and steep sloped
property has required special consideration by the City in dealing
with road design and lot development.
8. Lot 2 does not meet the required lot width to the rear of the
front yard setback line, the applicants have asked the City to
consider the following hardships:
a) the need to preserve adequate areas in building envelopes of
adjacent lots;
b) minimize tree removal;
c) provide feasible grades for drives to house locations.
9. Lots l, 2, 4 and 5 shall be served by a private road that has been
designed to minimize the impact of the construction but yet provide a
safe use level for the public. Lot 3 shall achieve access via an
existing private driveway which will also minimize the impact on the
property.
• NOW, TH$REFORE BE IT R$SOLVED, that based upon either one or more
of the f indings noted above, the City Counci 1 of the City of Orono hereby
approves the preliminary plat application of John D. McDowell and T.V.
Markle, Vice President of Woodhill Country Club per plat drawing by Thomas
S. Bergquist dated June 26, 1987 and further grants a variance to the
standard that would require all lots have frontage on a public road with
the creation of the private road and use of private driveway and per
Section 10.02, Definition 77, grants a width variance to Lot 2 because the
lot does not meet the required 200 feet width at rear of required front
yard, subject to the following conditions:
1. Prior to the issuance of building permits for new construction,
the final plat must be filed with either the Hennepin County
� Recorder's Office or Registrar of Titles Office, road base installed
and approved by City, and, if required improvements are not completed,
the developers must execute a developer's agreement and post a letter .
of credit (150� of cost of remaining improvements). .
2. Required improvements:
� a) Woodhi 11 Avenue - The improvement of Woodhi 11 Avenue sha 11 be
� completed as a public project. Developer/applicant shall execute
an agreement that will affirm his/their share in the cost of said
road improvement. City to determine the amount of the payment
upon receipt of final costs for said road improvement. Woodhill
Avenue sha11 be upgraded from 16 feet minimum paved width to a 22
• feet minimum paved width.
b) Private road to be constructed per standards setforth in
Section 11.33, Subdivision 4 and 5 for road serving 3-6 lots
except for changes in design recommended by City Engineer in his
letter of July 16, 1987 and attached to this resolution.
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c) Fencing provided for septic test sites prior to any land
alteration. Applicant to contact City upon installation of
temporary fencing around all septic areas.
3. The following list of final submittals must be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator two weeks prior to the regularly scheduled
Council meeting on the second and fourth Mondays of the month:
Final Plat Submittals
A. RECORD PLAT drawings in the form of two (2 ) mylar copies and
one (1) copy reduced to 1"=200'. Drawing to include:
a) Lot lines platted per preliminary survey.
b) Dedication of "drainage and utility easements" 10' wide
along all perimeter property lines and 5' each side of
internal property lines.
• c) Dedication of additional right-of-way for Woodhill
Avenue per City's request to provide area for cul-de-sac at
east end.
d) Designated wetlands to be shown on the plat as "drainage
easements" - wetland within Lots 4 and 5 at 957.8 elevation
and wetlands within Lots 2, 3 and 4 at the 960.5 elevation.
e) Designate 20' wide drainage easement over drainageway
from pond to south lot line of Lot 3.
B. Other documents required:
a) Title opinion addressed to the City. All owners,
mortgage holders or others with property interest indicated
therein shal 1 sign the plat and all other documents affected
by such interest. �
b) The applicants must provide certified copies of all
� recorded easements currently affecting the property.
� c) Execution of the following forms and easments required
by the City. Please contact the Building & Zoning staff if
you have any questions in the execution of these documents:
• 1. Flowage and Conservation Easement - over all
designated wetlands and drainageway within Lot 3.
2. Underlying Road and Utility Easement over road
Outlot A.
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� 3. Road Maintenance Covenants - if developer has
considered other covenants for road upkeep and
maintenance of private road, please see that City gets
an original executed copy for review and filing with
the plat. �
4. Road Name Request - please see that three choices
are submitted. Road name approval is a separate
Counci 1 action and should be submitted f or Counci 1 's
consideration as soon as possible.
5. Developer's Agreement - to include all improvements
not completed by final plat approval. No lot grading
or road construction can begin until all grading and
revised road plans have been approved by the Citv.
• 6. Execution of agreement that wi 11 conf irm your
payment f or cost of improvement of Woodhi 11 Avenue.
C. FEES TO BE PAID: Total Due $1,300. 00
a) Park dedication fee per current schedule: $200.00 for
each residential �lot at 5, Total Fee $1,000.00.
b) Final plat fee - $150.00.
c) Filing fee for plat and associated documents $150.00.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at a
regular meeting held July 13, 1987.
Jam R. r � e yor
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