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Home My WebLink AboutRe: CUP application �� ;/�� , :� � � ��:` ii O O ` ,� :_, `' CITY of ORONO i ��.=,�= �i'I 'I �,,1, , � �' 1\� �!�i;`�� 1=�—�' �C,;'% Municipal Offices � � �� ,ti, , \�',� �'�.� ��'' G;� Street Address: Mailing Address: � ��;� •�g,�% k'ESH� � 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0065 May 23, 1995 Rich Anderson ' North Shore Marina 3222 North Shore Drive Wayzata, MN 55391 Dear Rich: This letter is to fallow-up our May 15 inspection of the marina. Ptease remember that the deadline for your conditional use pemut (CUP) application including the caretaker residence and dry stack (on-demand) boat launching is Friday, May 26 at Noon. Regarding a landscaping plan that you and I can formally agree on to present in support of your CUP application, we discussed the following: • Consider replacing wood chips with sod on the pathway to the clubhouse. • Reduce the extent of the parking turnaround area northwest of the marina office. • Re-de�ne the landscaping and parking areas along the east lot line south of the marina office. • Increase the depth of tl:e green landscape buffer surrounding the lagoon, preferably to 20'�U' (Cocie would require 47') and define its edges. • P.cm:.rve i'e�ice/gate at entrance to marina office area. • (Future) Remove small house on east central portion of property. • (Future) Install stormwater pond along east side of property. • (Future) Pave parking areas and drain towards stormwater pond. Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510 Rich Anderson May 23, 1995 Page 2 • Construct 6' fence along east lot line (approximately from road right-of-way line northward to where existing vegetation screening begins). • Although we didn't specifically discuss it, if you ever do regrade the site, consider rebuilding the driveway entrance to the County road by building it up to allow for a 20' apron level with the County road for safery purposes (this will take significant fill). • You indicated a desire to regrade between the south dry stack unit and the road, to create a second berm for tree planting/screening. This will require a detailed grading plan and review by the Council, although if less than 100 cubic yards total would not require a separate conditional use permit. • The area between the dry stacks and the County road needs to be re-vegetated, although you are doing a good job of not using that area for storage. - • The area behind the caretaker house being used for storage is recent gravel (since 1985 approval) that was never specifically approved for hardcover or storage, although it is a relatively unobtrusive location for storage. Your proposal to screen this with a fence between the caretaker house and the existing vegetation screening is a good plan, but we need to resolve the hardcover issue (see hardcover diagrams attached). • The lilacs along the west side of the service building won't do any significant screening for 10-15 years if they survive. Your suggestion of planting some deciduous trees (maples, etc.) along that building will provide some softening of its impact much more quickly. • All storage along the west side of the service building should be discontinued. • Except for the first 40' north of the service building, screening along the west side extending to the lake looks like it will be fairly good under summer leaf-on conditions. However, remember this is an especially sensitive area because neighboring houses are very near your properry. • The a:ea west of the lagoon also has never been approved for hardcover, and although only a portion of it is graveled, this area needs some planning. One goal would be to eliminate as much hardcover as possible within 75' of the lake, � and then continue a green buffer strip along the lagoon. By code, that buffer along the shoreline should be almost 50'. However, a 20-30' buffer coupled with the parking lot paved and draining to a stormwater pond, probably results in a good long-term plan. ' Rich Anderson May 23, 1995 Page 3 • Your suggestion of re-installing the baffle system on either side of the fork lift pad at the end of the lagoon, is very appropriate. I have enclosed the original baffle plan, although it probably should be modified to make use of the docks as you propose. • Your parking requirements for 86 wet slips, 20 dry stack slips for lake use, and the sales and service functions total approximately 72 spaces in addition to your employee parking. The formal parking plan on file indicates 69 spaces south of the lagoon, plus another dozen or so spaces near the marina office. If the green buffer around the lagoon increases to 20-30', the northerly row of spaces south of the lagoon would be eliminated. These might be made up along the east side south of the future stormwater pond, and might be a reasonable hardcover tradeoff since the new parking would be further from the lake. Rich, one of the City's primary goals for marinas is to establish substantial r�een strins at the lakeshore, minimizin� hardcover to the greatest extent possible, and treatin� the stormwater runoff from the hardcover that does exist. I think we need to take a closer look at the hardcover expansions over the last 10 years, and bring them back into some reasonable degree of compliance. The City's second goal is that marinas be a "good neighbor" to the greatest extent possible. In the case of North Shore Marina, that may be accomplished with some fencing, some additional vegetation screening, and by your prudent operation of the marina to avoid negative impacts on neighbors. We haven't had any complaints since you took over. Regarding your sign proposal, Jeanne and I agree that replacing the 'Mobi1 ' inserts with a North Shore sign, and removing the taller sign east of the driveway entrance, would be a positive improvement. You should check with the Building Inspectors about a sign permit to do that. Interior lighting of the sign is not prohibited. I'm not sure where your sign is located in relation to the lot line, but because it is an existing post and frame, you would be allowed to change the inserts without moving the sign. During the inspection we discussed the fact that not all of the improvements can realistically happen immediately, due to time and financial constraints. It would be helpful if you could use this letter as a punchlist, add things that I have missed, and put a tentative date (1996, 1997, 1998, etc.) on those improvements that are long-term. With that information, we can sit down and formalize a landscape/stormwater improvement plan that you can take to the Planning Commission and Council in support of your CUP applications. Rich Anderson May 23, 1995 Page 4 The clubhouse and docks are looking good. I think you're making great progress. Give me a call once you have had a chance to read through this letter so we can finalize a landscape plan. Sincerely, Zc . � Michael P. affron � Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator MPG/lsv Enc. Site/Hardcover Plans Through the Years Baffle Weir Design