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RIVER PARK <br /> PROJECT NARRATIVE <br /> DEVELOPMENT TEAM <br /> A. Developer and Applicant <br /> The River Park residential development is proposed by Orrin Thompson <br /> Homes. Orrin Thompson built his first three homes in 1946 and that laid <br /> the foundation for the Company today. Between 1958 and 1960 in <br /> Cottage Grove, Orrin Thompson built its first neighborhood of 1,200 <br /> homes. In addition to Cottage Grove, the Company built large tracts of <br /> homes in Bloomington and Richfield and nearly all of Coon Rapids and <br /> Apple Valley. <br /> The Company is responsible for building more than 37,000 homes in the <br /> Twin Cities. Between WWII and 1974 when Orrin, the founder retired, one <br /> out of every ten homes in the Twin Cities was built by Orrin Thompson <br /> Homes. <br /> US Home Corporation, the parent company of Orrin Thompson Homes, <br /> has been named Builder of the Year three times by Professional Builder <br /> magazine, one of the most respected publications in the industry. In <br /> addition, Orrin Thompson has received numerous local awards for <br /> innovative floors as well as Community designs. <br /> In short, Orrin Thompson Homes is your Builder for the past, present and <br /> future. <br /> B. Consultant <br /> Site Planning <br /> Engineering, Surveying Schoell & Madson, Inc. <br /> and Environmental Services Elk River and Minnetonka, MN <br /> II. INTRODUCTION <br /> A. Request <br /> Orrin Thompson Homes is requesting approvals required to allow <br /> development of a 704 unit residential development. This includes: <br /> 1. Rezoning from R-1d to PUD, Planned Unit Development. <br /> 2. Conditional Use Permit for Residential PUD. <br /> 3. Preliminary plat. <br /> 1 <br /> F:\ENG\63300\264\REPORTSU2iver Park Narrative.426.doc <br />