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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, September 16,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Curtis stated they are sitting alongside the stairs. <br /> Thiesse asked whether the stairs can be constructed without the walls. <br /> Dutra indicated the stairs can be constructed without the walls at the four foot width. <br /> Schoenzeit recommended the grading plan be approved by the City Engineer and that the stairs not <br /> exceed a four-foot width. <br /> Lin Yan stated if the walls along the stairs are not necessary,they do not have to construct the walls. <br /> Dutra stated the biggest concern they have is the hill. If a portion of the hill cannot be removed,the slope <br /> will be too steep for stairs. Dutra stated they would like to divert the water from the neighbors and the <br /> back yard through the grass and away from the area that currently floods. Dutra noted the tree that was <br /> removed had been there for approximately 200 years but that about two feet of roots were exposed and it <br /> was dying. To prevent the tree from falling into the house, it was removed. <br /> Thiesse stated he was completely against the application until he walked the property. The intent of the <br /> ordinance is to protect the lake view of the house. If six feet is removed from the bluff, it will still remain <br /> a flat area and people will not be able to tell dirt was removed from that area a year from now. <br /> Schoenzeit commented it appears the area was incorrectly graded at one time. <br /> Curtis indicted prior to the current house being constructed,there was another house on the property that <br /> was located in the lower area of the property. That area was not completely filled in at the time the house <br /> was demolished. <br /> Schoenzeit stated typically most homeowners will construct a swale along one or both sides of the house <br /> but that this property seems to have a slope toward the basement that appears to be incorrect. <br /> Dutra stated the plan on the overhead shows the cross-section of the back yard and how much dirt will <br /> need to be removed and the area that will need to be filled in. Dutra indicated they are trying to take a <br /> little bit of the slope out to make sure that the water that comes from the street is diverted. <br /> Leskinen asked if the entire width of the property would be graded flat. <br /> Lin Yan indicated it would only be a portion of the back yard. <br /> Dutra stated it would be approximately half of the property. Dutra indicated the arrows show the <br /> direction of the runoff. <br /> Lin Yan stated he owns 183 feet of lakeshore and that in his opinion it will only be about one-third that <br /> will need to be graded. <br /> McGrann stated at this point the Planning Commission can table it, deny it, or move it forward. It is the <br /> recommendation of Staff that the application be tabled until further comments are received from the City <br /> Page 6 of 34 <br />