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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 21,2014 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> be filled once a week. Kujawa stated the companies they currently utilize have early morning or off hours <br /> refilling available. <br /> Landgraver asked if the gas tank would be used to fill the marina boats. <br /> Kujawa indicated it would not be. <br /> Schoenzeit asked if the tank would need to be filled several times a week if there were retail sales of gas. <br /> Kujawa stated they would probably fill the tank before the weekend and at the beginning of the week, <br /> which is what they are currently doing. <br /> Thiesse noted a 4-foot diameter tank by 20-foot long with six inches of sand and concrete on top would <br /> be five and a half feet below grade without any fill on top. Thiesse stated if they add another foot and a <br /> half of fill on top, the tank will be close to seven to eight feet into the ground. Thiesse asked if there was <br /> water found a foot down by the boring. <br /> Kujawa stated he expects there will be some water that will need to be pumped out and some mitigation. <br /> The contractor has indicated they have done similar projects and that they will comply with the permitting <br /> requirements. <br /> Acting Chair Landgraver opened the public hearing at p.m. <br /> Matt Johnson, 1432 Shoreline Drive, asked if the area for the fuel storage tank is currently a parking lot. <br /> Gaffron indicated it is. <br /> Johnson asked if cars would be able to park on top on the tank. <br /> Gaffron stated they would be. <br /> Johnson stated before he purchased his property, he called the City to make sure the property next to him <br /> was zoned residential, which he was told it was. Johnson stated part of the discussion tonight is the <br /> combination of the lots, and that the recurring theme is that there is no master plan but rather a <br /> piecemealing of little portions. Johnson stated with the gas storage tank, they are now also talking about <br /> rezoning the property next to his to commercial. <br /> Johnson commented the process has been going on a very long time and that he has attempted to be <br /> involved with it as much as he could, but that there needs to be a master plan to address whether there is <br /> enough parking. Johnson stated he understood the last time that there was not proper scaled parking <br /> shown for the property, and to say that more parking will not be eliminated is hard to believe since the <br /> tank is in the middle of the parking lot. <br /> Johnson noted he is the residential property that would be most impacted and that there has to be a master <br /> plan before approving little components to make sure this is in Orono's best interests. Johnson stated <br /> other neighbors are present tonight and that they are interested in what is going on with this property, but <br /> before anyone makes any commitment,they need to have a better understanding of the master plan for the <br /> entire site. <br /> Page 17 of 26 <br />