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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 20,2014 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> 15. As part of final plat/PRD approval,the applicants shall enter into a development agreement with <br /> the City and post a financial security required by it. In addition to common development <br /> agreement topics and those identified by other Staff, special elements of the development contract <br /> may include the following items: <br /> a. Homeowners association organization and funding. <br /> b. Process for ensuring ongoing ownership and maintenance of the improvements by the <br /> association and the continued participation by all plat residents. <br /> c. Private property maintenance and use restrictions of the conservation easement. <br /> d. Notification process for future buyers into the plat as to conservation easement, <br /> homeowners association,and other responsibilities. <br /> e. Process necessary for replatting of Outlots C and 1 as residential lots, if applicable. <br /> f. Park dedication requirements specifying the resolution of the proposed park on Outlot 1. <br /> g. Integration of Prairie Restorations' recommendations for conservation easement seeding <br /> and maintenance. <br /> Grittman stated the Planning Commission should review the preliminary plat and the issues raised. <br /> Lemke asked what can and cannot happen within the conservation easement. <br /> Grittman stated the conservation easement areas would be restored and then maintained pursuant to the <br /> plan submitted by the applicant's consultant. The homeowners would not be able to locate buildings or <br /> structures within the easement with the exception of the septic systems. <br /> Lemke asked if approximately one-third of the trees will be removed and whether those will be replaced. <br /> Grittman stated 258 trees will be removed and the applicants are proposing to plant 359 trees. The tree <br /> removal plan calculates the total caliber inches of trees on the site. Approximately 82 percent of the tree <br /> size is being preserved and a little less than 18 percent is being removed. Grittman noted the replacement <br /> trees would be smaller than what exists currently. <br /> Thiesse noted there is no parking being shown for the park. <br /> Grittman stated there are no public trails shown other than the internal trails identified on the plan. There <br /> is a small parking area in the southeast corner consisting of three to four parking spaces that is included. <br /> At this time the design of the park is still up in the air but the sketch plan illustrates some limited parking. <br /> Gaffron stated the City's Comprehensive Plan does not call for a future trail along North Arm but it does <br /> call out a trail along County Road 19. Gaffron stated the whole discussion about the park itself and how <br /> it will be owned and maintained will be presented by the applicants tonight. <br /> Leskinen asked whether there will be an overall grading for the entire development. <br /> Page 7 of 28 <br />