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ORONO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD OCTOBER 8, 1990 ZONING FILE #1555 - LANDSTAR, INC. CONTINUED • appropriate to ask Landstar for payment. Callahan stated that as the area develops, more boats will be involved and there will be problems with the riparian area along the beach and the LMCD, DNR, etc. will become involved. Mr. MacKinnon said, "I believe our engineer and the City Engineer have looked at some of the questions raised and both have passed on them." Mr. Callahan agreed. Goetten replied that .she has also questioned the buildability of this area. Mabusth stated that the facts indicate this is a buildable area. Goetten has concerns over the houses falling into the wetlands, then who is responsible. Callahan notes that all the engineers have said it wouldn't happen and all these things have passed. Goetten said, "But we have found sometimes engineers aren't correct." . Acting Mayor Callahan stated that a few Council meetings ago that it became apparent this issue would be forthcoming and we look into the matter of wetland protection. The response of the staff seems to be that we don't need any more wetland protection because we have all these codes. It also seems to Callahan that as more of the development gets into poorer land, we are not doing right by the land or community. • Goetten states these are definitely marginal tracts and questions if the Council would be responsible in approving this application. Nettles asked where 26' came from. City Administrator Bernhardson replied that it has been in the City Code for many years and may be a DNR requirement. Mabusth stated that in earlier proposals of PRD's of this property there were up to 20 some units taking credit of the wetlands areas and that would have been a major impact on this property. It would have beeen difficult to deny coming in under Section 10.55 seeking credit of the wetland area. Mabusth suggested Acting Mayor Callahan may be interested in amending code to not give credit to wetlands in sewered area. That may be a way to get control. This developer has proposed a development with 1 acre lots above the 932 elevation. Bernhardson states that one of the concerns is the quality of the soils it is built on. There have been no soil borings actually done within the building pads at this point and is usually determined at a later time. This may address Councilmember Goetten's concerns about buildability of this property. Even though it is outside the wetlands, the soils may • be such that they may not be buildable. 12