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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 12, 2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 17. #1-3938 TC HOMES, INC., (Brian Tutt) ON BEHALF OF NANCY BLOMS, 1325 REST POINT LANE, VARIANCES: LOT AREA, LOT WIDTH, STREET SIDE YARD SETBACK — RESOLUTION NO. 6768. — Continued Crosby asked where the drainage will be diverted to. Barnhart stated the water will be funneled to the culvert. Brian Tutt, TC Homes, indicated he has had a discussion with one of the neighbors about his drainage concerns. Per the numbers, the drainage works and that he agrees with Staff that this will be a nice addition to the neighborhood. Tutt stated the drainage should not change the way it currently is. Walsh asked if there is an engineering report concerning the drainage on the property. Tutt indicated a survey was done by an engineer showing how the water will flow on the lot and that has been signed by the surveyor. Barnhart noted the City does require a signature by a professional engineer. Walsh asked if anyone from the public would like to comment on this application. Steve Hatcher, 4685 North Shore Drive, stated the previous owner of his property actually owned the subject property. Hatcher stated he has experienced quite a few water issues since purchasing the property. Tom Ahren, 1345 Rest Point Lane, indicated he has had quite a number of issues since moving in three and a half years ago. Ahren stated he did speak with Brian Tutt and that he was talking about the water at the house. Abren indicated he is not sure what they are going to do with the drainage all the way down the hill. Ahren stated they proposed they be allowed to purchase the property from the owner. Ahren noted the other property across the street sits up and has a great view of the lake, which would be a win/win situation for everybody. Ahren stated they would like to split the property in half and keep part of it as a natural area. Ahren stated they are very concerned about the water runoff. The survey was sent to Mark Gronberg and his concern was that there is nothing that is really spelled out about the runoff and that there will be more water coming their way. Hatcher noted there is a railway tie retaining wall that was built by the previous owner that is already starting to concave out. Hatcher stated the water is pushing that area out into his driveway and that he has concerns that if water is going to continue to be diverted to that area, the situation will be exacerbated. Walsh stated he is aware of how steep the property is but that this is somebody who owns a piece of land and the City cannot stop them from building on the property or require them to sell the property to a certain person. Walsh noted the applicants have a professional engineer's signature and that he is not sure how to stop them from building on the property. Page 5 of 19