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Item #01- Special Council Meeting - 01106114 <br />File #13-3638 & 13-3639 [Total Pages 99] <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, November 12, 2013 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(8. #133638 and 13-3639 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL, LLC (PAT HILLER) OIBIO GRANT <br />WENKSTERN (LAKEVIEW GOLF), 405 NORTHARM DRIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />AMENOMENTAND SKETCH PLANREVIEW, Continued) <br />Hiller stated he is hearing that the clustering is not a preference and that the Council would prefer the <br />two -acre zoning and layout. <br />Anderson stated she would like to entertain higher acreage requirements. <br />Printup stated he is talking about the Comprehensive Plan amendment being delayed, which will give the <br />developer time to come up with a different type of layout, such as five or two acres. <br />Hiller stated they are following the process that was outlined by the City for them to follow. Hiller <br />indicated the work and economics are very different on a two -acre development versus a five -acre <br />development and that their preparations were done on a two -acre minimum. Hiller stated they have not <br />submitted an application to increase the size of the lots but merely for the Council to look at the guiding <br />of the land. Hiller stated in the five -acre zoning would be inconsistent with the current zoning and that he <br />is not sure what they would need to do to satisfy the Council's concerns. <br />Printup stated those are good questions and that they need to be answered at some point. <br />Hiller stated there are a number of possibilities but that he is not clear what he should be working on. <br />Levang stated a lot of it will be driven by the septic testing. <br />Hiller stated the septic has to be tested in three or four spots on each of the lots, and that absent a final <br />design, it is expensive to do the septic testing. Hiller indicated the design they have been working on was <br />based on the clustering, which will need to be re-evaluated. Hiller stated it is conceivable they could <br />come back with a design based on two acre lots and the septic testing could be done based on that. <br />McMillan stated the Conservation Design work should also be done and that the City does not allow <br />septic sites in wetland buffers. McMillan stated in her view the conservation overlay is one of the first <br />things to be done and the fact that it has not been done is somewhat troubling. The conservation outlay <br />will also help identify setbacks and wetlands. McMillan stated they may end up with some odd lots or <br />odd sized parcels which is something that can be worked out with the Watershed District. McMillan <br />commented there are a lot of unknowns at this point and that the conservation design needs to be done <br />before the application gets too further down the road. <br />McMillan stated in addition she does not want to see roads coming off of County Road 19 given the speed <br />of the traffic. <br />Hiller asked if the Council would like to see the conservation design overlay completed and some pert <br />tests done on two -acre lots in the next 60 days. <br />Printup stated that is close but that there is also some thought being given by the Council into the five <br />acre minimum. <br />McMillan asked whether the five -acre zoning would be up to the discretion of the developer. <br />Page 32 of 36 <br />