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• <br />• <br />MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 1995 <br />( #11 - #2086 Robert and Janice Callan - Continued) <br />Lindquist questioned if the Planning Commission could ask for mitigation. <br />Callan said the area was low wetland. He was asking for approval to gain open water for <br />aesthetic reasons as well as enhancing a water fowl area. Callan saw the size and scope as <br />having no significant impact on the existing bird or wildlife. He saw three areas of Crystal <br />Bay Farms participate in wetland ownership. This particular parcel is 1/2 of the area. He <br />noted the other 2 have been built on and are located on a higher elevation. He did not <br />believe any of these homeowners would ask for any change from the original wetland <br />designation as they are high in elevation and have no view of the area. Callan asked for <br />approval without mitigation. <br />There were no public comments. <br />Smith said she was of the opinion that others would make similar requests. <br />Lindquist said he preferred to keep the area as it now is but questioned whether the <br />application could be denied. <br />Peterson said he does not like to make changes to wetland areas. He did not see the <br />proposal as bad but felt waterfowl would not stay on a small pond area. <br />George Stickney, the current owner, the lot is 380' in width and is a maple forest. he said <br />with the draintile and transitional growth, the area could be opened to maintain the <br />currrent wetland area. <br />Gronberg commented that agencies are encouraging type 1 and 2 wetlands. He saw no <br />reason not to build more type 3 wetlands. He saw benefits to maintain sediment. storage. <br />Lindquist moved, Peterson seconded, to approve Application #2086 for 1:1 mitigation <br />equal to the open water area, with condition #3, with the use of the scoop method. Callan <br />asked if the Planning Commission would consider type 1 mitigation. Lindquist said the <br />mitigation must be type 2. Callan asked for a 8:1 grade on the back side but said would <br />create a substandard grade to the front. He said he would consider a 4:1 on the front half <br />o fthe open water for visibility. Peterson said the City Engineer said a 4:1 slope was too <br />steep adding that the City Engineer and DNR would make the decision on the slope. <br />Peterson said if the City Engineer was in favor of varying amounts of slope, it could be <br />done. <br />Vote: Ayes 2, Hawn, Lindquist; Nays 3, Smith, Berg, Peterson. Motion fails. <br />24 <br />