06-17-1996 Planning Commission Minutes

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lip • ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 179 1996 ROLL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above date with the following members present: Chair Stephen Peterson, Charles Schroeder, Sandra Smith, Dale Lindquist, Janice Berg, Elizabeth Hawn, and William Stoddard. The following represented the City Staff: Building and Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth, Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator Michael Gaffron, and Recorder Sherry Frost. Council members Jabbour and Goetten, along with Mayor Callahan, were present. Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS/PUBLIC INFORMATION REVIEWS ( #1) #2139 THOMAS BETZ, 300 CRESTVIEW AVENUE - VACATION OF UNIMPROVED PUBLIC RIGHT- OF-WAY - 7:00 -7:12 P.M. The Affidavit of Publication and Certificate of Mailing were noted. The Applicant was present. Mabusth reported that the applicant proposes to vacate 36' of the remaining portion of • unimproved Hill Street. The southern 4' has already been vacated. The applicant will come back at a later date with a lot line rearrangement application. The future subdivision would propose leaving 8' to the property to the north and 28' to the applicant. Mabusth reported that there may have been an issue with a need to maintain access to the Nash property to the immediate east. The applicant was asked to notify Nash. Nash reported that access to his property is gained from lot 6. Drainage concerns were raised by several neighboring property owners. Mabusth located the catch basin on the plan located in the southeast corner of the applicant's property. The catch basin was installed as part of the Stubbs Bay sewer project. The road was installed higher than originally built resulting in lots being lower at the road with drainage collecting at the edge of the road. The drainage now runs along the road to a culvert that drains under road to west. Mabusth said the applicant's driveway is located within the Hill Street right -of -way. The culvert in this area drains under Crestview. The tile taking the runoff to culvert is being inundated with runoff. It is the general feeling of the neighbors that the runoff has been increasing. The Betz home had severe flooding problems in the lower level, which were corrected with drain tiling, which has resulted in additional runoff. The neighbors state that the accumulation of runoff is not necessarily only during rainy periods. Mabusth said the neighbors need assurance of correction of drainage problems. Staff recommends asking for a drainage easement within the right -of -way to be vacated. •