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11�IINUTES OF T�-TE " ORONO CITY COUNCII,NL�ETING Monclay,December 12, 2005 , 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. #05-313.7 STET�'BOHL OF BOHLAND DE IBLOPMENT, INC., 190 WILL01� DRIt�E NORTHAND 1'77 GLENDALE DIZXI�E, Co�rtr'�l.arerl) Gaffron stated the ai�e� is guided in ihe Orono 2000-2020 Comnumity Management Plan for single-family residential housing al a density of 2-3 uniis per acre, BecaLise this property l�as never Ueen rezoned to match ihe C11�IP-guided density, the current application iilcludes a request Por rezoning to RI'UD, Residential Planned Unii Development. Gaffron stated this subdivision was ficst reviewcd on July 18��' as a proposed plat for nine new lots. Pursuaul to Planniilg Commission coiiunents at the 7uly 18`�'and September 19`�'meetings, the applicant has submitted a revised eight-lot plan that was revie�ved Uy tile Planiliilg Comn�ission on OctoUer 17��', I�i response to that review, further minor revisions �vere theu submitted and were reviewed by the Planning Commission on November 21st. The Planning Commission voted 6-0 on November 21 to reconunend that Council grant general concept plan approval and preliminaiy plat approval subject to the following: l, Defer to Park Conznlission and/or City Council for recommendation on�vhether trails should be installed by applicant and who should pay for the installation. 2. Applicant shall agree to and incoiporate into plans all of the reconunendations of A�S regarding couservation design, etc. 3. Applicant shall provide a landscape plan per AES recommeiidations and per prior Planning CO1111111SS1011 Ci1SCLlSS1011S. 4. Applicant to provide evidence of MCWD ap�i•oval for filling wetland in Lot 8. Gaffron reviewed tlie RPUD standards, noting the following: - 15,000 sqi.�are feet minimum dry buildable lot area is required. The Plaruiiiig Con�mission had indicated that 14,000 square feet would be acce�table, -90-foot miniiiium lot depth. Gaffi�on noted all eigllt ne�v lots meet this using a 30-foofi street setUack. - 125-foot miniinttm lot de�lh. Lots 4, S, 6, 7, aild 10 are just short of this standard,but tl�ese depths are a result of si,�nificant twealtiilg to date, and each lot contains a usaUle building site with acceptable i•ear yard. - 10-foot side yard on interior lot lines, Gaffi•on slated all lots confonn to the 10-foot setback. - 15-foot side yard at exterior of RPUD, Gaffi•oi1 stated the east line of Lot 5 progosed at 10 feet should be revised to 15 feet; the notl:h yard of Lot 3 sliould increase to 15 feet; and the��est yard of Lot 6 should be increased to 15 feet, Gaffron stated the southwesterly portion of the properLy contains �vetlands thal will be protected by a Couservation and rlowage Easemeill except for a pot�tion of a small area exteuding into Lot 8, The applicallt has proposed to fill a 2000 square foot portion of lhis �rea, tlle demininlus amount of fill allowed by WCA regulations without requiring mitigation. Because of this filling, Lots 7 and 8 would noL require variailces for llze 4vetland buffer setback estaUlished in the City's new wetland ordinance. Tlle applicant is aiso requesting that MCWD approve Lhe revised ��velland deliueation that reclassifies portions of the dilch welland along Willow Drive as "incidental" and acceptable to �11 for roadway and fi�hue h•ail pttt-�oses. �'71ff1'011 Sl1�CC� Ol1C 0�tllC �CC)/ ��Cl]1C1115 ��7a1:t11C Plalllllil�CO111II115S1011 1�i1t11Cd �lddl'�SSCd tiVSS�lle conservation desi�i goals, Parcel Gcoup 3 is one of the areas reviewed as parl of tlZe Rural Oasis visioiiiiig siudy, The applicant e3lgaged tlle services of a cottsulti��g ecolo�ist, Applied�cological PAGE 5 oF ZO