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� MINUTES OF TT� ORONO CITY COUN�IZ MEETING , Motxday,December 12, 2005 '1:00 o'clock p.m. (6. #05-3131 STEVE BOHL OF BOHLAND DET�EL01'l1�tENT, INC., 190 I�ILLOW DRXVENORTHAND X77 GLENDALED12IIjE� COJI�L11LlL'!I� Services, to address the conservation design goals and oUjectives. The topics addressed by A�S include foresl preservation, forest enhancenlent and expansion, wetland preservation, wetland enhancement and e�}�ansion, vegetated bufCer establislunent, stoi-�nwater inanagement, and ecological resioratioii and management. The Planning Coinnlission concluded that the RI'UD slandards for SrR development are generally appropriate for this site, with �few rninor revisions. The pro�osed SFR develo�ment for eight homes has an avei•age dry Utiildable lot area of slightly under 16,000 square feet, �vith no new building Iots less th��z 14,000 square feet as recommended by the Planning Conunission, This fits into the general range of lot sizes in the sturotmding neighborhood, The Hackben•y neighborhood directly to �he west in Orono has existing developed SFR lots generally ranging in size from 17,000 sc�uare feet to 22,000 square feet, The Plamiing Con-�mission has reconunended tl�at the new road Ue a private cul-de-sac road, This is reasonable, eveti though this is Uecoming an "urUau" area of the City, Uecause of the rezouing to RPUD and because only a small number of homes will be served, with minimal poteutial for coruiection tlu�ough to atlother road. Ho�vever, underlying City road and utility easements should be granted, so that if the church property is someday further developed and coimects a through z'oad to Glendale Drive,the option to make it public wi11 exist. Because this will be an urban development, the City will ultimately own and maintain the sanitary se�ver lines. The RPUD standards require that each RPUD development shall provide a mininlum of ten percent of the gross project area in private recreational uses for project residents. The Plaruzing Conlmission detennined that the cl�urch lot is not considered part of the RPUD development, meaning that 0.5 acre must be devoted to private recreation area. Staff finds that this rezoning/subdivision proposal has been revised a nuniber of times aiid has generally or specifically addressed all concerns raised by Staff and tile Plaiining Conuzlission. Staff wottld recoirunend that Council direct Staff to draft a resolution for General Concept Plan Ap�roval for review at the Januaiy 9`�' Council meeting, Steve Bol�l stated he did compile a list of questions that he woutd lilce addressed, Bohl stated he would like the h�ail addressed and whether the street should be puUlic or private, Boh1 stated typically in his experience this t-ype of road would Ue a public road rather ihan a privaLe road. Bohl reconunended the developer consh•uct the hail and quesCioued wheLher a1i o�itlot should be created or�vhether ihe land the trail is on sho�ild be dedicated to the City. Bohl stated if the trail is to Ue a public iz�ail, he would like the long-term mainteilance of the irail to be assumed by the City, Bohl also questioned who would assume liability if something happens on the trail. Mul•phy questioned wheCher ihe Planning Commission or Staf!'has a definite idea of how tlle trail syslem 4vithin this development would connect to the outer world. Mui-�hy queslioned whetller� t7•ail crossing in fronl of the fire stalion would be the ideal situation, Gappa siated lhe reason the east side of the road was selected is because the City controls the f re stalion properly and the land to the wesl is fully developed and ihere is no chance oT oUtaining easements al this PAGL 6 of 20