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O O <br /> 1. 0 <br /> CITY of ORONO <br /> I� �t RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> 10. The site is requires significant filling and grading to accommodate the <br /> proposed improvements. The proposed site grading plans have been reviewed <br /> by staff, the City Engineer, the Planning Commission, Park Commission and <br /> the City Council and have been found to be generally appropriate for <br /> developmentof this site, subject to adjustments to be made via a final grading <br /> plan which will have to be approved by the City prior to issuance of a <br /> building permit. <br /> 11. Structural coverage on the site is proposed at 14%, meeting the 15% limitation <br /> on lot coverage by structures. <br /> 12. The property has a unique shape and is a 'through' lot, abutting Olive Avenue <br /> to the rear and Shadywood Road (County Road 19) on the front. The <br /> orientation of the building is toward Shadywood Road, minimizing any <br /> commercial appearance or activity as viewed from Olive Avenue, except the <br /> drive through lane is on the north side of the building. Landscaping and <br /> buffering is required to fully screen the drive through and any loading areas <br /> on this portion of the property. <br /> 13. The proposed hardcover variance is mitigated by the fact that all surface <br /> runoff from the site will be directed to a stormwater retention (NURP) pond <br /> designed to enhance the quality of runoff waters prior to their discharge from <br /> the site. The magnitude of hardcover variance is further justified by the fact <br /> that less than 1 percent of the City's shoreland areas are devoted to <br /> commercial uses, hence the overall impact of the excess hardcover created by <br /> commercial uses is relatively minor, especially when such impacts are <br /> mitigated by stormwater treatment facilities. Further, the parking requirements <br /> do not make it possible to develop commercial properties that would not <br /> exceed the allowed hardcover in most shoreland areas. <br /> 14. The proposed site plan, landscape plan and building design incorporate features <br /> and elements which make this development appropriate for the B-5 District, <br /> especially in relation to its adjacency to an existing residential neighborhood. <br /> Such features and elements include orientation of the building toward <br /> Shadywood Road with no vehicular access to the site from Olive Avenue or <br /> Page 4 of 12 <br />