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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, September 17, 2018 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br />Koch indicated Saga Hill is in the area, which has been included in the MUSA boundary, and that one <br />option might be to swap out a portion of the Saga Hill site. <br /> <br />Lemke asked why the cul-de-sac is located so far up. <br /> <br />Koch indicated they did that because of the potential right-of-way to the lake but that they could move it <br />back. <br />Thiesse noted it is pretty much all wetland to the north and that Saga Hill is to the south. Thiesse asked if <br />the right-of-way pretty much goes into Saga Hill. <br /> <br />Barnhart indicates the unimproved right-of-way goes into Saga Hill. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated he would like to retain some of the right-of-way into Saga Hill and have some sort of right- <br />of-way between Lots 6 and 7. <br /> <br />Koch stated that is a good recommendation. The lots are a little over an acre and it would be a matter of <br />where that access could be provided but that would be one possibility. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked if it would still be a viable project if it was reduced down to three lots. <br /> <br />Koch stated they have already reduced the number of lots from 11 and that they feel this is a good number <br />of lots. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked if Lot 4 is buildable. <br /> <br />Koch stated it likely is. <br /> <br />Landgraver stated the lots on the left could get more into conformance, which would mean three lots. <br /> <br />Koch noted Lots 1 through 4 are significantly bigger than the other lots in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Libby asked if he has any metrics on the water quality or depth of the water in that area. <br /> <br />Koch stated they have been working with the Watershed District and that in 1991 maintenance dredging <br />had been done at ten feet but that it is kind of a floating bog in some of the area. Koch indicated he is <br />trying to do a little more research about dredging with the Watershed District and that they can dredge it <br />out to the original size. <br /> <br />Libby asked how many docks would be available. <br /> <br />Koch stated they have not really explored that at this time but to his knowledge there were two docks <br />listed with the City under a joint dock use agreement. <br /> <br />Landgraver stated historically the City has not yielded on rights-of-way to the lake and that if the <br />developer could maintain some form of right-of-way, it would be a win-win situation. <br /> <br />Thiesse recommended the right-of-way into Saga Hill be maintained. <br />