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■ -1 <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, May 16,2005 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />Gundlach noted the building inspector is requesting that this application not be moved forward to the City <br />Council pending approval of the grading plan. Staff is also recommending tabling the application to <br />allow the City Engineer to review the latest grading plan. <br />Gundlach displayed grading plan number four that was received on Friday depicting the location of the <br />retaining walls, noting that the elevation of the retaining wall may not work with the proposed grading <br />plan. <br />Buchanich stated th^ have gone through a number of revisions to the grading plan due to concerns raised <br />by Staff. Buchanich stated the house to the north, when it was constructed, was cut into the hill which has <br />resulted in a steep grade and has created an abnormal condition to the north. Buchanich stated the idea of <br />oonstnicting a retaining wall to the right was to help mitigate some of the runoff issues on this lot as well <br />as the adjoining property that will continue with the property following construction of the new residence. <br />Buchanich stated the applicants have revised their plans to address the requirement that the retaining wall <br />not be located within five feet of the adjoining property. Buchanich stated under this plan the applicants <br />are not able to divert as much of the neighbors’ runoff as originally proposed. Buchanich noted under the <br />latest proposal the mqjority of the drainage is being diverted to the south and that very little water goes <br />along the north property line, which is significantly different than what currently exists. <br />Buchanich stated the retaining walls being proposed are two>tier, with a five-foot wall and a six-foot wall <br />being propoaed. <br />Rahn inquired whether the City Engineer has reviewed this plan. <br />Gundlach stated Staff received the plan on Friday and that the City Engineer has not reviewed it <br />Rahn noted the City Engineer would need to review the plan prior to the Planning Commission making a <br />final decision on it <br />Buchanich staled the current plan does address the concerns raised by the City Engineer over the past <br />month. <br />PAGEU