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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, April 18,2005 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />(005-3097 Hashem Abnkhadra, Continued) <br />Gronbcfg stated the retaining walls are being proposed to minimize the amount of grading necessaiy and <br />to preserve trees and is a necessaiy part of the design. Gronberg stated every foot of the new roadway <br />and three of the new houses and half of the existing house would be treated with the NURP pond. <br />Gronberg indicated they would follow the recommendations of the Watershed District for the other two <br />lots. <br />Rahn inquired whether there are any public comments regarding this application. <br />Tom Brown, 760 South Brown Road, stated he has a safety concern with the proposed road, noting that as <br />you are traveling on Fox, there is a berm currently and that the line of vision is impacted. Brown <br />questioned why the road could not remain in its existing location. <br />Gronberg stated that issue was discussed with the City Engineer and that a 3S-mile an hour speed analysis <br />was done. Gronberg noted Fox Street is an older road and does not have some of the vertical curves that <br />newer roads have, which would require some grading to improve the vision. <br />Rahn noted the City has not yet received the engineer’s report, which may include recommendations <br />regarding some of these issues. <br />Gronberg stated that is a valid concern and they are addressing that. <br />Brown inquired whether the lots would be sold. <br />Abukhadra stated the property has been in the family for 30 years and that it is not their intention to sell <br />off the lots. Abukhadra stated the purpose of the division at the present time is to divide the property <br />among the family members. <br />Brown inquired whether this site could be divided into three lots rather than six given the impact on the <br />wetlands. <br />Abukhadra indicated there are six family members. <br />Gundlach stated this site consists of 21 diy acres but there is a total of approximately S8 acres. <br />Rahn closed the public hearing. <br />Leslie stated at the last meeting the number of septic sites was a concern, and inquired whether there were <br />sufficient septic sites for this development, specifically for Lot 6. <br />Gundlach stated there are two five bedroom septic sites for the existing house and a three-bedroom septic <br />site for the guesthouse. <br />Bremer inquired how the diy acres are being determined. <br />PAGE 12