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> J . <br />i <br />l- •' <br />r * <br />[».1 <br />Vi <br />A <br />MINinES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, Soptember 19,2005 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />(#05-3131 STEVE BOHL, CONTINUED) <br />able to mitigate Oiat wetland on the site, in addition to the setback bufTer, has made it very difficult to <br />develop a number of properties. Bohland stated the restrictions are making good plats become <br />unworkable. <br />Rahn stated die problem is that the Planning Commission cannot disregard that requirement. <br />Bohland requested a 25-foot variance. <br />Gaffron stated the ordinance is untested and has not been applied to any project. GafB'on stated there arc <br />some methods to help deal with this situation, such as buffer averaging, requesting certain variances, and <br />challenging whether it should be classified as a Type I or Type II wetland. Gaffron stated Staff and the <br />applicant could periiaps explore some options to see if a solution can be arrived at. <br />Bohland indicated the homeowners association would be managing Outlet A. Bohland stated he would <br />prefer Lot 6 not be an outlot and that maintenance be done through the association. <br />Gronberg noted that is not a stormwater pond on Lot 6. <br />Bohland stated he sees this area as more of an urban setting than a rural setting. <br />Fritzler inquired how much vegetation is on Outlot A currently. <br />Bohland stated there is a line of trees that would be maintained along the roadway and then a berm would <br />also be created. Bohland indicated there are not very many trees located in the wetland area. <br />Gaffron noted there is a tree delineation contained in the Planning Commission packets. <br />Jurgens noted creation of die pond would pretty much eliminate any trees in Outlot A. Jurgens stated a <br />si^ficant amount of tune was spent on the wetland ordinance and that there arc some pieces of land that <br />will be affected by the ordinance but that the regulations in his opinion are not overly restrictive. <br />Jurgens inquired how the qiplicant proposes to grade within die 1600-foot weUand area. <br />Gronberg stated they could come back a litde further with their grading and that the plans will be revised. <br />Jurgens stated in his opinion the deveirqier is proposing too much for this lot and that perhaps additional <br />land needs to be acquired in order to make this plat work. Jurgens stated in his view the wetland <br />regulations are not too restrictive as they relate to the City as a whole. <br />Gronberg commented that odier cities have greater flexibility in their setbacks. <br />Jurgens reiterated that the developer is attenqiting to do too much with this site. <br />PAGE 16 <br />Iki.