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L.. <br />Excess fill from the construction is proposed to be placed on adjacer/ Lot 5, a currently vacant but <br />potentially buildable 2-acre lot. The proposal would place fill within 10-20’ of tested drainfleld <br />sites. Staff believes this is a risky venture at best, for the following reasons; <br />1.The easterly tested site is within 75’ of the wetland as recently delineated, and Orono Code <br />requires a 75’ setback, this site might be defined as unacceptable in the future... <br />2.The proposed fill will destroy the potential for finding additional drainfield sites on Lot 5, <br />since the fill area will be considered as disturbed soils, and will not be usable for drainfield <br />purposes. If for some reason the tested sites ar.* rendered unusable. Lot 5 could be deemed <br />as unbuildable. <br />3. The tested alternate site on Lot 6 is now within 75’ of the newly delineated wetland. If for <br />this setback reason or some other reason that site was found to be unusable. Lot 6 would <br />have no alternate site available, and may need to find an alternative on Lot 5... <br />This neighborhood is not within the MUSA and the City does not intend to bring municipal sewer to <br />this area. Maintenance of septic system options is critical. While a fence to protect the sites on Lot 5 <br />will be constructed prior to fill moving, and while no storage or trucking is intended to occur beyond <br />the fence, staff still feels the potential to create future septic issues is present. Staff would <br />recommend that the area of fill and truck traffic on Lot 5 be reduced to about half the area proposed, <br />and that applicants take extra precautions to avoid any disruption within 50’ of tested sites, to allow <br />for future flexibility. <br />Engineers Conunents: <br />City Engineer, Tom Kellogg, reviewed the proposed plan and submitted comments. (See Exhibit <br />F). Staff would note the following: <br />Silt fence - The plan the applicant submitted indicates where the silt fencing is to go. <br />The City engineer suggests the silt fence be heavy duty as shown in exhibit and be <br />installed around the entire site where the fill will be moved to, rather than as shown. <br />Septic Sites - As discussed above, the future septic sites must not be disturbed. <br />Narrative of total cut and fill - As discussed above, 5(X) cubic yards of fill will be moved <br />to the adjacent lot, 120 cubic yards will ’oe trucked from the site to another location and <br />approximately 420 will remain on the site to construct the tennis courts. (This may <br />chwge if less fill can go to Lot 5 to retain septic options...) <br />Tim/Gayle Devries <br />2180 Abingdon <br />PC 8/19/02 <br />Page 3 of 5