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AppIkatioB Date: <br />60 Day Deadline: <br />10/26/01 <br />12/2S/0I <br />Chair Ha\>n and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse. City Administrator <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Paul Weinberger, Zoning Administralor/Planner <br />November 13.2001 <br />SUBJECT:#01*2732 Kevis Stephenson III <br />1850 Fox Ridge Road <br />Conditional Use Permit - Public Hearing <br />Zoaing Districl:RR-IB One Family Lakeshore Residential District (2 acre) <br />List of Ekhibiu: <br />Engineer Conunents <br />Application <br />Description of Request <br />Plot Map <br />Site Grading Plan <br />Adjacent Property Owners Comments <br />Tree Restoration Plan <br />Property Owners Notification List <br />Application Stimmary: <br />Property owners have requested u conditional use permit to pertnit land alteration on the property <br />over 500 cubic yards. The project would require clear cutting the slope and depositing of 3.280 <br />cubic yards of fill, the purpose is to create a gradual slope rather than the existing steep drop from <br />the immediate back yard of the house. The source of the fill is from the Orono Woods apartment <br />building located at the northwest comer of Highway 12 and Brown Road. <br />Some existing less mature trees would be removed with the intent to replant once the fill is placed <br />on the hillside. Additional trees will be added to the property where existing trees con not be used. <br />The hillside would not be a maintained lawn area that is mowed, but will be left to restore itself <br />naturally. <br />Conditional Use Permit Required (Section 10.03, Subdivision 19): <br />A conditional use permit is required for land alteration of greater than 500 cubic yards. The slope <br />is Q2i located w ithin a shoreland area, where trees and existing grades on slopes are protected. The <br />CUP allows the City to notify surrounding property owners and requires City Council approval for <br />such proposed projects. <br />The City of Orono docs not have a tree preserv ation ordinance that would prohibit the removal of <br />existing tnMS. The Comprehensive Plain does address the issue of tree preservation. The CMP <br />policy on tree preservation is as follows: