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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Moaday, Ntncnber 26,2001 7;00 o ’clock p.m. •(07) #01-2729 W. GREGORY AND KATHERINE COWARD, 1950 HERITAGE DRIVE - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - RESOLUTION NO. 4728 WMte Mo>cd, niBl sccoiM, to approve aad adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4728, a Resolatioa Graatiaf a Coaditioaal Um Pemit to penait coastnictioB of two acccsury boildiags oa a Ihroagh lot for the property located at 1950 HeriUge Drive. VOTE: Ayes 5, Na>s 0. (#8) #01-2732 REVIS STEPHENSON III, 1850 FOX RIDGE ROAD-CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - RESOLUTION NO. 4729 Rev is Stephensoo. Applicant, was present. Weinberger stated the Applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to pennit land alteration over 500 cubic yards for the purpose to fill a steep slope area and have an improved finished grade for the backyard. 11ie property is located at 1850 Fox Ridge Road, with the lot having only 20 to 30 feet of yard area before the lot Ims a steep drop. The projec. would require clear cutting the :.'opc and depositing 3.280 cubic yards of fill. Tlie source of the fill is from the Orono Woods apartment building liKaled at the northwest comer of Highway 12 ond Brown Road rhe Planning Commission reviewed this item at tlieir November meeting and recommended approval subject to the conditions outlined in the November 20. 2001 Planner ’s Report. Weinberger noted a financial guarantee is being requested on this project because Fox Ridge Road is a public road and there is some concern w ith the number of trucks and amount of fill that will be transported to this site. Weinberger staled the purpose of the financial guarantee is to insure the current condition of the road would be maintained. Weinberger stated Slafl' is also working with the Applicant regarding restoration of the vegetation in this area. 11te Applicant is proposing to plant some maple and other hardwiHHl trees in place of the box elders and brush that currently exist. Stepheimm stated he has nothing to add to StafTs repiirt. While moved to approve aad adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4729, a Resolutioa Graaling a Conditional Use Permit to permit land alteration and fdl of 3 J80 square feet of material to the rear of the property located at 1850 Fos Ridge Road, subject to the conditions outlined in the November 20.2001 Planner's Report. Stephenson stated he would like to discuss the financial guarantee. Weinberger stated Staff would be meeting with the Applicant to discuss the current condition of the roadway os well as the financial guarantee. Stephenson stated he does not want to have to finance construction of a brand-new roadway since the current condition of the roadway is poor. PAGE 6