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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, September 17,2001 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />(#01-2717 Ted and Jody Spooner, Continued) <br />Spooner stated they have experienced a lot of water runoff, which they have attempted to correct by <br />building the tiered walls. Spooner stated the slope in this area is somewhat steep. <br />Hawn inquired whether the runoff problem has been resolved w ithout the additional steps. <br />Spooner stated he would not need to construct the additional steps in order to address the water runoll <br />problem. <br />Rahn noted the Applicant is close to the top grade already. <br />Spooner stated gaining access to the lake is generally not a problem for him but does pose a problem <br />for older people due to the steepness of the slope. <br />Smith inquired whether the revised Ir-ndscaping plan meets with Staffs approval. <br />Bottenberg stated it does. <br />Stoddard commented in his view the contractors doing the work in this area should notify the propertv <br />owners of the need to obtain the appropriate permits prior to commencing any w ork. <br />Hawn moved, Lindquist seconded, to recommend approval of Application #01-2717, Ted and <br />Jody Spooner, 700 Tonkawa Road, granting afler-the-ract variances and conditional use permit <br />for hardcover and land alteration within the 0-75’ setback to allow replacement of existing <br />retaining walls, with a recommendation of denial for completion cf the upper tier steps, subject <br />to the Applicant complying with his landscaping plan (Attachment FF), with the work to be <br />completed prior to winter, and with the understanding no additional hardcover will be allowed <br />within the 0-75’ setback area. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br />Item No. #11 follows Item No. #12. <br />(#12) #01-2711 WESTERN STEEL ERECTION, INC., 2687 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, <br />CONDITION A.. USE PERMIT, 8:30 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. <br />Chuck Jochims and John Segurzard, Western Steel, were present. <br />Tlie Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. <br />Weinberger stated the Applicants are requesting a conditional use permit that would allow a portion of <br />the property to be used for outside storage. Outside storage is defined as any area on the propertv that <br />would be used for. in this case, the storage of some vehicles, some trailers, and cranes, along with a <br />boom truck. The Applicants are also proposing to store a 1.000 gallon above ground fuel tank to <br />supply fuel to their vehicles. <br />PAGE 16