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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />MONDAY, OCTOBER IS, 2001 <br />(Ml-2724 MICHELLE AND DAVID TIMP, CONTINUED) <br />Stoddard inquired what the visibility of the wall would be from the lake from the highest point of the <br />wall. <br />Oberg stated at maturity the spruce trees would be taller than the wall, which will eventually totally <br />screen the wall. <br />Stoddard pointed out the view irom the adjoining residences need to be kept in mind when screening <br />the wall. <br />Oberg stated it is not a matter of the view from the neighbors but rather the view from the lake. <br />Oberg stated it is his belief the wall would not encroach into .'.nyone’s sight lines. <br />Stoddard reiterated that the view from the adjoining property owners needs to be considered when <br />screening the wall. <br />Oberg stated there is a possibility the neighbor to the west may experience some screening of a <br />portion of the take due to the trees that will be planted. <br />Mabusth inquired whether the City has heard from the other adjoining propert)’ owner. <br />Oberg stated he has not. <br />Stoddard inquires what will screen the boulder wall. <br />Oberg stated there is nothing that will screen the wall, with the height of the boulder wall ranging <br />from 30 inches high to 18 inches high. <br />Stoddard commented the Planning Commission does routinely request shrubhciy along boulder walls <br />to help screen the wall. <br />Lindquist inquired why this boulder wall was not approved at the same time the original permits were <br />issued. <br />Gaffron stated that is a question to ask the propert>' owner rather than Staff since Staff had approved a <br />drainage plan that shows a yard that tapered down to the lakeshore and did not require a boulder wall. <br />Oberg stated he did request a drainage plan and was told there was not one by Staff. <br />Gaffron stated the information Staff was originally prov ided did not show they intended to create a <br />flat yard to the west of the house. Staff had the impression they were just going to let the land in that <br />area taper off. Gaffron stated he would have preferred to deal with this issue as part of the house plan <br />and perhaps the Applicnat would have redesigned the house differently. <br />Lindquist inquired whether this should be considered a bluff impact zone. <br />Gaffron stated to his knowledge it does not rise high enough to be considered a bluff, but it certainly <br />is a steep slope. <br />PAGE 20