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h MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,2000 (^2596 Brensheli Homes, Continued) Weinberger stated City Staff feels both the cul-de-sac and Wildhurst Trail front yards since Lots 2 and 3 both front on a public roadway, which requires a 35 foot setback but is not necessaiy' in this case since a conservation easement will be placed over the ''nd. Weinberger stated the hammerhead driveway has been eliminated from the present plan, with the present plan to be review ed by the Fire Chief prior to final plat approval. Flint commented his interpretation of Section 11.30 stated development will not be done unless adequate methods are formulated by the developer and approved by the City Council upon recommendation of the City Engineer to solve the problems created by these unsuitable land conditions. Flint stated until the Citv Council is satisfied that those methods are formulated and approved, that the City does not have to grant the subdivision approval. Mayor Jabbour stated an appropriate plan for this area must be submitted and approved in order for the City Council to approve the preliminaiy' plat. Jabbour stated if City Staff is comfortable with the plan being presented, the City Council should consider approving it. Behnke inquired whether the City Engineer was comfortable with the level of the plan as presented tonight. Tom Kellogg, City Engineer, stated he does not have a problem with the calculations completed by the surveyor. * Mayor Jabbour stated if the plan meets City’s standards and requirements, he would have a difficult time not to approve the application. Behnke stated the water runoff in a 100 year event to the south ravine will be reduced by 90 percent, with the water runoff along Wildhurst being reduced by 30 percent, and the water runoff in the north ravine being reduced by 10 to 15 percent. John Dunn, 1131 Wildhurst Trail, expressed concerns with the slopes and the soils in the area, noting this is not a typical property to develop and presents some unusual conditions to work with. Dunn stated the slopes and grades need to be further analyzed on the front end to determine what more realistically can be built in this area. Dunn stated it is the view of Barr Engineering that there still are some problems with this development that have not been fully addressed, with the type of soils needing to be further analyzed. Dunn stated in his view i^** ' Planning Commission had been fully informed of all the issues regarding this application, a different dcvclr '*ment would have ensued. Dwight Affeldt, 4765 Tonkaview Lane, expressed concerns regarding the impact the development will have on the traffic flow in the area. Affeldt stated he did raise this issue with the Planning Commission, but in his view his concerns have not really been addressed by the developer. Affeldt commented that currently there arc 17 children under the legal driving age who live on Tonkaview Lane and who regularly walk on the roadway to get to and from the bus dropoff. Affeldt stated Tonkaview also experiences considerable traffic from people who utilize that road rather than County Road 19 and is a substandard roadway. Affeldt requested the City Council take these issues into consideration. PAGE 10