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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, August 10, 2015 <br />7:00 o'clock pm. <br />7. #15-3763 CHRISTOPHER W. BOLLIS, 200-350 STUBBS BAY ROAD NORTH -- <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT (continued) <br />Bollis stated that was the intent. Bollis noted the Code simply says one tree for every 40 feet of road but <br />does not specify where the trees must go. <br />Levang stated she prefers the more staggered and natural look, which is what the developer is proposing <br />in this situation. <br />McMillan asked if the Council has any concerns regarding the Conservation Plan. <br />The City Council had no concerns regarding the Conservation Plan. <br />McMillan noted the Council has already discussed Item No. 6 in Stas report. McMillan stated Item 7 <br />would be other issues or topics. McMillan asked if the Council is okay with the building pads and <br />grading for the building pads. <br />Levang stated she would like to hear a little bit more about that. <br />Bollis stated he would refer that question to his engineer. <br />Charlie Weimershaw, Engineer, stated he shows grading for all of the lots, including the lot with the <br />existing house. Weimershaw stated in conversations with Staff last week, they discussed changing the <br />grades to allow for 2-112 stories with a walkout. <br />Gaffron indicated Staff also discussed whether the building pads will be graded at the time of road <br />construction or whether they will be graded in separately. <br />Weimershaw stated they would like approval of the plan with the proposed grades and that they would <br />then grade them on a lot by lot basis. <br />Gaffron stated as long as there is a plan that establishes the new grades that should not be a problem. <br />Gaffron indicated the City did something similar with the Creekside development. From an engineering <br />perspective, Staff would rather see all of the pads get graded initially. <br />Bollis stated the reason for not grading all the lots at the same time is that it gives the future property <br />owners a little more flexibility in where they would like their house to be located or whether Lots 3 and 4 <br />are combined. <br />McMillan suggested Staff discuss that issue further with the engineers. <br />Gaffron stated it is important that the future builders identify how the City measures the height of a story <br />and determines whether it is a basement or not. <br />McMillan stated typically when more than 50 percent of a story is covered by dirt, it is considered a <br />basement versus a level. <br />Page 16 of 32 <br />