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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO PARK COM\flSSION <br />MEETING HELD ON JULY 7. 1997 <br />DR APT <br />(#6 - Tree Preservation - Continued) <br />Van 2U>nieren quesdcmed whether parking lot reqiurements should be traded with <br />increasing landscaping and trees. Wilson encouraged Van Zomeren to be stringent <br />The new #4 is the detenmnation of criteria. <br />#5 will state, "A commercial ate devdopment policy is needed to encourage <br />devdopment.” Wilson said this should contain very ^>ecific guidelines for specific <br />bufifering. <br />It was suggested that a #6 be added to refer to reforestation. The consultant will be <br />deferred to regarding internal tree % and buffering. Commissioners voiced concern with <br />cornfields or pasture land now becoming reforested and whether that was the goal. <br />McDermott suggested referencing the 5-acre zomg and returning property that was once <br />prdrie back to prairie. <br />Wilson suggested #6 be reforestafion or prairie development. Use asked how this would <br />afilect horse farms. Wilson said 5 acre properties should be dealt with differently. Wilson <br />said there should be a parameter for reforestation or preservation. <br />McDermott suggested different parameters for different parcel Mzes. Wilson thought this <br />was dealt wth under #4 where criteria is detemuned. McDermott said the larger acreages <br />can be reudned as open field or prairie under criteria determined in #4. <br />It will be noted in the preamble that Orono has been developed well over the years (whidr <br />was noted at the end of the original #5). <br />Wilson said she would like to encourage the Council that the next stq> in the process be <br />the craftirig of the policy with the consultant, Staf^ and several members of the Planmng <br />and Park Commissions. Van Zomeren noted that ^e consultant is under contract. Wilson <br />said Council will to asked to pay the cost of using the consuhant for this task. <br />Wilson asked if the consultant would be hired to handle the tree preservation issues once a <br />policy is established. White said the developers could be required to hire a consultant. <br />Beal win redraft and submit with assistance fi'om Van Zomeren for Council review on July <br />14. Wilson thanked Beal and Van Zomeren for their work on this issue.