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Zoning File ^2056 August 18. 1995 Page 4 There is a 5" draintile near the top of the lakestore stairway that apparently drains the yard area to some lower elevation. Can applicant inform us where that pipe outlets? The Cit\' has generally discouraged nd prohibited the use of draintiles directing stormwater directly to the lake. M.>rc information on this tile might be helpful in justifs ing its existence, especially in the context of its impact on maintaining the slope stability. A portion of the slope in the 0-75 ’ zone just bckiw the lawn south of the lake stairs contains mulch underlain by weed fabric, which constitutes hardcover under Orono ’s definition. The square footage of this has not been documented nor is it identified on the materials submitted. Staff Recommendation Staff is skeptical that the proposed wall at the base of the slope will serve any slope stabilizing purpose and is merely proposed to create a terrao d area for beach at the shoreline, leaving a wall that looks unnatural. However, there may bt justification for some of the walls at the top of the slope to help stabilize the lawn surface. Planning Commission is advised to consider the issues noted previously, and any recommendation tor approval should specify the hardships for granting the variance and CUP for land alteration, specify which walls are approved and to what extent, and should require the use of "Best Management Practices for Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas" during the land alteration process. Further. Planning Commission may wish to address preservation of existing large and small trees in the area of the proposed alterations, and consider whether there is any justification to allow the fabric hardcover rci;iain in place. '