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o-«X N (ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD JUNE 24, 1991i*Y All a 1 hardcover review CONTINUED j i ^A.-T,endment. and suggested referring the issue to the Planning Commission. <br />Butler stated that Council may wish to prohibit use of the <br />non-v/oven fabric within the 0-75 foot setback area. <br />Mayor Peterson stated that she, too, was of the <br />understandinc that some restrictions would be incorporated into <br />the Ordinance Amendment. She added that she had not intended to <br />allow the use of the non-woven fabric within the 0-/5 foot <br />setback area. <br />Callahan, who had voted against the motion to allow the use <br />of non-woven fabric, indicated that his unaerstanding o <br />Council’s action was that non-woven, geotechnic fabric, wouxd <br />be considered as hardcover. <br />Jabbour suggested assigning a certain percentage for which <br />non-woven fabric would be considered as hardcover. He said. If <br />wrassign as certain factor to the non-woven fabric, we can more <br />eLri“contiol the extent of its use. If it is considered ss <br />even a fraction of a percent of hardcover, it canno. be used in <br />the C-75 foot setback area at all, as we do not allow anything <br />there." He asked Gaffron to comment on his proposal. <br />Gaffron indicated that he would prefer that a hardcover <br />factor not be assigned to the non-woven as it would further <br />complicate an already complex calculation, that from e.xperience <br />seems often impossible for anyone but City Staff to <br />He said, "If it is Council's wish to have nothing but trees, <br />shrubs, and grass v^ithin the 0-75 foot setback area, then that <br />should be stated, though there will be numerous Varianc <br />requests." <br />Mabusth noted that geotechnic fabric has been as a <br />raethod of stabilization for steep, eroding banks along the <br />shoreline. <br />Callahan stated that for the most part, the requests that <br />have come before Council involving landscaping plastic has had to <br />do with its removal as a trade-off ^ <br />elsewhere on that property. He said, I do _ ;l1 <br />instance where someone has requeste i a Variance to inswall <br />landscaping plastic. It may be appropriate to establish ^ policy <br />stating that non-woven fabric cannot be used as a wrade-off for <br />other forms of hardcover. <br />It was the consensus of the Council that this issue should <br />- 7 -