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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR APRIL 27,1998 <br />Mayor/Council Report - Continued <br />Flint requested that staff look at the second house in from Old Crystal Bay Road on the Dickey <br />property. What appears to be a creek is being filled with boulders. If this is a drainage easement, <br />there could be a major impact. Kelley noted there were Uvo retention ponds in the development with <br />drainage easements running to them. <br />Flint also referred to GalTron ’s wetland memo. He wanted to look at the 1/2 and 1 acre zoning. In <br />new subdivisions, the wedand credit has been used to create greater density. Jabbour asked if the <br />wetland credit could be eliminated from the subdivision ordinance without making other sites non- <br />conforming. Gaffron thought it was possible. There may bf ome property owners who may think <br />they are losing something if the wetland credit is taken away. Flint made the point that if the goal <br />IS to protect wetlands, you don't just do so in the 2 and 5 acre zones. Other members agreed. The <br />Council directed that the amendment eliminate the wetland credit all zoning district. Gaffron <br />thought the provisions for density credit came in 1970 but was unsure why. Possibly the City <br />thought they were giving somebody, who thought they were losing something through a rezonine <br />something back. <br />Kelley asked w'hat would happen if the wetland credit were removed from the code. Gaffron <br />responded that it could be done and thought the risks would be low of having someone who thought <br />they could get that credit and then would not be able to do so. <br />Council gave direction to staff to eliminate the wetland credit. Gaffron stated he would look at the <br />code to see if there were any major problems and publish for a public hearing for such an <br />amendment. <br />McMillan asked if this helped septic areas. Gaffron responded that the credit was only available if <br />the property was sewered. <br />Kelley asked if the City had gotten any comments back from property owners in the proposed sewer <br />project for the golf course area. Gaffron had not received any, but thought the Public Serv'ices <br />Director would probably be the one to receive those comments. <br />Gaffron discussed one of the benefits of a wetland credit. Brook Park is a situation where the City <br />has the ability to grant additional density which is a positive in the eyes of some other agencies.