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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />NO. 7589 <br /> <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />Based on the application and the evidence submitted, the Council finds that the proposed use <br />at the proposed location is or will be: <br />B5. Consistent with the community management plan; the applicant has provided a <br />landscape plan which, when matured, should offer sufficient screening of the lake <br />access stairs and walls. This criterion is met. <br /> <br />B6. Compliant with the zoning code, including any conditions imposed on specific uses as <br />required by article V, division 3 of the City Code; retaining walls within the lakeyard are <br />permitted where they are deemed necessary to protect the integrity of the slope. The <br />Applicant and the Applicant’s engineer have provided information showing that the <br />installation of all of the walls is the most effective and minimal necessary to achieve the <br />desired stability. This criterion is met. <br /> <br />B7. Adequately served by police, fire, roads, and stormwater management; the Property <br />meets this standard. <br /> <br />B8. Provided with an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system; the Property <br />meets this standard. <br /> <br />B9. Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost; the <br />retaining wall project should not generate an excessive demand for public services at a <br />public cost. <br /> <br />B10. Compatible with the surrounding area as the area is used both presently and as it is <br />planned to be used in the future; the stone staircase and stone retaining walls will be <br />screened from the lake by the nature of their layout and the proposed vegetation, <br />preserving the existing character of the Property. This criterion is met. <br /> <br />B11. Consistent with the character of the surrounding area, unless a change of character is <br />called for in the community management plan; the set-in-grade stone staircase and <br />supporting stone retaining walls will be screened from the lake by the nature of their <br />layout, and the proposed vegetation will preserve the character of the surrounding <br />area. This criterion is met. <br /> <br />B12. Compatible with the character of buildings and site improvements in the surrounding <br />area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan; <br />the proposed landscape plan should screen the stair system and associated retaining <br />walls from view from the lake. Due to deferred maintenance, the current natural <br />303