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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2000 (#2559 Gilbert Gehle, Continued) Gaffron noted City Staff has not received any formal grading and drainage plans on this property. Gaffron stated the Applicant needs to submit a plan showing the proposed drainage and grading. Kluth suggested a restriction be placed on this application limiting the amount of grading or table the application to allow the Applicant time to submit a grading and drainage plan. Weinberger stated City Staff has just received this plan recently, with the present plan showing some grading on the property. Staff had understood the Applicant would be working within the existing grades on the property nor did Staff anticipate any grading beyond what would be necessary to create a natural walkout in the area. Hawn inquired whether the Planning Commission was in agreement that grading should occur on this property. Nygard stated grading was not approved in the previous application. Kluth commented it is difficult to determine what people mean by a little fill without the exact figures being spelled out. Hawn commented it is unclear what is meant by restoring the natural contour without it being further defined. Gaffron stated the existing house is proposed to be removed, with the existing foundation being filled in to match the surrounding contour of the land, which returns the land back to its original state prior to construction. Gaffron commented some grading may have occurred on the site prior to construction of the original residence. Gaffron stated the Applicant is not allowed to do any grading within the 0-75' setback. Weinberger stated grading within the 0-75' setback requires a conditional use permit, which has not been applied for, as well as additional variances. Weinberger inquired whether the Applicant still wished to continue to work within the existing grades on the property. Gehle stated he would like to work within the existing grades. Gehle stated he is not proposing to do any grading within the 0-75' setback. Hawn inquired whether the Applicant is agreeable to maintaining the contour of the land as it presently exists. Gehle indicated he is agreeable to that. Hawn inquired whether that would be agreeable to the Commissioners. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that the Applicant should stay within the existing contours of the land. Weinberger stated in the two previous applications, the applicants were given credit for the hardcover in the south 0-75' setback. Weinberger stated it would be acceptable to Staff to keep within the existing contours of the land. Hawn stated she would be reluctant to approve any additional hardcover over what has been previously approved in the O'Keefe application. Weinberger stated O'Keefe was approved at 5,725 square feet in the south 0-75' setback and the Page 13