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Zoning File #852 July 19, 1985 Page 6 Staff would recommend that if the City cnns:ders approving this application as proposed, the City approve only as a test case and that monitoring take place for an unlimited period of time until the City, F.W.B.I. and possibly the U.S. Soils Office agree that under all possible conditions observed at various time intervals, the water quality at the point drainage enters the Lake has not been worsened by alteration. The applicants in turn would have to ar-ee to respond within a reasonable amount of time to a.iy request for physical itera- tion of any of the improvements if those improvements have bf found to h:,ve detrimental effects on the environment or water quality. The City would be looking for the following from the applicant: a) Developer's Agreement - 1. Completion of ..,)rk at approved time periods 2. Posting of appropriate security so that City can step in and complete if necessary or situation is deemed an e..ergency. 3. Payment of fees for the many inspections to be made by Orono staff during construction period. 4. Applicant to hire outside agency to perform water quality tests per City's monitoring schedule. 5. Writ'-�n confirmation by applicants that F.W.B.I. and U.S. Soi_ Office may perform required tests on site. b) No use of chemical agents in control of algae and aauati( vegetation. In addition the City will ask that all use of fertilizers, hericides and pesticides in areas adjacent to ponds be prohibited. c) City to approve type of dredging to be employed with wildlife restoration. The four attending members f -.-he Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the cond >ial use permit application of Stanley Gregory to permit the ins,.. lation of a decorative pond and the alteration of a portion of a designated wetland to function as a wildlife pond. This approval is granted on the basis that this pro- jer will serve as a test case for the City to be monitored and observed for an undefined period of time by private consultants and City staff. It should also be understood that in approving this application as a testcase, the City reaffirms its commitment to the protection of the environmental standards and goals as set fortt. i n the comprehensive land use plan of the City.