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• July 27, 1995 Orono Planning commission While best served by an extension of City water and sewer, we understand Orono's policy is to encourage private water and septic systems. Preliminary investigation and survey by Steven Schirmers suggests that the primary and alternative mound systems can be laid out in an area of 6 to 8% gradient while minimizing the adverse environmental impacts of clearing existing wooded areas. The building sites were chosen at the southern reaches of the property to minimize any intrusion into the lake and natural wet land areas, while still affording privacy and views to the residences. The existing home built in 1974, the main barn built in 1977 and the auxiliary barn will be completely removed and relocated to new sites to provide for the three new home sites. Access to the property would be via paved private roadway from North Brown Road. To protect the privacy of the three new residences and minimize the amount of hard cover, we would prefer a joint use paved driveway approximately 15 feet wide to accommodate cars meeting or passing and emergency vehicles such as fire trucks. While an urban road with a cul de sac could be constructed it requires greater hard cover and does not provide any better access for emergency vehicles. At the same time, it reduces the available high and dry acreage and may impact upon optimal septic area selection. The private roadway would follow the location of the present driveway and would avoid impacting existing trees. Lot 1 will be planted with trees relocated from other portions of the property to increase the wooded areas and allow for new growth in the existing woodlots. Both lots 2 and 3 are currently heavily wooded. While all three lots will have lake views only lot 3 will be considered a lake lot. All three lots have topography that will accommodate walk out designs. Page 2