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�� � <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 18,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> maximum length of a cul-de-sac road is 1,000 feet. Kintyre Lane, as it currently exists, is 900 feet in <br /> length and the proposed extension of 650 feet would bring it to 1,550 feet. While there are a number of <br /> private roads in the City extending well beyond 1,000 feet, it has been City policy to establish corridors <br /> for possible future development of through roads where the ability exists. The Planning Commission <br /> should discuss whether a corridor should be dedicated from the proposed road extending west to Stubbs <br /> Bay Road. <br /> At the present time the applicant, Staff, and the City Attorney are working with the developer of Kintyre <br /> to establish easement rights and responsibilities for the extension of Kintyre Lane to serve this proposed <br /> development. <br /> The Comprehensive Plan shows a future trail being proposed along Stubbs Bay Road connecting from a <br /> conceptual trail along the south side of the Burlington Northern Railroad corridor down to the shore of <br /> Stubbs Bay. Whether this traii will ever be completed is unknown at this time, but a 10-foot easement <br /> along the west boundary for future trail purposes should be explored. <br /> Creation of a new private road is likely to require stormwater ponding and/or other stormwater <br /> management measures. Given the general slope to the northeast, it is likely that ponding would occur in <br /> the area of one of the four proposed northerly lots. Ponding areas will require the establishment of <br /> easements and the ponding areas will not be credited as building area. The anticipated stormwater and <br /> drainage trunk fee is approximately$46,800. <br /> The wetland delineation report does require MCWD review and approval to confirm the indicated <br /> boundaries. The MCWD would be involved in establishment of any wetland mitigation requirements if <br /> needed and would also be establishing appropriate wetland buffers for the development. The City will <br /> require a conservation and flowage easement over each of the wetlands as well as impose standard <br /> wetland setback requirements. The development will also be subject to the City's Conservation Design <br /> Ordinance. <br /> The Planning Commission should discuss the following: <br /> 1. Should a road corridor for potential connection to Stubbs Bay Road North be established? <br /> 2. The applicant is advised to carefully review the buildability of the northerly lots in relation to <br /> ability to provide for conforming home locations and septic sites. <br /> 3. Should the applicant's suggestion of reducing the width of Lots 1 and 2 to 175 feet be allowed? <br /> Staff would note that this was only allowed on Kintyre because it was platted via the PRD <br /> process and a substantial area of upland was preserved in a conservation easement out which <br /> preserved a long natural view from Watertown Road with wooded backdrop that would have <br /> otherwise been lost. Staff questions whether similar conditions exist on this property to justify <br /> smaller lot widths. <br /> 4. What is the applicant's intent for the portion of property not being divided? <br /> 5. What is the applicant's intent for the access to the existing house on Lot 5? <br /> Page 30 of 37 <br />