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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 15,2015 <br /> 6:30 dclock p.m. <br /> Stickney noted Orono does not have a tree ordinance and that this is the strictest one Orono has ever seen. <br /> Stickney stated in his view Graham Hill is the second best. Stickney stated there are penalties if trees are <br /> cut down. <br /> McGrann asked what the tree coverage will look like as it relates to Lot 3, Block 2. <br /> Stickney stated the driveway will be beyond the wetland and away from the septic sites. Stickney <br /> indicated he plans on having 16 to 18 oak trees of significant size transplanted in there, which will be <br /> backed up with 25 plus pine trees in two rows. Stickney noted he also transplanted a number of large <br /> white pines on Willow Road approximately 15 years ago and that the development is now well screened. <br /> Stickney stated he will not stop making this development right. <br /> Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. <br /> A resident from Plymouth stated he lives across from the planned development and that many of the <br /> neighbors appreciate the discussion about the trees. The resident stated it is important to have a good <br /> discussion as well about the lake since people move to this area because of the lake. The resident stated <br /> he would like to see sufficient lake protection. The resident stated there is a big difference between the <br /> trees and the lake and that the trees are getting stronger but the lake is getting weaker. The resident stated <br /> in his view the 11 lots will have a big impact on the lake unless there are protections put on the lots. <br /> Peter Rechelbacher, 1242 Hunter Drive, asked if the retention pond will be part of the association. <br /> Stickney indicated it is. <br /> Rechelbacher asked if the association will be responsible for maintaining it. <br /> Stickney indicated they will be. <br /> Rechelbacher asked if that is written into the covenants. <br /> Stickney indicated it is. Stickney stated there will be buffer zones on all of those items and the restored <br /> prairie grasses will better filter the runoff. <br /> Mark Gronberg indicated the stormwater pond will treat all of the new runoff from the road and the front <br /> of the houses. Gronberg indicated they will be working with the Watershed District as it relates to the <br /> back of the houses. Gronberg stated there possibly will be some rain gardens on individual lots to capture <br /> any additional runoff as well as buffer strips along all of the wetlands. The prairie area will be redone and <br /> planted with some native grasses. <br /> Wendy Lonsgard, 1462 Hunter Drive, stated there has been a significant amount of phosphorus that has <br /> entered the lake and that a significant amount of money and time has been spent in an attempt to reduce <br /> that. Lonsgard stated her understanding is that Orono helps protect the lake through the TMDL, with the <br /> implementation by the MPCA. Lonsgard stated she is not sure whether that is a legal or a moral <br /> obligation on the part of the City, but that she would like to see the opportunity taken to really monitor the <br /> lake to make sure it remains as beautiful as it is right now. <br /> Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 7:31 pm. <br /> Page 6 of 53 <br />