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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 17,2015 <br /> 6:30 dclock p.m. <br /> It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that it is. <br /> Landgraver stated he would prefer to tie it in with the kennel license by making it three dogs. <br /> Leskinen asked if it is useful to have a discussion here on the ordinance parameters. <br /> Landgraver stated he would like to see what other communities have done and have Staff submit that <br /> information to the City Council. <br /> Schwingler stated he likes the differentiation between four and three since it helps to distinguish it from a <br /> kennel application. <br /> Thiesse moved, Landgraver seconded,to recommend approval of Application No. 15-3768,Michael <br /> and Lisa Larson, granting of an ordinance amendment allowing dog grooming and boarding in the <br /> B-1 zoning district,changing the number of dogs to three instead of four, and requesting Staff <br /> provide conditional use parameters to the City Council.VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> 5. #15-3770 JON NORRIS AND CATHERINE MORRISON AND PATRICK AND <br /> MELISSA MULHERN,460 ORCHARD PARK ROAD,PRELIMINARY PLAT, 7:49 P.M.— <br /> 8:18 P.M. <br /> Jon and Catherine Morrison and Patrick and Melissa Mulhern, Applicants, were present. <br /> Gaffron stated the applicants are proposing a subdivision to split the existing property into two building <br /> lots to be served by a shared driveway coming off of Orchard Park Road. The property is located in the <br /> RR-lA, Rural Residential District, which allows for single-family residential uses with a minimum lot <br /> size of five dry buildable acres. Both proposed lots contain the required minimum of 5.0 acres of dry <br /> buildable and each include at least 2.0 acres contiguous with the proposed building site. The lots would <br /> be served by private wells and private septic systems. <br /> The property currently consists of a single 23-acre parcel with an existing home, detached garage and a <br /> number of other accessory structures. Proposed Lots 1 and 2, as shown on the survey, are irregularly <br /> shaped, apparently due to the odd property shape,the location of wetlands, and in order to contain <br /> sufficient dry buildable acreage while establishing desirable home sites and incorporating suitable sites <br /> for onsite sewage treatment systems. <br /> The proposed single-family development is consistent with existing development in the surrounding <br /> neighborhood. Developed single-family lots surround this site on the west, south, and east. There is an <br /> undeveloped 10-acre parcel to the immediate north. <br /> The property includes four delineated wetland in four distinct basins, scattered among low hills. Most of <br /> the property is open fields,with scattered trees near the homestead and along wetland edges. One of the <br /> issues Staff discussed with the applicants is that the neighboring lot is so small that it may require <br /> additional land. The current applicants are suggesting that there could be an area they would be willing to <br /> turn into an outlot to make it possible for the neighbor to acquire. <br /> The City Engineer has reviewed this application and has provided a number of general and detailed <br /> comments which the applicants will need to address prior to moving to final plat. <br /> Page 13 of 43 <br />