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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 17,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Stedman indicated they are looking at grades of 22 percent to 30 percent. Stedman stated even if a road is <br /> able to be built, getting concrete trucks and bulldozers down to a building pad would be very difficult, <br /> devastating to the land, and likely very dangerous given the grades. Stedman stated he is not sure how <br /> realistic that is and that they do not believe it is feasible. <br /> Kromer asked what the dots on the map represent. Kromer asked if they are all old trees that will be cut <br /> down. <br /> Gaffron indicated those are trees and he is assuming the majority of them would be removed for <br /> construction traffic. <br /> Berg stated they could perhaps divert the construction traffic somehow, but there would still need to be <br /> the road going through to service those three new houses. <br /> Kromer stated they are cutting a swath across the forest and that they are old grove trees found on pristine <br /> land. <br /> Berg stated what she is hearing him say is that he does not want those three houses to be using Heritage <br /> Lane either. <br /> Kromer indicated that is correct. <br /> Berg stated the Planning Commission cannot address that. Berg stated the Planning Commission heard <br /> that it is all about construction traffic but now they are hearing that some of the residents do not want the <br /> new homes serviced by Heritage Lane. <br /> Thiesse stated that is not what he heard and that the homeowners association's representative did not say <br /> that. Thiesse stated he heard it from two people in the audience that they do not want the new homes to <br /> access Heritage Lane. <br /> Byrnes stated the association's position is that they believe the road will be built and the houses will be <br /> accessed via Heritage Lane. The association's request is that an alternative access be found for <br /> construction traffic. Byrnes noted there is an existing road that the property owner uses to access that <br /> land already <br /> Leskinen noted the public hearing has been closed and that discussion among the audience members <br /> should not continue. Leskinen stated if need be, she will reopen the public hearing after the Planning <br /> Commissioners have discussed the application. <br /> Stedman noted that is not a road and is a little pathway with a 22 percent slope. <br /> Leskinen asked what the width of the pathway is. <br /> Stedman indicated it is six to eight feet. <br /> Leskinen stated the question for the Planning Commission is, what the City can do, assuming, for the sake <br /> of discussion, there is no other alternative to getting construction traffic to these potential lots. Leskinen <br /> stated her inclination is to find another way to access these lots for construction traffic. <br /> Page 36 of 43 <br />