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� NIINVTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNII�TG CONIlVIISSiON MEETING <br /> Monday,May 1$,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. �: <br /> , ._.. .��� � <br /> Shckney stated any develapment he has ever preseuked has be�n over and above what is required and that ��` <br /> the idea is to make this a beautiful develapment while preserving as many of the nahual features of the <br /> site as possible. Stickney noted he even went to the e�ent of saving some of the pines and willows at the <br /> entranc�to the development. Stickney stated the road in some azeas has 11 inches of asphalt and 1i�at tt�e <br /> proposed located i�a good place for the road. Sticlmey stated another goal is not to put a lot of trees up in <br /> the prairie. <br /> Lemke asked what percentage of trees will be removed from the Big Woods canopy. <br /> Sticirney indicated they would lose 141 trees out of 1,435 tnees,with at least 8 peroent of�hose trees not <br /> doing that weII. Sticlrney noted there are a number of downed trees and that in hi,s view tite tr�e <br /> replacement plan will preserve the wooded area as weIl as help screen the houses. Stickney stated the <br /> idea is to make this development as nice as possible and increase the tax base of this properiy to over <br /> $300,000. Stickney stabed Orono is a special place for hun and that he would not do anything that would <br /> be detrimental to it. <br /> Thiesse asked where he is planning to put the additional trces i�the tree replacement is two for one. <br /> Stickney stated there are some areas on the site where more trees could be planted. Stickney indicatad <br /> there is a 60-foot side boundary on each side lot as well as a 90-foot boundary and a speciat outlot to keep <br /> things away and preserved. Stickney indicated he also has a no-touch zone where no homes will be <br /> constracted. Stickney stated there ara also open areas on every iot but that he wants to give everyone who <br /> purchases a lat a head start on tfie trees. <br /> Thiesse asked if tfiere is covenant control over whether someone wants a bigger lot at some poim in the <br /> future. <br /> Stickney indicated there is. <br /> Thiesse noted some of the replacement trees are listed as conifers. Thiesse asked if that would be allowed <br /> �in the middte of Big Woods. <br /> Svoboda stated pazt of the nature of maple-basswood forests is that they generate a chemical compound <br /> and do not like outside competitorrs. Svoboda statsd when you look at the understory of a maple- <br /> basswood forest, all you will see are tnore maple trees coming in. Tlaat is a result of the roots exud�izig a <br /> chemical into the soiI. Svoboda stated that may not necessarily be a suitable environment for conifer trees <br /> and that the best remady woald be to continue to replent maple anid basswood trees to maintain the <br /> charaotor and consistency of that community and to continue to propegate the maple and basswood trees. <br /> I.eskinen stated in the first discussion at the skatch plan phase,there was talk about pulling the cul�ie-sac <br /> down,which has occurred. Leskinen indicated she hss walked the e�tire pmperty and noticed that where <br /> the pra.irie ends and the woods begin there is a farm road or path. Leskinen asked if there is any particuIar <br /> reason why that was not considered:for the road rather than the cul-de-sac going into the trees. Leskiuen <br /> stated there are some real natural openings in there for�ose two lots. <br /> Thiesse stated it would be the south side of Block 2. <br /> Page 15 of 37 <br />