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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNIIVG CONIl1'IISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 18,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gaf&on stated about the only thing the Planning Commission can do at�is point is to include a statement <br /> in the finaI plat saying that this is the recommendation for that piece of land. <br /> Landgraver stated the other part is who is going to be responsible far that outlot now aad iato the future <br /> and what they will be allowed to do with it. Landgraver stated the Planning Commission would like tu <br /> see some firm language on that and whetfier it is going to be in a conservation easement or land trust. <br /> Leskinen stated a conservation district is with the City and a land trust is with tho state, <br /> Gaffron stated given the history of the parcel and the recent discussions,he does not believe the applicant <br /> woUld be willing to give an easement of any type over tbe outlots at this paiunt. <br /> Stickney stated he cannot at this point, <br /> Leskinen notad it was presented in the beginning as a land tirust but#hat she is more concerned with <br /> protecting the woods. Leskinen noted a motion was made to table the application. <br /> Lemke seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> (Rece9s taken from 9:12 p.m.to 9:17 p.m.) <br /> 5. #15-3731 RENEE WIXON,4505 WEST BRANCII ROAD,SKETCH PLAN REV�W, <br /> 9:17 P.M.—9:35 P.M. <br /> William and Renee Wixon,Applicants,were present. <br /> Gaf�'ron stated this is a sketch plan to create a second 2-aere lot from a parcel that contains 4.71 dry acres, <br /> of which 3.90 acres is contiguous and 0.81 acres is separated by a creek and wetlend th.at traverses the <br /> property from west to east. The property is located in ti�e RR 1B District,which allows for single-family <br /> residential use with a rninimum lot size of 2.4 acres and 20Q feet lot widtt�. <br /> The property does not appear to meet the minimum standards for subdivision. City Code requires two <br /> acres of dry buildable contiguaus acreage in each lot. The property abuts a crook that enters the site at the <br /> northwest corner of tha property,winds its way through the southerly portion of the site,and ttten exits to <br /> the east where it enters Forest Lake Bay of Lake Muuietanka. <br /> In addition,there is a delineated wetland that extends outside the defined drainage easement.At the point <br /> where the crcek separates the dry buiIdable land at the southeast corner of the site,ti�e wetland is <br /> approximately 50 feet in width. It would be inconsistent witln pest City practice to allow credit towards <br /> the 2-acre contiguous dry buildable requireruent for two areas of lxnd sepa�rated by a 50-foot wetland <br /> corridor. <br /> Gaffiron stated under a standard subdivision process,each proposed Iot must eontain a minimum of 2.0 <br /> acras of contiguous dry buildable Laad. This requirement has ta do with sepde systems and the City has <br /> typically not granted variances to the noncontiguous land. <br /> The applicants have provided two conceptuallot layouts for consideration. Neither layout meets khe <br /> requirement for bath lots containing 2.0 acces of contiguous dry-buildable land. In each layout,tt►e <br /> proposed new easterly lot con�ains less than 2.0 acres north of the creek/wetland that traverses the <br /> Page 25 of 37 <br />