07-20-2015 Planning Commission Packet

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MINUTES OF THE � � ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,June 15,2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. Mark Anderson, Applicant,was present. Curtis stated in June of 2014, the property owners received approval of a conditional use permit to import approximately 10,000 cubic yards of fill to the site. During the course of the project,the amount of material imported to the site exceeded the approved amount by approximately 7,000 cubic yards. The City stopped the work and required the property owner to apply for an amendment or an after-the-fact conditional use permit to address the additional fill. The applicant has provided a revised plan and wetland delineation addressing the additional fill brought to the site and further requests approval in arder to import approximately 3,000 cubic yards more to complete the project. The project contemplates creating both a level paddock for their harses west of the barn and a more gradual slope from the barn to the wetland to ease in planting a crop over the newly graded slopes. The City Engineer has reviewed and provided comments regarding the revised plan which Staff believes addresses the concerns raised by the neighboring property owner. By Code, conditional permitted uses must be reviewed using the criteria found in Section 78-916. Specifically Staff finds that a number of the criteria are applicable, such as Criteria 6, 7, and 8 in this section that relate to whether the approved improvements are appropriate and in character with the surrounding land and neighborhood. Staff believes the filling and re-grading of the property, once completed, will have no impact on surrounding lands. The grades, once vegetated, will blend into the rest of the pasture acreage. Curtis stated Criteria No. 9 requires that the proposed grading and improvements must not substantially impair the use and enjoyment of the property I the area or have an adverse impact on the property values in the area when compared to the impairment or impact of generally permitted uses. The ultimate result of the proposed grading will not change the intended residential use of the property and there should be no change in the use or enjoyment of adjacent properties resulting from the imported fi1L However, it is Staff's opinion, the prolonged activity of importing the fill and actively grading the property will have an adverse impact on neighbors, surrounding properties, and users of Watertown Road during the project. Trucks hauling and equipment working on the site will likely result in additional noise, dust, vibration Page 14 of 79