07-20-2015 Planning Commission Packet

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MINUTES OF THE 3 � ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,June 15,2015 6:30 dclock p.m. regarding the proposed non-buildable areas within individual lots; identify with clarity the specific building zones within each of the wood lots; and better document the limitations placed on future property owners regarding clear cutting; and provide more detail regarding the future intent for preservation of the prairie areas. The applicant has since submitted a newly revised plan that eliminates the westerly lot within the Big Woods area and adds a third lot abutting Hunter Drive. Elimination of the westerly lot also eliminates the need for a driveway and a driveway outlot to access it. A third lot with tested septic sites has been located abutting Hunter Drive, and the originally proposed lots on Hunter have been slightly reshaped. In addition, the cul-de-sac serving the main grouping of lots has been moved approximately 100 feet to the south, which allows for more trees to be preserved, and the proposed lot boundaries in the easterly portion of the development have been slightly altered to better accommodate drainage and to better preserve significant trees. The developer has also revised the draft covenants such that he number of significant trees allowed to be removed from the Big Woods Lots 5 through 8 without requiring 2 for 1 replacement is reduced from 18 to 15. Gaffron stated the proposed driveway locations are also now depicted on the preliminary plat drawings. It appears that the suggested driveway locations do not conflict with septic sites or anticipated wetland buffers, with the exception of Lots 2, 5, and 8. On Lot 5, the proposed driveway is shown in the narrow gap between the primary and alternate drain field sites on a side slope of 25 percent. This driveway location likely will require cut/fill on either side, which may have negative impacts on the septic system, and should be reconsidered. On Lots 2 and 8, the driveways appear to have less than the required 10-foot separation from the sewage treatment mound locations. The applicant should review other options for those driveways. The plans also indicate proposed grading for building pads on Lots 3, 4, and 5. The applicant should confirm that the intent is creation of actual pads that would result in new existing grades far measurement of house height and number of stories calculations. Page 2 of 79