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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 20,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Thiesse stated it would be appropriate to look at the vertical sight lines as well. <br /> Gaffron stated in his view the City Engineer is saying that the vertical sight lines meet City standards, <br /> which are 12 percent for a private road and 10 percent for a public road. <br /> Landgraver stated he is hopeful the issues with the street will be factored into the plan since both sides of <br /> the development will be worrying about the same thing. <br /> Thiesse stated it will probably be a 30-mile-an-hour road. <br /> Gaffron stated it would be unusual to see one that is higher than that. <br /> Landgraver stated the Planning Commission should go through the issues for discussion. <br /> Rick Krieger, 355 Stubbs Bay, stated the only comment he would put forth is the consistency of the two <br /> acre lots on the east side of Stubbs Bay Road. On the west side the lots are five acres and bigger. Krieger <br /> stated while this development is coming off of Watertown Road,the lots are wedged in tighter than the <br /> other development and that they should try to have consistency in lot size and setbacks. <br /> Gaffron pointed out the dividing line between the two acre lots and the five acre lots. Gaffron indicated <br /> the majority of the lots on the west side are five acres but that there might be one or two that are in the 1-2 <br /> acre range. <br /> Landgraver stated there is the potential that the remaining lots could be converted to smaller two acre lots <br /> on the east side. <br /> Gaffron noted there is a fair amount of wetland which would preclude most of them from being <br /> subdivided further. <br /> Landgraver stated one of issues listed in Staff's report is the unusually high number of drain field sites <br /> located within the buffer area is a concern,but as long as they are compliant, there is not much the <br /> Planning Commission can do. <br /> Gaffron stated if 75-foot buffers are required,the impact is extremely critical, and that it is Staffls <br /> position that will need to be dealt with when or if that happens. <br /> Gaffron displayed the layout of the site with the 75-foot buffers. Gaffron noted the City requires another <br /> ten feet from the edge of the buffer before any structures can be built. Gaffron stated the layout suggests <br /> a fairly narrow corridor between the wetland setback and the front street setback for Lot 7 and that it will <br /> dictate what type of house can be built there. <br /> Lemke asked if it is all right to have the septic sites within the buffer zone. <br /> Gaffron stated it is Staff s belief that the Watershed District will be okay with that. <br /> Landgraver stated the third issue in Staff's report is what is planned for the house on Lot 5,what will <br /> happen with the access outlot it currently uses and should that be part of this plat given that only the <br /> Page 11 of 25 <br />