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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,September 17,2001 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#01-2717 Ted and Jody Spooner,Continued) <br /> Spooner stated they have experienced a lot of water runoff,which they have attempted to correct by <br /> building the tiered walls. Spooner stated the slope in this area is somewhat steep. <br /> Hawn inquired whether the runoff problem has been resolved without the additional steps. <br /> Spooner stated he would not need to construct the additional steps in order to address the water runoff <br /> problem. <br /> Rahn noted the Applicant is close to the top grade already. <br /> Spooner stated gaining access to the lake is generally not a problem for him but does pose a problem <br /> for older people due to the steepness of the slope. <br /> Smith inquired whether the revised landscaping plan meets with Staff's approval. <br /> Bottenberg stated it does. <br /> Stoddard commented in his view the contractors doing the work in this area should notify the property <br /> owners of the need to obtain the appropriate permits prior to commencing any work. <br /> Hawn moved,Lindquist seconded,to recommend approval of Application#01-2717,Ted and <br /> Jody Spooner,700 Tonkawa Road,granting after-the-fact variances and conditional use permit <br /> for hardcover and land alteration within the 0-75' setback to allow replacement of existing <br /> retaining walls,with a recommendation of denial for completion of the upper tier steps,subject <br /> to the Applicant complying with his landscaping plan(Attachment FF),with the work to be <br /> completed prior to winter,and with the understanding no additional hardcover will be allowed <br /> within the 0-75' setback area. VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. <br /> Item No.#11 follows Item No.#12. <br /> (#12) #01-2711 WESTERN STEEL ERECTION,INC.,2687 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, <br /> CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT,8:30 p.m.—8:50 p.m. <br /> Chuck Jochims and John Segurzard, Western Steel,were present. <br /> The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. <br /> Weinberger stated the Applicants are requesting a conditional use permit that would allow a portion of <br /> the property to be used for outside storage. Outside storage is defined as any area on the property that <br /> would be used for, in this case,the storage of some vehicles, some trailers, and cranes, along with a <br /> boom truck. The Applicants are also proposing to store a 1,000 gallon above ground fuel tank to <br /> supply fuel to their vehicles. <br /> PAGE 16 <br />