11-18-2002 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, November 18, 2002 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#8) #02-2853 AULIK DESIGN CORP., 955 TONKAWA ROAD, Continued Aulik further suggested a longer berm be created to direct the flow. Rahn suggested Aulik design a plan, in coordination with the City Engineer, to divert the flow and present it to staff. Chair Smith questioned what vacating the sewer easement and moving the house further back would mean to the runoff issue. Gaffron stated that, in his opinion, moving the house back would only worsen the drainage issue. Aulik added that moving the residence back would also have adverse affects on the forested lot. As moving the home back only aggravates the drainage problems, Chair Smith maintained that there was better opportunity to address the drainage issue where proposed, but suggested staff talk to the City Engineer. Mabusth stated that, to date, the Planning Commission has promoted the use of swales to deal with the impact of runoff rather than retaining walls when possible, and felt this should be explored. She asked how high the building pad would be in comparison to the previous residence. Aulik stated that the walkout is virtually at the same level as it was before and the garage would be located on a different plane. Rahn thought the home seemed very tall. Aulik stated that the home has actually been reduced from the original proposed size and the northerly neighbor, whom they thought might have issue, has seen the proposal and not voiced any concerns. The northerly neighbors, the McClellens, indicated that they have never had a view of the lake from this direction and wouldn't miss a view from this location. Rahn asked if there were issues regarding the bluffs or the pool. Gaffron stated that the home sits back far enough to meet any bluff requirements. PAGE 11 of 29