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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,April 18, 2005 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#05-3097 Hashem Abukhadra,Continued) <br /> Gronberg stated the retaining walls are being proposed to minimize the amount of grading necessary and <br /> to preserve trees and is a necessary part of the design. Gronberg stated every foot of the new roadway <br /> and three of the new houses and half of the existing house would be treated with the NURP pond. <br /> Gronberg indicated they would follow the recommendations of the Watershed District for the other two <br /> lots. <br /> Rahn inquired whether there are any public comments regarding this application. <br /> Tom Brown, 760 South Brown Road, stated he has a safety concern with the proposed road,noting that as <br /> you are traveling on Fox, there is a berm currently and that the line of vision is impacted. Brown <br /> questioned why the road could not remain in its existing location. <br /> Gronberg stated that issue was discussed with the City Engineer and that a 35-mile an hour speed analysis <br /> was done. Gronberg noted Fox Street is an older road and does not have some of the vertical curves that <br /> newer roads have,which would require some grading to improve the vision. <br /> Rahn noted the City has not yet received the engineer's report,which may include recommendations <br /> regarding some of these issues. <br /> Gronberg stated that is a valid concern and they are addressing that. <br /> Brown inquired whether the lots would be sold. <br /> Abukhadra stated the property has been in the family for 30 years and that it is not their intention to sell <br /> off the lots. Abukhadra stated the purpose of the division at the present time is to divide the property <br /> among the family members. <br /> Brown inquired whether this site could be divided into three lots rather than six given the impact on the <br /> wetlands. <br /> Abukhadra indicated there are six family members. <br /> Gundlach stated this site consists of 21 dry acres but there is a total of approximately 58 acres. <br /> Rahn closed the public hearing. <br /> Leslie stated at the last meeting the number of septic sites was a concern, and inquired whether there were <br /> sufficient septic sites for this development, specifically for Lot 6. <br /> Gundlach stated there are two five bedroom septic sites for the existing house and a three-bedroom septic <br /> site for the guesthouse. <br /> Bremer inquired how the dry acres are being determined. <br /> PAGE 12 <br />