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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 28, 2002 - • - 7:00 o'clock p.m. ( #02- 2837, JEFF DANBERRY, Continued) Danberry stated that no trees would be lost due to construction. As he lives near the site, White stated that he agreed with the attached garage proposal. Having been present at the Planning Commission discussion he concurred with their opinion and thought this looked good. Sansevere moved, White seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4885, approving a front yard setback variance to permit construction of a third garage stall addition encroaching 12' into the required 30' street yard setback for the residence at 3545 Ivy Place based on findings noted in the Resolution. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 11. BOYER BUILDING CORPORATION, 3320 WATERTOWN ROAD - PRELIMINARY PLAT Weinberger explained that the applicants have applied for a Preliminary Plat for a two -lot subdivision of a 50+ acre site located on Watertown Road. The property is located in a 2 acre zone and will be divided by creating two building sites (Lots 1 and 2) and shared driveway ( Outlot A). Weinberger noted that the general site plan meets all requirements for a frontiback lot • subdivision, a 3 acre site for Lot 2 is met. Since back lots are also required to have driveway. access a minimum of 30' in width, Outlot A has been designed much wider than the 30' to allow the driveway approach to be located at the highest point to provide the best site lines for the driveway. There is no request for the development for a third property at this time. Weinberger pointed out that each lot has demonstrated two septic sites which meets local and state standards. There are wetlands on Lot 1 and Lot 2, which are protected by the City and will be subject to some minimal impact by this development, however 50% of the site is designated wetland. Due to Fire Code requirements for a minimum 20' driveway access, including the portion across the wetland, a variance will need to be granted to allow access to go thru the wetlands, and WCA guidelines might require additional wetlands be created on the property. With regard to the stormwater trunk fee, Weinberger- indicated that since the applicant has proposed to divide the 50 acre parcel into 2 building sites, the new Storm Water and Drainage Trunk Fee (SW &DT) requires lots in the RR -1B (2 acre) district to pay $2,700 per acre totaling 5135,000 for this lot. The applicant has requested that the fee be adjusted based on the fact the fee assumes full development, which will not occur in this case. The trunk fee amounts to $67,500 per lot in this case. Weinberger pointed out that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the site plan and approval of a variance to permit widening of the driveway through the wetland based on four findings on page three of the staff memo, followed by five conditions on page four of the staff ® memo dated October 11, 2002. PAGE 7 of 20