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MINUTES OF TAE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,August 21,2006 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#06-3210 Steven Webster and Sandra Larson,Continued) <br /> sewage treatment needs, open space, and the variety of factors prevalent today that result in modern rural <br /> subdivision design. <br /> The alley has been used as access to the Webster and Larson properties for many years. A driveway at <br /> one time crossed both the Larson and Webster properties to serve the next house down the line at 550 <br /> Orono Orchard but which had removed its alley access in 1989 and established a driveway onto Orono <br /> Orchard Road, similar to what the Larsons are now proposing. With the proposed driveway relocation,it <br /> appears there is no future need of the alley for providing access to the properties. Also,City maintenance <br /> of the alley would cease as a result of this vacation. <br /> The City Engineer has reviewed the proposed�grading plan and has made the following comments: <br /> 1. The plat should show perimeter drainage and utility easements 5-feet wide along all interior lot <br /> lines and 10-feet wide along the street frontage. <br /> 2. The proposed grading south of the proposed driveway exceeds the maximum allowable slope <br /> of 3:1. If the property owner intends to maintain this slope,the grading should be revised in this <br /> area to show slopes not exceeding 3:1. Otherwise,a restoration plan should be provided that <br /> indicates how erosion will be prevented in the area. <br /> Staff recommends approval of the alley vacation and lot line rearrangement subj ect to the following <br /> conditions: <br /> 1. Applicants are to satisfy all recommendations of the City Engineer with regards to the driveway. <br /> 2. Approval is subject to City retention of public drainage and utility easements. <br /> 3. The applicants, as part of the rearrangement, shall grant to the City the following drainage and <br /> utility easements: <br /> -5 foot wide either side of the revised shared lot boundary between Webster and Larson; <br /> -5 foot wide along Larson's south boundary; <br /> - 10 foot wide along the Larson and Webster frontages abutting the three surrounding roads. <br /> 4. Applicants shall provide to the City a title opinion and certified copies of all recorded <br /> easements currently affecting the properties involved in the lot line rearrangement. <br /> Mr.Webster stated in his view this proposal is a benefit to the City since it eliminates the need for the <br /> City to maintain this alley. Webster indicated it is also hazardous for the Larsons to utilize the driveway, <br /> noting that their dog has been struck a few times. <br /> Bremer opened the public hearing at 6:52 p.m. <br /> PAGE 7 <br />