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• • ORONO CITY Monday,1 7:00 (8. #05 -3152 BOHLAND DEVELOPNIENT AL, "3500" WATERTOYT'NROAD, Continued) It was the recommendation of the Planning Comm II Development preliminary plat approval subject to I 1. Incorporation into plans of all of the recoil. conservation design, landscaping, etc.; 2. Application should address continents by t 3. Conservation Easement to be required over B; 4. Additional conditions with regards to be addressed. Gaffron stated the applicant has provided substant feasible, especially in embracing the elements of ( following issues be discussed as Council consider 1. A revised stormwater management plan a, been provided. This requires MCWD rev use of a portion of the wetland for stormw further forward until there is some commi ponding with the wetland. Also note that ensure that runoff from the road and drive 2. Significant fill will be needed to create th( require substantial retaining walls in Outb 3. The grading plans for individual homes le steep slopes result in an immediate drop a the need for substantial terracing and retai actual grading for each site may end up su and any amenities, such as pools, sport co topographic changes. These lots may be c 4. Review of the City Engineer's continents. S. Staff is in the process of drafting a Prelim . attached as Exhibit H. Bohl stated the biggest recommendation was to originally proposed the stonnwater ponding beb of the tree buffer in that area. Bohl stated in his but that when the wetland is moved into the wet and the need to mitigate the wetland two to one. area, which has allowed them to preserve some process, but that he is unsure whether the Water White stated the idea of saving a bunch of trees is McMillan commented the wetland is fairly degn wetlands. McMillan noted this wetland consists wetland. Bohl stated AES did recommend removal of the ES OF TAE OUNCIL MEETING -ember 12, 2005 clock p.m. ON BEHALF OF JAMES D. MACKINNON, ET that the Council grant Planned Residential of Applied Ecological Services regarding e City's wetland consultant John Smyth; east end of Lots 1 -2 -3, Block 2, as well as over Outlot for protection of septic sites on small lots should i1 information toward making the development Dnservation Design. However, staff recommends the granting preliminary PRD plat approval: dressing the concept of a linear ponding area has not .w and approval as well as City approval, as it makes .ter treatment. The application should not move much rent by MCWD to a stonnwater plan involving linear ae judicious use of curb and gutter may be required to rays reaches the stornwater ponds. ' road access onto Watertown Road, and this will B, requiring engineering. ve a lot to be desired. In all three Block 2 lots, the ray from the house, leaving no functional back yard, or .ing walls to have any sort of flat back yard. The istantially different than shown on the current plans, rts, etc., will be difficult to establish without major fficult to market under the proposed layout. Plat Approval resolution, a first draft of which is cate Outlot B further back. Bohl stated they had Lots 2 and 3, with the hope to try to preserve as much w the stormwater pond could be kept out of Outlot B, 1, the biggest problem will be the Watershed District ohl stated they have relocated the pond into a wetland 3 and that the wetland would be improved through this i District would allow them to do that. d and that there are some advantages to restoring a lot of reed canary grass, which tends to kill the canary grass. PAGE 13 of 20