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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL, MEETING Monday, October 10, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS None PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT *4. #11 -3521 TAMI HELMER, 313 CASCO CIRCLE, VARIANCES - RESOLUTION NO. 6081 Franchot moved, Printup seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6081, a Resolution Granting Variances to Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78- 1279(6) and 78 -1288, for the property located at 3131 Casco Circle. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *5. #11 -3524 ROGER AND MEGAN REMARK, 141 CHEVY CHASE DRIVE - VARIANCE - RESOLUTION NO. 6082 Franchot moved, Printup seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6082, a Resolution Granting a Variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 78- 1608(2) for the property located at 141 Chevy Chase Drive. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. • *6. #11 -3525 BCD, INC., ON BEHALF OF STEVE AND SARA ZAWOYSKI, 724 • TONKAWA ROAD - VARIANCES - RESOLUTION NO. 6083 Franchot moved, Printup seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6083, a Resolution Granting Variances to Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78 -330, 78 -1288, and 78 -1435, for the property located at 724 Tonkawa Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 7. #11 -3526 3515 CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 1545 MAPLE PLACE - PRELIMINARY PLAT Curtis stated the applicant is proposing to combine and plat the existing six individual vacant lots south of 1545 Maple Place into three lots. Each of the existing six lots is 50 feet wide and has 9,000 square feet in area where 21,780 square feet and 100 feet of width is required within the LR -1C zoning district. The applicant is requesting to combine lots to create three lots with 100 feet in width and 18,000 square feet in area. The remaining 1545 Maple Place lot is 50 feet in width and 9,000 square feet in area. The remaining home and buildings are proposed.to be removed and that lot is also proposed to be redeveloped. The applicant's property is located at the lowest point in the neighborhood drainage area, resulting in a need for the applicant to address not only the storm water from their development, but additionally the storm water from the adjacent 11 plus acre drainage area. The applicant's current proposal includes the creation of a grassed swale across all three of their lots which will provide storm water storage and a mechanism to move the water over the ground and off the property to the east. This solution would also require installation of a new system of underground pipes to move the water from the subject property north where it would discharge near the right -of -way upon which Sandy Beach is located. Staff views this application as an opportunity to proactively address an existing unsolved storm water issue. A storm water pond is identified in the Surface Water Management Plan. The City will collect Page 6 of 13