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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 19,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Curtis stated Staff's recommendation is based on the applicant accessing Heritage. As Staff looks at the <br /> haul routes,they will be looking at Heritage Lane. Curtis stated the City cannot require the County to <br /> allow that access. <br /> Thiesse stated the Planning Commission could ask for a primary and a secondary access point. <br /> Landgraver stated the Planning Commission does not know what the most desirable access point will be <br /> following removal of the dirt. Landgraver asked if there were restrictions imposed on the development at <br /> the end of the road regarding traffic and hours of construction. <br /> Gaffron stated there were a number of restrictions that the developer agreed to, such as construction <br /> hours, construction traffic and parking. Gaffron stated it would be unusual to place those same <br /> restrictions on the construction of a single-family house. The developer in the Jacobs application agreed <br /> to a minor change to those standards while the homes were being constructed during the summer, but that <br /> the intent was that all construction traffic would be minimized on the neighborhood streets. <br /> Landgraver asked whether those restrictions could be applied in this case. <br /> Gaffron stated the Planning Commission could let the developer for this application know of those <br /> restrictions but that both of these are public streets. <br /> Thiesse asked if there are some vacant lots on Heritage. <br /> Gaffron indicated there are and that some of the current homes could also be torn down and rebuilt, which <br /> would create construction traffic. <br /> Thiesse asked if those standards are going to be placed on everybody. <br /> Schoenzeit stated it is a dangerous precedent to restrict the use of public streets. <br /> Leskinen stated this is also a single-family house versus a bigger development. Leskinen noted the <br /> hauling of the dirt would be done in less than a week's time. <br /> Schoenzeit stated it is also not clear where the dirt is headed. <br /> Leskinen asked what the dedicated haul route would be. <br /> Curtis indicated it would be to the truck's destination. Curtis stated she would like to know prior to this <br /> application going before the City Council whether the haul route would be onto Shoreline. <br /> Leskinen noted sweeping requirements will also be imposed. Leskinen stated she is not sure if additional <br /> security can be determined by the Planning Commission but that it will be part of the escrow. <br /> Curtis indicated the City collects a $2,500 escrow for a new home, which would cover the costs of tbe <br /> sweeping and securing the site if necessary. Curtis stated the City Engineer could make a <br /> recommendation on whether the escrow should be increased. <br /> Page 25 of 30 <br />