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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMNIISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 18,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> 0 percent is allowed and 0 percent from the lagoon where 0 percent is allowed,and 18.2 percent <br /> within the 75-250 foot zone where 25 percent is normally allowed; <br /> 4. A conditional use permit to allow grading and filling within the 0-75 foot zone and within the <br /> 100-year floodplain in order to mitigate for a building pad location outside of the 100-year <br /> floodplain for the construction of the new home. <br /> Gaffron indicated there is a floodplain that extends from the lagoon up into the property resulting in <br /> approximately 75 percent of the property being within the floodplain. The 75-foot setback goes through <br /> . the middle of the proposed house.The proposed house is further back from the lake than the existing <br /> house. A conditional use permit is also required to fill within the floodplain and some type of mitigation <br /> will need to be completed. <br /> Gaffron stated the application went through a year's process to get it to the point where there was a <br /> building site acceptable to the Watershed District and to the City. The applicant is not proposing any <br /> changes to the prior approval. The renewal request occurred after the expiration date so it is considered a <br /> new application. <br /> Staff is recommending approval of the variances. <br /> Acting Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. <br /> Sarah Lebedoff, 1101 Ferndale Road West, stated she and her husband are very happy with the proposed <br /> structure but that they are hoping at some point in time to have a sense of the landscaping since the homes <br /> in that area are close together. Lebedoff indicated she would like some reassurance that a huge grove of <br /> trees will not be planted since that would affect their view of the lake. <br /> Acting Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. <br /> Leskinen asked if a landscaping plan has been submitted. <br /> Curtis stated to her knowledge Staff does not have one. <br /> Gaffron stated a landscape plan would typically be submitted at the time of application for a building <br /> permit. Gaffron stated the City does not have any specific landscaping requirements for a residential <br /> home and that the Planning Commission could require submittal of a landscape plan if they wanted to <br /> address some specific issue. <br /> Landgraver noted there is a plan for the wetland area. Landgraver commented most likely this would be a <br /> house that would maximize their view of the lake and from a common sense point of view one would <br /> think that the owner would not put up any landscaping to block that view. <br /> Gaffron noted the proposed house may not be the house that is actually built since this is a conceptual <br /> house that they designed to help sell the lot. <br /> Landgraver asked whether the house plan would be back before the Planning Commission and if that <br /> would be the time to discuss landscaping. <br /> Page 8 <br />