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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,March 18,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gaffron indicated they will be. Gaffron stated in his view, as it relates to fencing,the City has refined <br /> their fencing ordinances to the point where they should be. <br /> As it relates to garbage can enclosures, compost structures, stationary waste and recycling bins, and <br /> firewood piles/stacks,those are lumped together because they are somewhat similar to each other. Some <br /> cities require that those types of enclosures be located in a side or rear yard and not a front yard. <br /> Questions the Planning Commission should consider are whether the height of those enclosures should be <br /> limited to the allowed height of a fence wherever it is located and whether there should be a setback from <br /> the neighboring property. <br /> The City of Shorewood requires that storage of trash receptacles for single-family and two-family <br /> dwellings may extend into a required front yard setback or required side yard setback abutting a street no <br /> more than five feet. Trash receptacles may be placed adjacent to the street, 12 hours prior to the <br /> designated refuse collection day, and must be removed no later than 12 hours after the designated refuse <br /> collection day. Gaffron indicated he is not aware how they deal with people who have long driveways <br /> and leave their recycling container out for longer than 12 hours. <br /> Schoenzeit stated in his view the Lakeville regulations relating to compost structures and firewood piles <br /> would create problems in Orono. <br /> Gaffron stated compost piles tend to end up in the back corner of a lot and could become a problem. <br /> There is a potential that anyone with a garage that is ten feet from the lot line could have a wood pile <br /> stacked up against it. <br /> Leskinen asked if there have been a lot of issues relating to that in the City. <br /> Gaffron indicated they have not and that it could just be something that is not allowed that the City does <br /> not have any standards for. <br /> Landgraver asked whether compost structures in the past have been an issue. <br /> Schoenzeit stated you could require a well-managed compost pile. <br /> Landgraver asked if the location of the compost structure would matter or just the fact that if it becomes a <br /> nuisance,the property owner has to clean it up. <br /> Curtis noted the City does have a provision relating to nuisances, such as accumulation of firewood that is <br /> stacked in a way that would collect rats or rodents. <br /> Leskinen noted it is located in the property maintenance section of the code. <br /> Landgraver stated relying on the smell test is a way to regulate it but that it does feel like if you do not <br /> regulate some of these items, it might become a problem. <br /> Schoenzeit commented a compost pile is definitely different than a wood pile. <br /> Curtis stated the code talks about how wood piles shall be free from rodent infestations. Similar material <br /> shall be neatly stacked outside the structure in a manner that does not attract an infestation. Materials <br /> Page 15 of 24 <br />