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MINUTES OF TAE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Tuesday,November 12,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (8. #13-3638 and 13-3639 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL,LLC(PAT HILLER) OB/O GRANT <br /> WENKSTERN(LAKEVIEW GOLF), 405 NORTHARMDRIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> AMENDMENT AND SKETCH PLAN REVIEW, Continued) <br /> Hiller stated he is hearing that the clustering is not a preference and that the Council would prefer the <br /> two-acre zoning and layout. <br /> Anderson stated she would like to entertain higher acreage requirements. <br /> Printup stated he is talking about the Comprehensive Plan amendment being delayed,which will give the <br /> developer time to come up with a different type of layout, such as five or two acres. <br /> Hiller stated they are following the process that was outlined by the City for them to follow. Hiller <br /> indicated the work and economics are very different on a two-acre development versus a five-acre <br /> development and that their preparations were done on a two-acre minimum. Hiller stated they have not <br /> submitted an application to increase the size of the lots but merely for the Council to look at the guiding <br /> of the land. Hiller stated in the five-acre zoning would be inconsistent with the current zoning and that he <br /> is not sure what they would need to do to satisfy the Council's concems. <br /> Printup stated those are good questions and that they need to be answered at some point. <br /> Hiller stated there are a number of possibilities but that he is not clear what he should be working on. <br /> Levang stated a lot of it will be driven by the septic testing. <br /> Hiller stated the septic has to be tested in three or four spots on each of the lots,and that absent a final <br /> design, it is expensive to do the septic testing. Hiller indicated the design they have been working on was <br /> based on the clustering,which will need to be re-evaluated. Hiller stated it is conceivable they could <br /> come back with a design based on two acre lots and the septic testing could be done based on that. <br /> McMillan stated the Conservation Design work should also be done and that the City does not allow <br /> septic sites in wetland buffers. McMillan stated in her view the conservation overlay is one of the first <br /> things to be done and the fact that it has not been done is somewhat troubling. The conservation outlay <br /> will also help identify setbacks and wetlands. McMillan stated they may end up with some odd lots or <br /> odd sized parcels which is something that can be worked out with the Watershed District. McMillan <br /> comxnented there are a lot of unknowns at this point and that the conservation design needs to be done <br /> before the application gets too further down the road. <br /> McMillan stated in addition she does not want to see roads coming off of County Road 19 given the speed <br /> of the traffic. <br /> Hiller asked if the Council would like to see the conservation design overlay completed and some perc <br /> tests done on two-acre lots in the next 60 days. <br /> Printup stated that is close but that there is also some thought being given by the Council into the five <br /> acre minimum. <br /> McMillan asked whether the five-acre zoning would be up to the discretion of the developer. <br /> Page 32 of 36 <br />