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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 10, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 30 (6. #13-3637 WILLI ABBOTT O/B/O THE BROADWAY GROUP, LLC, 2350 WATERTOWN ROAD AND XXX WILLOW DRIVE NORTH – PRELIMINARY PLAT AND RPUD REZONING – DRAFT RESOLUTION, Continued) At the January 27 meeting, the City Council reviewed the applicant’s revised submittals and provided the applicant with the following direction: 1. Wetlands and tree preservation area should not be in an outlot. It is acceptable to have various easements affecting each individual property. 2. Side street setback for Lot 1, Block 1 and Lot 1, Block 2 shall be 40 feet. 3. Lot coverage for all lots shall be limited to 15 percent of entire lot area; no FAR requirement. 4. The road shall be private and not public. 5. There is no requirement to designate a 10 percent private recreation area. 6. Revise the stormwater management system to include something other than rain gardens. 7. No walking easement will be required. 8. Avoid curb and gutter if possible. 9. A tree preservation easement is not required. The applicant has provided a brief response to the City Council direction indicating that he is in agreement with all items except the side street setback for the two lots abutting Willow Drive. The applicant is requesting further consideration of a setback of 30-35 feet rather than 40 feet and has provided a revised survey depicting the easterly lines of those two lots moved 10 feet to the east. The applicant also indicated that an alternative plan for stormwater management without rain gardens will be forthcoming and available for review tonight. Gaffron noted staff has drafted a preliminary plat approval resolution for consideration based on Council’s direction. There are still a number of items to be filled in and discussion points to resolve before the resolution can be adopted. The City Council should discuss the following: 1. Changing the east lot lines of the two lots abutting Willow Drive will potentially result in slight revisions to the lot areas and consequently the 15 percent lot coverage square footage limits for those lots. However, this will not change the overall density of the development. 2. The resolution states that the road shall have “a rural design to the greatest extent practicable” in order to allow flexibility for the use of segments of curb and gutter if necessary to manage stormwater run-off.