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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 19 of 32 (9. #14-3691 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL, 405 NORTH ARM DRIVE – PRELIMINARY PLAT, Continued) Mack stated Staff will not be issuing any septic permits until the design is reviewed against the criteria of the PCA and that there is a setback criteria for existing wells that must be followed as well. Mack indicated there must be at least 50-foot setbacks to a deep well and a 100-foot setback to a shallow well. Mack stated those setbacks must be verified before Staff will issue the permit. McMillan asked Staff to explain the process the applicant will need to go through. Gaffron stated those lots cannot be created unless there are two septic sites. McMillan asked what determines which site is a primary and which one is an alternate. Olson stated it would be the decision of the homeowner. Olson stated the further the septic system is located away from the home, the more expensive it will be to install. Olson stated the City could mandate which one is primary and which one is alternate but that typically it is left up to the homeowner. Gaffron stated the City has never dictated that before and that it is possible the City could require that the septic site that is not located in the conservation area be utilized first. Bob Devere, 2670 Countryside Drive West, stated this is the very thing that he objected to during the public comment portion of the meeting. Devere stated 46 to 47 more homes will be built as part of this development. Devere stated property values have gone down in Orono due to the over-abundance of housing and that it is not good for anyone in Orono to have this much building going on. Connie Piepho, 540 North Arm Drive, noted the Bolton & Menk report stated there were some septic systems were infringing on the 20-foot setback. Piepho asked if those would be approved. Olson stated he received the report less than two weeks ago and that he is in the process of going through those septic systems. Olson stated as of right now, he has found that Lot 4, Block 1, needs to be moved four feet. Olson noted the City of Orono has their setbacks from what is called the absorption area of a mound system and that he will need to keep a 20-foot setback from that area. Olson noted the absorption area is a smaller portion inside the larger box and that the larger box that is shown on the plat is the zero point. Olson indicated the zero point is where the ground meets ground and that the top of the mound system would be 63 feet long and then goes down at a 4:1 slope. Olson stated the setbacks need to be 20 feet from the absorption area but that some of the downhill slopes will be closer than 20 feet. Piepho asked how many septic sites will require a variance. Olson stated none of the sites will require a variance and that the one septic site will need to be relocated four feet to meet the 20-foot setback. Olson stated he is still in the process of reviewing all the septic sites, but that in the end all septic sites will meet the 20-foot separation. Piepho asked what would happen if it is found that Lot 17 was graded at one point.