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� CITY OF ORONO f� <br /> PLANNING CASE: 15-3710 MEETING DATE: January 20, 2015 `J � <br /> �� <br /> APPLICANT: City of Orono 60-DAY RULE DATE: n/a <br /> PROCEEDING: Zoning Ordinance Text EXHIBITS: A. Draft Ordinance <br /> Amendment <br /> PREPARED BY: Andrew Mack, AICP <br /> PLANNING REPORT <br /> I SUMMARY OF REQUESTS—CHANGING PROVISIONS FOR TOPOGRAPHIC <br /> ALTERATIONS AND GRADING � FILLING ACTIVITES <br /> II BACKGROUND—This change modifies the CUP provisions for site grading by <br /> increasing the administrative permit threshold from 10 to 50 cubic yards for shoreland <br /> properties within the 0-75 setback area. It establishes new standards 8 streamlines <br /> administrative zoning permit approvals for grading in the 0-75 ft. lakeshore setback for <br /> things like in-ground stairways, ice ridge corrections, landscaping, etc. The PC <br /> supported changes to increase the 10 cubic yards to 50, but did not support changing <br /> the 500 cubic yards threshold to 1,500. The reason was that there are a very small <br /> number of these cases that come up per year and the amount of trucks associated with <br /> 500 or more cubic yards (approx. 50 truck loads) and potential for substantial disruption <br /> without a building project warrant an opportunity for neighborhood notices. <br /> I11 RECOMMENDATION—Staff recommends approval of the zoning text amendment. <br /> � <br /> l.� <br /> 1 � <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br />