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MINUTES OF THE . <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,January 26,2015 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (7. #15-3710 AMEND SECTION 78-1286(b& d)REGARDING CAANGES TO THE <br /> REQUIREMENTS TO TOPOGRAPHIC ALTERATIONS/GRADING&FILLING ACTIVITIES <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 133 continue� <br /> Levang asked if this is only in the shoreland. <br /> Gaffron indicated it would be in the 0-75 foot zone. <br /> Levang stated she appreciates being told that ten cubic yards equals one dump truck load. Levang stated <br /> in her view this is very straight forward and that she has no problem with the change. <br /> McMillan asked if D2 would be the shoreland overlay district. <br /> Gaffron indicated D2 is the shoreland district but it is outside the 0-75-foot setback. Gaffron stated it <br /> would still leave the 500 cubic yard threshold. Gaffron stated anything over 500 cubic yards or 50 <br /> truckloads on the rest of the lot would require a conditional use permit. <br /> McMillan asked how that would compare with non-shoreland property. <br /> Gaffron stated a non-shoreland property would have a limit of 500 cubic yards without a conditional use <br /> permit. Gaffron stated one of the exceptions would be a driveway for a house that requires over 500 <br /> cubic yards,but if someone were to haul in over 500 cubic yards to change a pasture,as an example,that <br /> would require a conditional use permit. <br /> Cornick asked how the City would know if someone dumps 600 cubic yards. <br /> Gaffron stated it can be difficult to estimate how much fill is brought in. Gaffron stated Staff would have <br /> an engineered plan that shows exactly the boundaries of the area and how deep it is supposed to be. <br /> Gaffron stated if it looks like it is way out of whack, it would need to be verified. <br /> Gaffron stated the new conditional use permit process that has been put in place requires a <br /> preconstruction meeting with the developer or the property owner as well as the grading contractor. <br /> Gaffron stated before any fill is added,there is a process where everybody is told what they are allowed to <br /> do and not allowed to do. Gaffron stated with a conditional use permit, someone cannot just go from <br /> 10,000 to 15,000 cubic yards without a higher level of review and oversight. <br /> Edwards stated it generally is caught when Staff looks at the as-builts and there are topographical features <br /> that were not there before. Edwards stated it is very difficult to determine if it is 50 cubic yards versus 51 <br /> cubic yards but that Staff would likely catch it is if it greater than that. <br /> Cornick asked if there is a certain person that would be responsible for that review. <br /> Edwards stated the City inspector would typically look at that. <br /> McMillan asked if the City has a lot of grading requests for over 500 cubic yards. <br /> Page 8 of 14 <br />