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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 9,2013 6:30 o'clock p.m. (8. #13-3636 LIXIAO WANG, 3059 FARVIEW LANE— VARIANCES, Continued) Curtis asked whether the applicant would be agreeable to an extension. Wang indicated he is. VOTE: Ayes 2,Nays 3, McMillan, Bremer,and Levang opposed. MOTION FAILED. Levang moved, Bremer seconded,to table Application No. 13-3636, Lixiao Wang,3059 Farview Lane, and to send the application back to the Planning Commission. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays l, Anderson opposed. 9. #13-3637 WILLI ABBOTT ON BEHALF OF THE BROADWAY GROUP,LLC,235 WA RTOWN ROAD, AND XXX WILLOW DRIVE NORTH—PRELIMINARY SUBD SION Willi Abbo Applicant, was present. Gaffron stated the licant is requesting preliminary plat approval for a 7-lot sin amily residential subdivision to be kno as Oliver Hill. The total site consists of 4.29 acres, of ich 1.24 is wetlands. The area is currently zon R-1 B, which is a two-acre zone, but is guided ' e Comprehensive Plan for low to medium residential de ' at two to three units per acre. Similar what was done with the Glendale Cove subdivision to the rth, the applicant is proposing to a subdivision that would have an overall density of 1.9 units per acre. re is not a zoning district rezone to other than the RPUD or residential planned unit development dist . In addition, the a icant is requesting rezoning of the site to Residential Planned Unit Development. Gaffron noted the Planning Commission at its Nove meeting voted 5-0 to recommend approval. The applicant is proposing a subdivision that i des an ope arcel adjacent to Willow Drive and then to the east of that, there is an existing house a wooded parcel. e wooded parcel has a creek running through it. The creek comes from the ar of the baseball diamond a ackberry Park and works its way to the southeast. It eventually ends u own towards Watertown Road. The applicant is proposing to pr rve an area to the northeast of the creek as a e preservation area. This is proposed as a public r d situation. Due to the density,the lots would be ap ximately one-third of an acre each. Similar to at was done with Glendale Cove,there would be city se . In other similar situations, based the density,the City has created public roads rather than privat Gaffron stated the anning Commission concluded that the RPUD is the right zoning for this pa 1. The Planning Com ' sion also looked at a Conservation Design and Master Plan that was completed fo e site. The ov 11 grading plan, including the proposed public road, development of the home site, stormwat management systems result in a significant amount of removal of some of the trees on the si The tre stand to the north is basically the only stand of trees that would remain. Based on that,the Pla ng Commission recommended there be additional landscaping along Willow Drive. Page 15 of 35