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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, July 15, 2013 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 7 of 23  <br />  <br />for the new plants. Gustafson indicated they need those old roots to help hold the bank in place but that <br />the new roots will eventually take over. <br /> <br />Gustafson stated the issue with the water coming over the top is partly due to the fact that building <br />requirements in general do not require specifications for erosion control on lakeshore that are adequate to <br />meet a three to four inch rain. Gustafson noted one row or two rows of silt fence cannot hold that much <br />water but it is difficult to build something that can handle that much water. <br /> <br />Lemke asked if the area between the house and the slope will be sodded or seeded. <br /> <br />Gustafson indicated that will be sodded. <br /> <br />Lemke asked what the schedule will be for the work. <br /> <br />Gustafson stated they will begin with the killing of the old vegetation and have the new plants in prior to <br />the fall, which will give the new plants some time to get established. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if there is additional permitting required from the Watershed District for re-vegetating a <br />slope like this. <br /> <br />Curtis indicated she is not aware of exactly what the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District would require. <br />The City requires a copy of the permit from the Watershed District for the house and that Staff would <br />send the applicant back to the Watershed District at the time of the issuance of the zoning permit to <br />review the work being proposed in this area. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked if the Watershed District would review the plans and possibly require some type of erosion <br />control. <br /> <br />Curtis stated they would. <br /> <br />Landgraver commented in his view this is a vast improvement and is a good plan. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated she likes the rearrangement of the stairs and the fact that the stairs will be built into the <br />ground. Leskinen stated the applicant made a good point about the erosion under the stairs and that the <br />new stairs, being built into the ground, will help address that. Leskinen stated in her view aesthetically <br />this plan will look better and be better for the lake. <br /> <br />Lemke moved, Schoenzeit seconded, to recommend approval of Application #13-3612, Dale <br />Gustafson on behalf of John and Barbara Corness, 4395 North Shore Drive, granting of a <br />hardcover variance and conditional use permit. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*4. #13-3613 GABRIEL JABBOUR, 430, 440, AND 450 BIG ISLAND, LOT LINE <br />REARRANGEMENT <br /> <br />Schoenzeit moved, Lemke seconded, to recommend approval of Application #13-3613, Gabriel <br />Jabbour, 430, 440, and 450 Big Island, granting of a lot line rearrangement. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 08/19/2013 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 07/15/2013