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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 25, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 21 (6. PERMIT NO. 2012-00168 - SCOTT STANDA – 3025 CASCO POINT ROAD, SURVEY REQUIREMENTS, Continued) Seidel stated Scott Standa is entitled to access to Casco Point Road. Seidel stated he is still not sure that it is not his land that the other neighbor is looking to tear apart. The next step is to address drainage. Seidel indicated they have been told prior to them moving in that there have been drainage problems in the past. They have spent a lot of money and put a lot of effort into not having drainage problems. The City had nine inches of snow recently and they haven’t had any problem. Seidel stated to propose to tear down the hill has caused them to be concerned about drainage but that the drainage will be on the Halpren and Standa properties. Seidel stated he is also concerned about erosion by the house if that dirt is taken away. There is also a garage back there and that he is concerned about access in that area as well. Seidel indicated he does not have a problem with what Scott is proposing but that he wants to make sure his land is not being torn up and drainage problems and erosion problems do not occur. McMillan asked if a small retaining wall would be necessary. Struve indicated there is approximately a two to three foot height difference from the house down to the driveway. Struve stated one of the requirements is you have to maintain your grading within the easement as well. If the road is expanded out four feet, in order to try to re-grade that slope back in at a maintainable slope, you would have to go outside of the easement. Struve indicated the concerns he has were addressed with Mr. Standa in a phone conversation. The main issue is that Mr. Standa’s survey just showed the existing topography and did not show the proposed driveway and how he was going to mitigate the slope or how he was going to maintain that area. Conversely, if the Seidel's grant Mr. Standa a temporary easement to grade outside of his easement, he would be able to grade the slope and be able to maintain it. Struve indicated he is not sure how wide Mr. Standa is proposing to expand the driveway because it has not been shown on a survey and that he cannot offer specifics. In addition, the Seidel’s cannot sign off on anything because they do not know what is going to be done. Struve indicated Mr. Standa may need a retaining wall if the Seidel’s do not grant him permission to grade outside the easement but that he cannot comment on it until he gets that additional information. Anderson commented she has grave concerns about the drainage and the erosion problems that could result. Anderson stated the City Engineer and the City Council simply do not have enough information at this point to comment on the project. Struve stated that is correct, but noted he does not have a big concern with the drainage at this point. If you look at the survey provided for the Seidel property, most of the drainage is handled on the road side portion of the property. By just looking at the survey, it appears that’s where the drainage concerns were and not along the side of the house. Anderson noted she was worried about drainage impacting the neighbors. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 03/11/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 02/25/2013 [Page 8 of 21]