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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 24, 2012 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 12 (PUBLIC COMMENTS, Continued) Brady stated she was informed by Ms. Curtis that the existing vegetation was turf grass. Curtis indicated she mistakenly typed the words turf grass in an e-mail to Ms. Brady but that she has explained to Ms. Brady on a couple of occasions that it is not turf grass but not acceptable for a buffer. Brady stated in her opinion the existing native grass should be fine. Mayor McMillan asked if Ms. Brady is willing to work with Staff on this issue. Brady indicated she would like to see if she can put the pool in without a buffer. Bremer stated it sounds like a wetland delineation will not be required but that there needs to be an area designated as a wetland buffer and some restoration. Brady indicated if she has to incur significant expense to restore the buffer area, she does not want to go ahead with the pool. Mayor McMillan asked what the fee is to file an appeal. Curtis indicated it would be $100. Brady noted there is still an escrow for the plan and vegetation required. Mayor McMillan encouraged Ms. Brady to work with Staff on this issue. Loftus indicated she or Mike Gaffron can work with Ms. Brady on this issue. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 3. #10-3491 CITY OF ORONO - HARDCOVER REGULATIONS AMENDMENT - ORDINANCE NO. 94, THIRD SERIES Gaffron stated tonight the City Council has before them a nearly final draft of the hardcover ordinance that was reviewed at the September 10th meeting as well as a summary ordinance for publication in the local newspapers. The revisions requested by the City Council related to retaining walls. The intent of the City Council was to exclude retaining walls from the hardcover calculations, which has been incorporated into the new ordinance. In addition, in order to further clarify, Staff has included retaining walls within the definition of hardcover. In order to make a distinction between hardcover and hardcover items that will be excluded from hardcover calculations, Staff has removed the words "unless otherwise exempted" from the hardcover definition. Similarly, Section 78-1684, Standard Hardcover Exclusions has been revised. The word hardcover has been inserted into the preamble to indicate that the following items not required to be included in hardcover calculations are still hardcover by definition. In addition, the preamble to Section 78-1684 has Item #03 - CC Agenda - 10/08/2012 Approval of Council Minutes 09/24/2012 [Page 3 of 12]