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Landscape and Drainage Issue 4116 Highwood Road Orono. MN Objectives: Owners: Owners of the property, Phil and Darcy Otto, wish to preserve the greatest amount of"useable"yard space while not negatively impacting the amount or ve(ocity of run-off to the adjacent property owners. City: The City must retain the pre-existing drainage conditions (prior to construction). Recit�ils: Prior to the construction, the subject property had been the site of a ramshackle home which was destroyed by fire years ago. At the time, the rear of the site was a literal cliff which dropped off with such intensity that any attempt to control the run-off of water would have been impossible. During the construction process, the Owners have modified the prior grade of the property to allow for a gradual slope to the adjacent properties. It is their belief that they have improved the transition of elevations which would have the effect of slowing the velcx;ity of run-off. While there has been some"spill-over" of fill onto the property on the east, this minimal amount of fill can be easily removed. The placement of a rather small amount of fill onto the property to the west was done with the consent of the adjacent property owner, to again improve a significant elevation change between the properties. For the past year, the City and the Owners have met and spoken on several occasions attempting to resolve the issues relating to the proposed grading of the subject pr�perty in order to complete construction of their(the Owners) home. Last fall it seemed as though a compromise was reached between the parties which would have allowed for the grading process to move forward in the spring to complete the project and allow for the sodding and landscaping of the property to begin. it was the owners understanding that the installati�n of a trench drain at the lower end of their drive and some minor alterations of the existing grade would allow them to finally complete their home and give them a useable yard. In summary, the Owners are willing to remove fill at the lower end of their yard so that the amount of water retention is equal to that which existed prior to construction. They request that the City allow the existing fill on the property to the west to remain which allows for the gradua! flow c�f water to the rear of the property. They agree that any spill-over to the property to the east will be removed. The owners request that the City move quickly so that sodding of the yard can begin as soon as possible to alleviate any further deterioration of the existing fill which would further add to the amount of fill in the area of concern as well as give their one year old daughter a place tc�play.