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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 22, 2008 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />___________________________________________________________________________________ <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br />PAGE 12 of 18 <br />*6. #08-3375 MICHAEL AND MARY DRAZAN, 3546 IVY PLACE – VARIANCES AND <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT – RESOLUTION NO. 5772 <br /> <br />Murphy moved, McMillan seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5772, a Resolution Granting <br />Variances to Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-1288 and a Conditional Use Permit Pursuant to <br />Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1286, for the property located at 3546 Ivy Place. VOTE: Ayes <br />5, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />*7. #08-3379 WOLD ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS ON BEHALF OF INDEPENDENT <br />SCHOOL DISTRICT #278, 685, 765, AND 795 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD NORTH – <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT – RESOLUTION NO. 5773 <br /> <br />Murphy moved, McMillan seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5773, a Resolution Granting a <br />Conditional Use Permit for Additions to Orono High School, Schumann Elementary School, and <br />Orono Intermediate School per Section 78-418(1). VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Rahn noted the International Building Code hearings are going on right now and are being broadcast via <br />web camera. Rahn stated the code regulations regarding the maximum size of a building that could be <br />built without a permit were discussed, with a proposal to increase it from 120 to 200 square feet. Rahn <br />stated the code requiring residential sprinklers also passed. <br /> <br />McMillan asked whether there is anything from an engineering standpoint that could be done on the <br />steeper lots for drainage. <br /> <br />White stated some communities are requiring cast iron silos that hold a couple thousand gallons of <br />water. <br /> <br />McMillan stated on some of the smaller, steeper lots, that that should be something the City should be <br />looking at and perhaps require some additional items to accommodate drainage. <br /> <br />Kellogg noted the Ivy Place application would have French drains and some infiltration basins, which is <br />not exactly what the mayor described but would be similar to a septic system with rock and sand and an <br />outlet pipe. Kellogg suggested the Council also consider requiring the porous concrete, which would <br />also help absorb some of the runoff. <br /> <br />McMillan noted they now have slightly over 140 people on the organics recycling program, which is <br />split between two haulers. <br /> <br />Bremer stated some residents expressed a concern with the responsiveness of the Long Lake Fire <br />Department to the recent fire at Good Shepherd Church and that the Mound Fire Department responded <br />first and were completed with the call before the Long Lake Fire Department was able to get there. <br /> <br />White commented it is not unusual for a volunteer fire department to have a longer response time than a <br />fully staffed fire department. White stated it is possible that the Mound Fire Department had been out <br />on a previous call, which allowed them to respond quicker. <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 10/13/08 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 09/22/08