10/15/2012 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, October 15, 2012 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 6 Landgraver commented Items 11 and 12 seem fairly meaningful recommendations. Curtis stated the existing barn would need to be removed as part of the proposal because they cannot construct a road without removal of the barn. Gronberg stated the barn has already been removed. Curtis stated the rest of the City Engineer’s recommendations would need to be met by the time of final plat. Curtis indicated the final plat application would need to incorporate all of the recommendations of the City Engineer. Thiesse asked whether the conservation easement would cover some of the trees. Curtis indicated it would. Thiesse asked who would manage the conservation easement. Curtis stated typically it is addressed in the homeowner’s association documents. Gaffron stated the City has a standard conservation easement document that covers foliage, which has been amended in the past to include such things as tree preservation and upland buffers. Typically this is an easement granted to the City and the City has the right to prohibit certain activities. It would also give the City the right to review and approve changes that would be proposed for that site. Gaffron noted the easements would be filed with the title. Landgraver stated the primary change he sees from the sketch plan is the stormwater pond and asked whether that is the only major change. Curtis stated to her belief that is the major change but that the applicant could address that question in more detail. Lemke asked if the house locations could change slightly after preliminary plat approval. Curtis stated they can, and that Staff asks for potential locations of septic and house. Curtis indicated without that, there could be instances where a plat is approved and you could be left with a lot that does not have a buildable area. Typically the grading is also incorporated into the final plat. Lemke asked whether the road would be a private road or a public road. Curtis indicated it would be a private road. Levang noted Page 3 of Staff’s report states there will be a 50-foot private road corridor with a 100-foot cul-de-sac but then later it says the standard paved width of the road would be 24 feet with a 50-foot cul- de-sac. Gaffron indicated it is typically 40 feet. Curtis stated the outlot would be 50 feet wide and the paved width of the road would be 24 feet.