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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, July18, 2016 6:30 o'clock p.m. Leskinen asked if area one is the setback area. Barnhart stated to his understanding it is. Leskinen noted that area cannot be touched. Barnhart stated the majority of the trees that are in the area to be removed are box elder but that those trees help create the fullness and rural character of the neighborhood. Barnhart stated he does not expect the developer replant box elder or ash trees and that they will be planting a different type of tree in that area. Barnhart noted the site was clear cut five or six years ago and is now overgrown with the volunteer type trees. Acting Chair Lemke opened the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. Julie Lonager, 2565 Lydiard Avenue, asked if the density can be raised later from what is being proposed now if the zoning is changed to RPUD. Barnhart stated when the City finally rezones the property, it would be based on a proposed development package, and to change that would require a modification process to amend the RPUD, which would also require a public hearing. Lonager stated there are 28 trees that are not ash or box elder and that on a previous project the Council required a 10 -foot setback from the property line for tree removal but that it does not sound like that is the case in this application. Barnhart stated this developer is not proposing a 10 -foot buffer to the south or north and that the future connection to the sanitary sewer will have some impact on the trees. Barnhart stated having a detailed landscape plan will help identify some of those impacts and how they can be lessened. Frank Masserano, 2560 Kelly Avenue, stated their residential property directly behind the house goes all the way to Kelly Avenue. Masserano stated he is curious if the City is only requiring seven feet from the Page 9 of 16