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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 9, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 19 of 43  <br />  <br />10. #15-3717 PAUL CAMERON/CAMBERLAIN CAPITAL, LLC – 1340 FOX STREET – <br />SETBACK VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />Cornick stated on the northeast corner there is a retaining wall depicted and that he would like some <br />clarification on what is happening with the retaining wall. <br /> <br />Curtis indicated that will be taken out. <br /> <br />Cornick asked what will happen with the area once it is removed. <br /> <br />Cameron indicated they would like to remove it and then regrade the property. <br /> <br />Cornick moved, Levang seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. , a Resolution Granting Variances <br />from Orono Municipal Code Section 78-420 for the property located at 1340 Fox Street. VOTE: <br />Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />(Recess taken from 9:00 p.m. to 9:07 p.m.) <br /> <br />11. #14-3700 CITY OF ORONO – AMEND ZONING CODE – AMEND SECTION 78-1379: <br />WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WECS) FIRST REVIEW <br /> <br />Gaffron stated this is a proposed ordinance amendment in response to essentially a court case that <br />suggested the City of Orono needs to adopt ordinances that allow in some manner wind energy <br />conversion systems. The City adopted an ordinance last October that was a moratorium that lasted for <br />one year. The moratorium is still in effect. <br /> <br />Tonight the Council is reviewing some potential changes that currently ban wind energy conversion <br />systems. The Planning Commission has held two public hearings on this item and has heard comments <br />from some residents and a member of the wind energy industry that are included in the minutes. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission looked at the ordinance that they had recommended approximately one year <br />ago and made some potential changes to it. Those changes are reflected in Exhibit A. Since that time, the <br />City Attorney has reviewed the draft ordinance and made some additional comments, which are outlined <br />in Exhibit B. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the Council should look at the exhibits and discuss the issues raised. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the exhibits have all the comments received. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated that is correct. <br /> <br />McMillan suggested they start on Page 1 and go section by section. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the first page deals primarily with definitions. In most cases residential wind energy <br />conversion systems has been changed to small wind energy conversion system. The whole concept of <br />defining the difference between the residential and the utility wind turbines was using a 10 kV or 100 kV <br />name plate generating capacity, which is what Staff found other cities use.