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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 20,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Landgraver noted the most recent wetland delineation is the one that is relevant. <br /> Thiesse asked if the building elevations have changed. <br /> Fretham stated he cannot state they have been raised on the plan for certain but that he asked his builder <br /> to raise the floor one foot based on the direction of the City Council. Fretham stated the old set of plans <br /> from the Planning Commission meeting will have the lower elevation. <br /> Thiesse asked if construction vehicles will be confined on the site. <br /> Fretham indicated they will be and that the site is over two acres. Fretham stated the onsite parking area <br /> has been identified on the plans. <br /> Thiesse asked if the importing and exporting of material will be utilizing the same trucks. <br /> Fretham indicated it will be and that has not been taken into account in their numbers. Fretham stated the <br /> number of truckloads is a worst-case scenario and that making combined trips was not taken into account. <br /> Fretham commented while it seems like a lot of material,if they take a 2,500 square foot foundation and <br /> dig a 10-foot basement,that amounts to 1,800 cubic yards for both homes. Fretham stated they are not <br /> really doing anything out of the ordinary, and while there will be a lot of truck traffic, it is not <br /> extraordinary for a home construction. <br /> Schoenzeit recommended the developer keep the truck trips down since that will also help preserve the <br /> road. Schoenzeit commented the developer has a vested interest in keeping the number of truckloads <br /> down. <br /> Landgraver stated the reason for the refined numbers on the truck traffic is so the people in the <br /> neighborhood and the City Council are making an informed decision. <br /> Schoenzeit commented he would not want to say they can do it in 95 truckloads and then have it doubled. <br /> Schoenzeit stated it is unfortunate the developer is asking for so many but that the higher number helps <br /> set the expectations out there so everyone is aware of the number. <br /> Lemke asked if any time restrictions should be placed on the trucks. <br /> Thiesse asked if the grading will take place at a singular time. <br /> Fretham indicated they have found poor soils on the site and the soils are not supportive of a foundation <br /> without either soil corrections or pilings. Fretham stated it is potentially feasible to correct the soils but <br /> that there likely will be the need to draw the water table down while the correction takes place. Fretham <br /> indicated he is not sure if they will be able to get those permits and that the numbers assume they will be <br /> doing soil correction. <br /> Paul stated a comment was made at the City Council meeting about potentially limiting truck traffic <br /> times. Paul indicated the bus picks up at 6:50 in the morning and drops off 3:20 in the afternoon. Paul <br /> noted there are no sidewalks on Ivy Place and that the children walk down the street to get to their homes. <br /> Page 17 of 21 <br />