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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,April 17,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> The existing sewer connection for the house on Lot 3 runs across proposed Lots 1 and 2 along the <br /> shoreline. Leaving it as is will require establishment of easements between the properties. Adding sewer <br /> stubs to serve Lots 1 and 2 is likely necessary but may be difficult since the existing gravity line is <br /> approximately 15-20 feet below existing grade. An engineered design for these connections may be <br /> necessary. Private wells will be required. <br /> There is a narrow wetland located on the north side of the property delineated in 2011. The applicants <br /> have not been able to find the paperwork on that delineation and are planning to have the wetland re- <br /> delineated in the spring. No changes are anticipated. There will likely be buffer setbacks required from <br /> the MCWD. The City will require a Conservation and Flowage Easement over this strip of wetlands. <br /> Due to the need for vehicular access for municipal sewer maintenance,the City will require that buffer <br /> widths and locations be established in a manner that will accommodate such maintenance. <br /> The developer has submitted a Conservation Design report and recommendations. The property has been <br /> reviewed in terms of the Rural Oasis goals and policies of the City ordinance. The report provides an <br /> inventory of the natural resources on the site,discussed how the proposed site design interplays with <br /> existing features,and establishes a vegetation management plan addressing wetland buffers and invasive <br /> species control. It is likely some of the trees will need to be removed as a result of construction of the <br /> road and driveways. <br /> The Planning Commission should consider the following issues: <br /> 1. Establishment of an average lakeshore setback determination structured to be independent of <br /> when new homes get built on the site,with an eye toward not having negative impacts to the <br /> average setbacks for the adjacent neighboring homes. <br /> 2. Review the lot width variance requested for Lot 1 and recommend whether that variance is <br /> justified and supportable. <br /> 3. Discuss with the applicant the limitations for the building site on Lot 2 due to shape of the lot, the <br /> 75-foot setback,the average setback,and sewer easements. <br /> Page 5 of 72 <br />