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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 /> There were no public comments regarding this application. <br /> Chair Thiesse closed the public hearing at 9:29 p.m. <br /> Schwingler stated he would agree with having some type of rain garden there to help mitigate the runoff <br /> into Long Lake. <br /> Thiesse asked whether there is any criteria for building on a bluff. <br /> Gaffron stated because the code typically prohibits construction in the bluff area,there really are no <br /> criteria to follow. Gaffron indicated he would want the engineers to take a look at this prior to it <br /> proceeding to the City Council but that in his view shelfing the fill makes a lot of sense. Gaffron stated <br /> the applicant will need to make sure the drainageway stays open and a location for some sort of <br /> stormwater system may be needed to be located at the bottom of that area. <br /> Irvine indicated they have submitted a permit application for erosion control to the Watershed District. <br /> Thiesse asked whether the applicant has any plans for screening. <br /> Irvine indicated it would be grass coming all the way up and that they are not opposed to planting trees in <br /> that area to mitigate the loss of the two trees that will be removed. The landscape planting plan between <br /> the steps that come down on the right-hand side incorporates vines to help obscure the wall. <br /> Landgraver asked if any kind of stormwater management will be done further down the slope. <br /> Irvine stated the whole drainageway across this property drains this site as well as the road and that in his <br /> view it is not practical to place a rain garden in that area. Irvine stated there might be an option for some <br /> stonnwater management in the area of the pool. <br /> Gaffron stated that is a good point and that it might not be appropriate to place the burden on this <br /> applicant to solve that problem since the hardcover is really not being changed. <br /> Page 44 of 72 <br />