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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 /> Barnhart noted the majority of the changes can be found on Page 3,Lines 90 through 99,which talks <br /> about Tier 1 versus Tier 2 delineations and when those type of delineations would be required. The chart <br /> incorporates Option 2 and provides some idea of the impact of the changes. Staff is looking for feedback <br /> tonight from the Planning Commission on this item. <br /> Lemke asked what constitutes a wetland. <br /> Barnhart stated there are several criteria that establish the presence of a wetland, such as the presence of <br /> water, soils, and certain vegetation. Those characteristics help establish the type of wetland. <br /> Lemke asked whether they could look at the dead vegetation to establish a wetland. <br /> Barnhart indicated the vegetation needs to be actively living. Barnhart stated currently the City has a <br /> Type I and a Type II wetland. Barnhart indicated he did not utilize that language since the Bureau of Soil <br /> and Water has a Type I and a Type II wetland and he did not want to confuse the two. Currently the <br /> ordinance allows for a desk review,when those would be used, as well as provide some direction to Staff <br /> on how those are employed. Barnhart stated a Tier 2 wetland delineation would be as required by the <br /> Watershed District,and as with any decision Staff makes,the applicant can appeal that decision. <br /> Thiesse stated it was always his understanding there was a 25-foot buffer and the additional 10 feet was <br /> considered a setback. Thiesse stated by going to what is being proposed,the City will need to be more <br /> diligent about keeping people out of the buffer. <br /> Barnhart stated what is being proposed, starting on Line 115,is changing the distance from 35 to 22. <br /> Barnhart indicated there would still be the buffer established by the Watershed District and then adding <br /> ten feet of setback. Currently the minimum setback to any building,principal or accessory,is 35 feet and <br /> the draft ordinance reduces that to 22 feet where no formal buffer is required. Where a formal buffer <br /> exists or is required, it would be 22 feet or established buffer width plus ten feet,whichever is greater. <br /> Barnhart stated the effect of the chart on Line 115 is to show the changes from 35 feet to 22 feet. <br /> Olson asked if the net loss would be 13 feet. <br /> Page 56 of 72 <br />