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• <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 20,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> White stated he does not recall the Council talking about bringing in more fill. White stated his house is <br /> at 932' and this house is 934',which is where all the drainage concerns come in since the house will only <br /> be 15 feet away. White stated in his view there was not an adjustment made by the Council for the <br /> additional fill and that the developer was very vague about the number earlier,which is why the Planning <br /> Commission requested a number. White stated this plan is different than what was reviewed in October. <br /> Thiesse stated the plan is not significantly different but that the fill numbers have changed. <br /> Jonathan Paul, 3532 Ivy Place,stated during the time period he has resided on Casco Point,he has seen a <br /> number of homes rebuilt,some of them more than once. During those time periods the construction <br /> affects the neighborhood since there are significant problems with traffic,trash,issues with the <br /> subcontractors using the park as a urinal,and a lot of safety factors. <br /> Paul stated he would ask the Planning Commission to come out to Ivy Place in two separate vehicles, <br /> with one vehicle starting at each end and then drive towards each other. Paul stated the Commissioners <br /> will then see how narrow the road is. Paul stated there is no reasonable place to park pickup trucks and <br /> other construction vehicles and that this will be a huge encumbrance on the neighborhood. Paul requested <br /> the Planning Commission think long and hard about the impact to the neighborhood. <br /> In addition,Paul stated he has a lot of reservations about how the project will get done. Paul stated in his <br /> view the details need to be looked at closer before approving it. Paul requested the Planning <br /> Commissioners come out to Ivy Place and view the area that is proposed to be developed. <br /> Fretham stated as it relates to the wetland delineation,Page C2.0 depicts the edge of the wetland buffer <br /> and it shows a 1.8-foot distance between it with a 12-foot driveway. <br /> Barnhart stated the comment was related to the easement and it appears that the 1.8 feet is from the edge <br /> of the wetland and that the 12-foot driveway goes over the edge of the easement. Barnhart suggested the <br /> applicant confirm those measurements prior to appearing before the City Council. <br /> Fretham stated they can also move the driveway further over. <br /> Barnhart stated that may be necessary. <br /> White indicated he measured from the furthest the road can go to his property and that they are taking it <br /> as close as they can get to the proposed house. White stated the only direction they can go is closer to his <br /> house. <br /> Thiesse requested the developer confirm the measurements. <br /> Fretham indicated he is in agreement with that. <br /> Thiesse stated there was also a comment that the access easement predates the wetland delineation. <br /> Barnhart stated there seems to be some evidence that much of this lot was wetland back in the 1930s but <br /> that there is not enough evidence for the DNR to say that it is a wetland and therefore unbuildable. The <br /> recent wetland delineation definitively identified the boundary of the existing wetland. Barnhart noted <br /> wetland delineations do expire. <br /> Page 16 of 21 <br />