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mmiTItS OF THE PIAmiHG CXMOUSSIOH !TIHG FBBKDJURT 16, 198|i <br />ATTBHDJUKni 7s04 P.N. <br />The Orono Planning Conanission met on the above date with <br />the following members present: Chairman Kelley, <br />Johnson, Hanson, and Cohen. Brown arrived at 7:06 P.M. <br />Bellows arrived at 7:08 P.M. Taylor was absent. The <br />following represented the City staff: Building 6 Zoning <br />Administrator Mabusth, Building Official Jacobs, and <br />City Recorder Peterson. CounciImember Peterson was also <br />present. <br />610 TBZnUt PABBICS - DISCOSSIOM <br />Engineer Michael Lynch of Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik 6 <br />Associates showed samples of various types of weed <br />control fabric used in landscaping noting the basic two <br />types: woven and unwoven. He explained the importance <br />of the type of rock placed over the fabric that <br />actually determines the permeability of the area. <br />Using landscape washed rock over the fabric would allow <br />water to drain through the rock and fabric, whereas, <br />the use of roadway base rod which becomes hardpacked <br />would allow little drainage. <br />Based on this information. Bellows felt that if the <br />fabric were allowed, it would be necessary to control <br />the type of material placed on top of it. She voiced <br />concern with abuses and enforcement problems that would <br />occur with allowing the use of geo textile fabric. <br />Kelley concurred with Bellows and he would rather remain <br />conservative in this issue in that anything other than <br />grass was considered hardcover. <br />Hanson felt that it was unreasonable to consider the use <br />of the fabric as hardcover considering the permeability <br />of the fabric. <br />Kelley, Cohen, and Bellows, felt that the real problem <br />involves control of the use. <br />Bellows felt that allowing the use of the fabric would <br />gradually impact requests to allow decks constructed <br />with certain spacing not be considered hardcover. <br />Engineer Lynch noted some other facts about weed control <br />fabric as follows: <br />-fabric impedes the growth of weeds to a certain <br />extent <br />-water drains through fabric faster than through <br />topsoil <br />-fabric is rot proof as long as it remains covered <br />and is not exposed to <br />prolonged sunlight.