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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 20, 2014 Page 11 Mayor Roe noted that the Subdivision Code required lot lines to be perpendicular lines to the road for private and/or public roadways; and therefore, advised that he would have an issue with the orientation of the lot lines as currently indicated on Mr. Mueller's concept plan. Councilmember Etten questioned the action route for storm water to the back sides of homes to avoid any impact to those neighbors. Community Development Director Bilotta noted that Mr. Mueller indicated that Acorn Road was higher and with various topography, water would not go into Mr. Romanoski's property. However, Mr. Bilotta advised that staff would need to re- view a detailed grading plan if things went beyond this concept plan before re- sponding definitively. Councilmember Etten noted that the previous platting was rejected due to some stormwater retention closer to Acorn Road, and while this moved it around back, sought staff's input on whether it would be better to keep it out front. City Engineer Mark Culver advised that the negative aspect of leaving it out front was the additional grading required and potential loss of side or front yards, fur- ther compressing everything. Mr. Culver noted that there was an existing storm sewer system on Acorn Road that the drainage could overflow into, with the orig- inal concept for rain gardens or infiltration basins for that overflow. Mr. Culver stated that this was a very aggressive overall plan to make the best use of the site; and as more things were added throughout the site, even if a wider road was fea- sible, it may compromise driveway elements and actually further increase imper- vious surfaces. Mr. Culver confirmed that it would take very specific drainage el- ements to move the stormwater where necessary. Recognizing that the City's current tree preservation plan fell into various staff departments and needed considerable input from a number of parties, Coun- cilmember Laliberte asked for an update on where that review and revision was at. City Manager Trudgeon advised that discussion of the current tree preservation ordinance was slated for the November 17, 2014 City Council Worksession; and as previously discussed the 2015 budget included his recommendation for a full- time Forester position to consolidate those efforts. Mr. Trudgeon advised that staff was currently reviewing potential changes behind the scenes to make rec- ommendations for amending the current ordinance. Mayor Roe noted that any applications between now and revisions to the ordi- nance would be addressed under the current ordinance. Art Mueller,2201 Acorn Road