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1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 10, 1995 ( #8 - City Driveway - Continued) • Callahan asked what were the recommendations of the Planning and Park Commissions. Mabusth reported that the Planning Commission preferred use of the City drive for a curb cut for a shared driveway serving lots 3 and 4. Flint reported that he preferred that lot 4 not be developed. This would eliminate any impact on the wildlife area and avoid problems with entering the development from City drive. He would like to see Park Dedication fees be used to purchase lot 4. Callahan said this request was outside the parameters of the Park Commission to determine how the property is to be developed. Callahan asked Flint if lot 4 were to be developed, what his ideas were on the use of Park Dedication, whether to ask for land or money. Flint's choice would be to add land from the east side of the parcel to the adjoining park land. This would involve 8% of the land, or 1.2 acres. Hurr asked if the pump station would affect this decision, and Flint replied no, due to the wooded area. Jabbour strongly opined that the City should maintain a higher standard than asked of the public by adherence to the City code. Jabbour noted that Melamed's current use of the drive is as an easement only. The City also does not use the drive either for public works. He felt that the Planning Commission was not made aware of the philosophy of the City toward the use of the City drive in maintaining its passive, private look. Callahan asked Jabbour if he favored another option. Jabbour replied that neither option needed to be followed and the plans could be changed. He saw no demonstrated • hardship for the use of the City drive. Hurr commented that she did not see a problem with the drive access, and the proposed development was a good use of the land. Hurr said the plan meets code and access is the only problem. It was Hurr's opinion that the one curb cut would not negatively impact the park. Hurr recommended that the Park Dedication fee be received instead of land as the eastern border could be buffered by landscaping. Melamed commented that both the Planning and Park Commissions favored the curb cut to save revered pine trees along Old Crystal Bay Road. An easement given across lots 3 and 4 with a curb cut off of Old Crystal Bay Road would result in the loss of the forested look, which the preferred option would maintain. Callahan said the purpose of the 3 -house limitation on a private drive is to curb traffic on the road. This limitation does not take into account the use already in effect as a result of the MCWW pump station and the park. These uses do not violate the code. L� 6