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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,April 15,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gettman stated he is struggling with how to follow Staffs guidance and still move the application <br /> forward. Gettman stated he does not believe the Planning Commission has anything they can move <br /> forward with given the unresolved issues. <br /> Barnhart stated if the Planning Commission is comfortable moving the IUP forward,they can do that, and <br /> then table the rest. Barnhart requested input on Staffs recommendations. <br /> Thiesse stated in his view the first two conditions have to be followed. <br /> Libby stated there could be some safety issues with traffic getting in and out during rush hours. <br /> Bollis asked if that is a hammerhead on top of the Meadows project. <br /> Thiesse indicated it is and it has been approved. <br /> Barnhart noted this hammerhead was the subject of the resolution that approved the development and that <br /> he does have some question about the design. <br /> Curt Fretham, Lakewest Development, noted there was a cul-de-sac originally proposed and the City <br /> preferred the hammerhead. <br /> Thiesse noted Item No. 3 relates to parking and that the City has certain requirements for parking. <br /> Thiesse indicated he would need to see some real proof relating to the parking being based on the number <br /> of bedrooms,especially since people in this area have to drive pretty much everywhere they go and that <br /> there have been concerns expressed by some people in the audience. <br /> Gettman asked if they could lower the number of apartment units or whether that is set. <br /> Barnhart stated the parking reflected on the plan is based on the number of bedrooms and that the design <br /> of the building and some of the other changes may impact the parking. Some cities require proof of <br /> parking, which can be done in this case,that they can provide the balance of the parking on site, which <br /> would offer some flexibility in that regard. <br /> Fretham stated they might have to modify the unit count in order to provide the cul-de-sac or to obtain the <br /> additional parking. Fretham indicated that number of units is not set in stone and that they are hopeful the <br /> Planning Commission will allow them to work with Staff on that. <br /> Gettman noted he is not looking for a particular number and that he would like Staff to have some <br /> flexibility, but that there is an impression the site is maxed out. <br /> Fretham stated if there is a formula for the cul-de-sac,they will work with that, but if Staff and the Fire <br /> Department is comfortable with another option,they would like to pursue that. <br /> Thiesse commented he has very seldom seen a cul-de-sac off of a parking lot of an apartment building, <br /> and if they can reconfigure the parking somehow,that might meet the intent of what they are looking to <br /> do. <br /> Page 25 of 29 <br />