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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 11, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 15. LA18-40 MATTHEW AND ANGELA HOPPING, 95 SMITH AVENUE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SECOND DRIVEWAY — Continued Crosby stated the property owners seem to be cognizant of the issue and have indicated they can accommodate as many of the vehicles as possible. Bonnett stated if you type in 6 Smith on Google, it leads them to their street and they get 45 vehicles that go down to the end of the road and there is no place to turn around, so they do it at 45 Smith. Bonnett stated he has young children and that it is a concern. Walsh stated the City needs to set boundaries and make sure they are being complied with. Ryan Blackwell, 80 Smith Avenue, stated his biggest concern is the parking, and aside from the conversation where everyone has agreed that something has to be done, another issue is cars turning around. Blackwell stated he would like to know who is going to post the signs and how will it be enforced. As of now, everyone's lawn service turns around in TFs driveway or his and that he had to replace his lawn this spring. Blackwell stated it is great everyone has agreed there is a parking and traffic issue but that his question is how it is going to be enforced. Rief noted the City issues special event permits periodically and they can issue no parking for a certain area. Rief stated the City can do something through the police department. Blackwell noted they have had many conversations about it, but when the project happened, there were no solutions. Walsh stated the City has more tools now and that they are more cognitive of it. From a turnaround perspective, Walsh stated TJ Bonnett had a great idea about putting in a cul-de-sac at the end of the road, which is probably a more long-term solution. Walsh stated he is not sure if there are any short-term solutions. Blackwell requested the applicants relay to the contractors that the residents' driveways are not to be used to turn around. Blackwell stated he also has young children and he will not negotiate on that. Matthew Hopping, Applicant, stated their lower driveway can have Class 5 added to it and people told to only back up and turn around in that driveway. Walsh stated the City cannot stop bad behavior, but they can try to preempt it as much as possible. Matthew Hopping reiterated he would be willing to add Class 5 to the driveway and make a temporary lane for cars to back in as well as let the contractors know that absolutely no one is to turn around in someone's driveway. Hopping stated he understands that big trucks can ruin someone's driveway and that he is willing to post signs if they have to and also have their excavator clear off an area where vehicles can park. Hopping stated they will do whatever they can to ensure there are no issues with traffic. Hopping stated they were also told the road had to be cleaned up every night, and if any trailers are left overnight, they will be on that driveway. Hopping stated they will try to make the project go as quickly and as smoothly as possible. Page 12 of 20