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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 11, 2018 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />15. LA18-40 MATTHEW AND ANGELA HOPPING, 95 SMITH AVENUE, CONDITIONAL <br />USE PERMIT AND SECOND DRIVEWAY — Continued <br />Crosby stated he does not have a problem with the second driveway since there is not a hardcover issue <br />and that they are helping out the mother. Crosby commented they are probably trying to plan for the <br />future, and since there is not a hardcover issue and the garage is partially hidden by the house, he does not <br />have a problem with it. <br />Dankey commented she is a little torn on this application because the City does not want everyone to have <br />two driveway accesses. Dankey stated there appears to be some runoff from the corner of the property, <br />and the more you build up the wall for a second driveway, the more likely you are to create erosion onto <br />the road. <br />Seals stated she is not a fan of a second driveway. <br />Crosby stated it is not whether the Council personally likes it or not but whether it fits within the <br />neighborhood and the criteria. Crosby noted Staff is okay with the proposal. <br />Walsh asked whether Staff has even made a recommendation on it. <br />Curtis stated the City Engineer identified it as an issue that the Council should weigh in on. <br />Seals stated no one with Staff is saying yes or no and that they have referred it to the City Council for a <br />decision. <br />Walsh noted there was a property owner on Fox Hill that wanted entrances on both sides and he did not <br />think that was appropriate, but he was outvoted on that. <br />Rief stated this could be considered a practical difficulty given the terrain. <br />Walsh commented a practical difficulty can also be created by the way it is designed and that one side of <br />the lot is more sloping. <br />Rief asked whether the Council needs more information in order to make a decision. <br />Walsh stated it is more a matter of the Council making a decision on whether the two curb cuts fit into the <br />neighborhood. <br />Crosby asked what the hardcover percentage is with a second driveway. <br />Curtis indicated they are exempt. <br />Dankey asked why they are exempt. <br />Curtis indicated it is because they are not in a hardcover zone in the shoreland. <br />Walsh stated the City can enforce the parking but that he is not in favor of the second driveway. Walsh <br />stated he would like the applicants to redesign and have one driveway. <br />Page 15 of 20 <br />