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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 10, 2017 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />25. ORONO PRESERVE — REQUEST FOR EARLY PERMITS (Continued) <br />Staff s initial answer to the developer's informal request earlier this year was, no, that the City does not <br />issue permits before the initial lift of asphalt is in place. The subsequent formal request via letter has <br />prompted Staff to consider whether there are factors so unique to this specific proposal and location that <br />approval would not become precedent setting. In the past the City has consistently followed the <br />Development Agreement provisions. <br />Some potential justifications to approve the request might include accessibility of existing fire hydrants <br />and assisting the developer in their marketing efforts. Potential reasons to deny the request include the <br />potential need for road base reconstruction due to damage during home construction, weather conditions <br />that could impact drivability of the gravel road surface, and a potential conflict between home <br />construction traffic and parking. <br />Staff recommends denial of the request. If the Council chooses to grant approval, Staff recommends the <br />conditions outlined in Staff's report be attached to that approval. <br />Walsh asked whether the City has ever made an exception like this. <br />Gaffron stated he does not remember one. <br />Stephanie Simenstad, Project Manager with The Excelsior Group, LLC, stated there will be significant <br />access to both of these lots and also significant construction parking that will be out of the way of any <br />emergency vehicles. Due to a very wet fall, construction on the site was delayed and that they are <br />attempting to give David Weekly Homes the ability to have two model lots going. Paving is expected to <br />be completed by May 3 1. <br />Crosby asked what the distance is between Old Crystal Bay Road and these model homes. <br />Gaffron stated the fire hydrant is located across the street and with an 80 -foot right-of-way, it is probably <br />200 feet from that hydrant to either building. <br />Walsh stated the main issue is the structural integrity of the roads and that they will not know if there is <br />some failure of the road base until later. <br />Simenstad stated they do not plan on paving right over the existing gravel road and that the road will have <br />to pass a new roll test and all engineering standards prior to installations of the first lift. <br />Page 22 of 26 <br />