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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, June 19, 2017 6:30 o'clock p.m. Barnhart indicated it might. Catherine Sweet, Applicant, 3405 Crystal Bay Road, stated the home at 3407 is currently empty. Sweet stated she understands the City's desire to protect the lake and allow for drainage. Sweet stated she would like to make an alternate proposal, which would be to do what the City did in 1908 and flip flop the easement. Sweet noted her driveway sits on the easement and that she had received permission from the City Council in 2004 to retain that. Sweet stated they could take that 20 feet of easement and put it on the other side of 3407. Sweet stated she would then tear down the garage, remove the existing driveway in that area, and then at some point tear down the small house and sell the property. Thiesse asked if she had presented that to Staff at all. Sweet indicated she suggested it this past Thursday when she received Staff's report. Barnhart stated the challenge with that is that adding a new easement or right-of-way introduces the potential that the neighbor might not necessarily be expecting an easement in that location. Barnhart stated he does not see a lot of value to the City in doing that, but that the Planning Commission is free to examine that alternate option more closely. Sweet noted 3407 does not have a dock but that there is a small stairway. The other three houses have docks and those have existed since at least 2004. Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. There were no public comments regarding this application. Chair Thiesse continued the public hearing to the City Council meeting on July 10. Thiesse stated he would agree with Mr. Barnhart's statement and that it would be difficult to recommend approval on the alternative option since that was not noticed for a public hearing. Thiesse asked if the Planning Commission can discuss that option. Page 3 of 5