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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, July 17, 2017 6:30 o'clock p.m. with the proposed plat and the Planning Commission should provide direction to the applicant regarding the plat. The Planning Commission should review each topic and identify issues to which the applicants should respond to. As a sketch plan review, any comments or suggestions to the applicant are nonbinding but should be helpful as the applicant moves forward. At the direction of the applicant, the sketch plan will be forwarded to the City Council for review. Curtis stated it would be helpful for the applicant to introduce the project and address the issues identified in Staff report. Thiesse noted the Fire Chief is fine with what is there. Curtis stated Staff would like clarification on what is proposed for the driveway and then the Fire Chief will have another opportunity to provide comment on the plan. The survey shows the driveway outlot at 25 feet wide connecting at Walters Port Lane. Curtis indicated she is not sure if it is intended to be an emergency connection or an active connection, which needs to be clarified. There are also a number of items related to the layout of the driveway that requires clarification. The Planning Commission should provide direction to the applicant on those items. Leskinen asked if the shifting of the lot lines is creating a non -conformity on one lot that is currently conforming with regard to width. Curtis indicated it is. Curtis stated the lot line rearrangement makes the Walters Port property conforming with respect to lot area and width but changing the Pence Lane property. Curtis stated there is some conflicting information but that she believes the applicant intends to add one acre to the Walters Port lot. Curtis stated that lot appears to be just under at this point. Sue Dunkley stated their home on Walters Port Lane was constructed in 1958 on a small lot. Dunkley indicated they moved in in 1984 and remodeled the home in 2008 on the same foundation. Dunkley stated the lot is very small and currently is less than a half -acre. Dunkley stated they are going to purchase the neighbor's property so additional land can be added to the Walters Port lot.