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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETEING Monday, MAY 13, 2019 7:00 o'clock p.m. Stickney noted the road would only access two lots and that he is not aware of any full cul-de-sac serving two lots in Orono. Walsh noted the third lot still has a driveway accessing on this road, which makes it three. Stickney asked if there could be an option for something similar to Bracketts Point. In that development there was a 90 -foot outlot created with 20 feet of asphalt around a 40 -foot island. That configuration is appealing and the buses and trucks can get around it. That served three houses at the time. Johnson commented he does not have a problem with that but that he is not sure if the radius is correct and whether it needs to be clear in the middle. Barnhart stated the code has a minimum standard and that the City Engineer will check the turning radius. The caveat is that what Mr. Stickney is proposing takes up quite a bit more land. Stickney stated it would also be reducing the impact to the wetland. If the island is created with 20 feet of roadway around that with a shoulder, there will be plenty of room for trucks to make that. In addition, it would be more appealing. Barnhart stated if that is something the applicant would like to propose, Staff can run it by the City Engineer, but that it will not work in this outlot. Chris Bollis, 350 Stubbs Bay Road, stated the definition of a cul-de-sac under the code means a local street with only one outlet having an appropriate terminal for the convenient traversal of traffic. State approved designs were looked at for cul-de-sac terminals, and those included a circular one, a Y -design, a hammerhead, and an alternate hammerhead. Given the Conservation Design study completed on the property, it is felt the appropriate terminal would be that hammerhead terminal for the property since it requires 83 percent less hardcover, fits within the contour lines, and is designed to allow vehicles to turn around. As it relates to practical difficulties, there is not enough space within that outlot to put a 100 -foot cul-de- sac and it would impact the wetland. The appropriate terminal in their view is the hammerhead terminal that was approved by the fire chief. Bollis stated in their view that meets code. Barnhart stated the subdivision code requires an adequate turn -around and that the City Council has determined what an appropriate turn -around is, which is the cul-de-sac as defined in the Code. Johnson asked what prevents them from moving that farther southeast. Bollis stated anything they do will impact that wetland. The City requires a Conservation Design and they have to hold to that as well as the rest of the code. Barnhart noted the Conservation Plan Design provides guidance to the environmental amenities on the property with the goal of creating a subdivision that best preserves those features. Johnson asked what would prevent them from moving the cul-de-sac further into the lot. Bollis stated there is an access outlot there and that they are bound by the covenants of the access outlot.