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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, October 21, 2019 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Erickson commented Staff has done an excellent job of outlining the issues and proposing the necessary <br />items to help meet the City's requirements to create a larger development that specifically shows a cul-de- <br />sac and a trail easement needs to be done. The cul-de-sac will be a long-term benefit to the neighborhood <br />and would eliminate people backing up into people's driveways. <br />Erickson stated his question would be, if the City concurs that a more specific plan is its goal, could the <br />Planning Commission give conceptual blessing to the process and move it on to the City Council. <br />Barnhart stated the Planning Commission can either approve it with the conditions recommended by <br />Staff, deny it, or table the application to allow the applicant time to illustrate those items on a formal plan <br />for further review by the Planning Commission. <br />Thiesse noted the Planning Commission could deny it and the applicant could add it to a plan prior to the <br />City Council meeting. <br />Ressler asked if there is direct access to the trail without crossing Mr. Bonnett's property currently. <br />Barnhart noted there is City -to -DNR right-of-way currently but that it has morphed onto Mr. Bonnett's <br />property over the years. <br />Ressler stated tabling it would delay any action on this. If this were passed or denied with some <br />requirements or contingencies, that would save about 30 days so it does not have to come back before the <br />Planning Commission again. <br />William Griffith stated a fourth condition could be to require a plan be provided to the City Council and <br />that they are in agreement with the three conditions as well as providing a formal plan. That plan could <br />also be made available to anyone who is interested in seeing it. <br />Ressler noted recommending denial does not stop them from being heard by the City Council. <br />Griffith indicated he would rather have a recommendation of approval. <br />Thiesse commented he would like a plan that the residents could look at prior to the City Council meeting <br />and that they need some time to do that. Thiesse asked whether a public hearing could be held at the City <br />Council meeting. <br />Barnhart stated the Planning Commission could recommend a public hearing be held at the City Council <br />meeting. While a formal public hearing is not required, the Council typically receives public comment at <br />the meeting. <br />Thiesse noted there is no formal notice sent out to the neighbors and that people interested in this <br />application would need to know when it would be before the City Council. <br />Barnhart stated the next City Council meeting would be November 12. Barnhart stated the applicant has <br />two options. They could either provide a plan or they could proceed forward with what they have. The <br />applicant has already agreed to address the issues that Staff has raised, and the idea would be to provide a <br />plan depicting those. If they would like to receive the feedback from the Planning Commission on that <br />plan, they should ask for it to be tabled. <br />Page 7 of 20 <br />