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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, August 17, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 7 Ressler asked Barnhart if they decided to add City water to this development, would that be another expansion of the MUSA. Barnhart answered no, it would a request from the City Council to connect to the public system, and the cost would be associated with that request. Ressler stated one of the comments from the public hearing was good, he had overlooked that it would not have any hydrants and he thinks it’s worth considering if the Applicant wanted to think about it, he would defer to the Council’s opinion on whether that was necessary or not. The other comment, as Mr. Libby stated, is the parking situation. He said when he looked at those three lots and the lakeshore having their identified private docks as well, any time someone is doing any kind of entertaining, asking people to walk along the shoulder of County Road 15, depending on the day can be challenging. He said he’s not sure he has an opinion on how that works because if someone has their own private lakeshore, they’d like to have their own private lakeshore for use, noting it’s a safety concern but is probably a salability issue more than anything else. He said it may not be more than a comment for consideration but one might make an argument that a community dock is better because at least people aren’t walking down the shoulder for 100 yards before they get to their lot. He said he appreciates Barnhart addressing the comments on average lakeshore setback and how they understand that precedent. Going back to the parking situation, Ressler said whether there is a pullover, if there is parking on that road they will also need to have a turnaround without having to get back on County Road 15 to get back to the homeowner’s property. He said he’d recommend the Applicant consider that perhaps there could be a couple of areas where cars could pull a golf cart or vehicle in, that might be a nice amenity. Ressler noted the layout looks reasonable and perhaps a bit of thoughtfulness in those things as the developer is laying it all out with the turn lanes and everything else, and it will be nice when it’s done. McCutcheon moved, Gettman seconded to approve LA19-000048 Whitten and Associates O/B/O Irwin l Jacobs 2018 Revocable Trust, 1700 shoreline Drive, Preliminary Plat as applied with conditions recommended by Staff. Vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0.