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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,January 19,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> would be a difficulty to do it in a straight line and that would be the only reason why it is exceeding 1,000 <br /> feet if they look at it on the map. <br /> Bollis said it seems pretty clear to him that the cul-de-sac is 976 feet, or the road is,just the way it is <br /> measured on there. He does not see any other way and it is very consistent with every other project he <br /> has seen come through the Planning Commission regarding how the measurement is. <br /> Chair Ressler agreed. <br /> Erickson's recollection is they have approved variances in the past on other locations and they have <br /> exceeded 1,000 feet with the variance and that is not a terribly rare occurrence in Orono. <br /> Chair Ressler asked if there is any other feedback for the construction on Heritage and while this is <br /> something that will come later down the road, it is good to have on record. As a City they always want to <br /> be the least disruptive as possible for neighbors and he assumes that is probably what the City Council <br /> will feel as well;to make sure that the traffic is minimized. <br /> Kirchner said if he recalls from the August meeting City Staff said they also do not support the use of <br /> Heritage Lane for the development of this project and asked if that opinion has changed. <br /> Barnhart said no, it has not. He pointed out that the connection for the sanitary sewer will connect to the <br /> bulb at the end of the Heritage Lane cul-de-sac. They are not proposing any use of Heritage Lane for <br /> construction access;they would have to go through another private lot to get to this subject property so <br /> they do not anticipate that as an issue but can clarify that as a clarifying issue in the resolution if need be. <br /> Chair Ressler noted that feedback is what they would recommend adding. <br /> McCutcheon asked about the background on why they proposed to use Heritage Lane. <br /> Barnhart clarified he was asking about the County;he said they would like the traffic to go on City roads <br /> versus County roads. <br /> Chair Ressler noted it affects the County less. <br /> McCutcheon said it is dangerous going through the existing way and Heritage is a much safer approach so <br /> the request for that shows a bit of the problem they are dealing with. The wetland,the access to the entry <br /> of the lots,there are a lot of barriers here and he thinks going forward those need to be addressed. He said <br /> that entry is difficult and it is a small subdivision but he does not know the history of this lot; was there <br /> ever a dock used across lots 1,2, and 3. He said maybe not because of the safety concerns, access to <br /> Tanager, and it is just too dangerous to use that. He thinks there are a lot of things to consider here and he <br /> is taking them quite seriously as safety concerns. McCutcheon noted in the summer months,that road <br /> gets crazy busy and he is in a similar situation as he lives in a back lot and has access across the road; <br /> when people have young kids, and are filling coolers,and putting the cover on the boat,there are a lot of <br /> things that can go wrong so he is pretty sensitive to this issue. <br /> Chair Ressler believes the previous owner used Tanager for boat use and there was a small dock with a <br /> float plane there but that was one homeowner using it with two different lakeshores. He does not think <br /> that would be a different usage in this case. Chair Ressler does not think he is satisfied with the <br /> Page 14 of 28 <br />