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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 8, 2021 6:03 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 26 19. LA20-000048 - TIMOTHY WHITTEN O/B/O I. JACOBS/A. JACOBS REVOCABLE TRUST, 1700 SHORELINE DRIVE, PRELIMINARY PLAT - RESOLUTION – Continued Walsh thinks the question Johnson was asking at the Planning Commission, the Burwell’s brought up that in constructing the turn lane they were under the impression that their private property would be used to do that turn lane. He thought someone at the time said they would not have to be on or take any of the Burwell’s private property to make that happen. Johnson clarified it was not the turn lane but he thought there was some concern that the activity of doing this development and putting in this shared driveway where it exists as a singular driveway now was going to impact some of the trees on their property. Mr. Whitten stated he is not aware that it will impact but he will let Mr. Gronberg reply to that. They are putting the road basically in the same position that the existing road is but it will be a little bit wider. Johnson noted the Planning Commission was also asked to get a dock plan and asked if the Applicant has gotten that far. Mr. Whitten said they have not gone through that exercise yet. Johnson said the Applicant got rid of Outlot D which he thinks is a good idea based on the feedback from the Planning Commission and asked if they will likely do a joint dock down there. Mr. Whitten thinks that is a possibility and it will likely be up to the property owners to decide whether they would have a joint dock. Barnhart clarified the Code does allow joint-use dock facilities but that is done at the time of the subdivision so that decision would have to be made as part of the final plan at the latest stage. Walsh assumes the owners of the property would have to agree to do that. Barnhart said yes. Walsh stated they could have three individual dock formations and they would all have to get along to do a shared dock. Johnson said it is either that or risk your life heading to your dock on Lot 3. He understands the Applicant will clear trees over 4 inches along the lakeshore but that does not necessarily make it safer. He thinks the Planning Commission hit on it – the turn lane is relevant and Johnson does not know what jurisdiction the City has in dictating that or not. However, there is no safe way to cross this as it is a busy road; he noted he lives just down the street and goes by there all the time. For the value of the development, the Applicant wants to mitigate that as much as possible and Johnson thinks that all the crossings that occur here are at an increased amount of risk as it is a busy road. Whatever they can do to keep people from continuing down this road even farther is something to be looked at whether that is a sidewalk or whatever that is. Walsh asked if Johnson would suggest that he would want a joint dock put in to solve some of that.