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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,May 10,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 17. LA21-000025—ERIC VOGSTROM OB/O ERIC VOGSTROM,WILLIAM,AND SUSAN <br /> DUNKLEY 2709 WALTERS PORT AND 2710 PENCE LANE,SKETCH PLAN REVIEW <br /> Barnhart said the applicants wish to remove the conditions on the final plat that prohibit a connection of <br /> 2709 Walters Port to Pence Lane.Those conditions were applied as part of a platting process. Staff sees <br /> that same process to remove those conditions. It would be a platting process which would include a sketch <br /> plan,preliminary, and final plat. Staff can support the removal of these conditions via the formal platting <br /> process if Pence Lane is improved to a private road standard which includes 24 foot wide pavement,a 50 <br /> foot wide right-of-way, and a terminating cul-de-sac. The proposal shows the terminating cul-de-sac,no <br /> improvements are proposed or shown on the existing Pence Lane,and it should be pointed out that the <br /> existing segment of Pence Lane right-of-way is only 30 feet so there would be a challenge getting to the <br /> 50 feet. The applicant has argued that the road is already a private road and the Council received a <br /> number of comments and letters from the attorneys of the applicant and the neighboring properties. Staff <br /> maintains any situation that increases the non-conformity should not be approved without adjustments <br /> and that is where the cul-de-sac and improvements to Pence Lane come in. Staff is looking for non- <br /> binding feedback. <br /> Walsh understands that Bill, Sue, and Eric could put the cul-de-sac down farther and have the roads come <br /> off there to their house and would not need any approvals to do that. <br /> Barnhart noted they would need some approvals because the existing parcel would need some re-platting. <br /> Walsh said they would not need the City's approval to put a cul-de-sac down there generally,they do not <br /> need a variance or anything like that. <br /> Barnhart said the platting would be an issue and there may be some hardcover issues applied.Part of the <br /> reason this plan works is both lots 1 and 2 meet the hardcover and structural limitations for this property. <br /> In making lot 2 smaller,he thinks it will bump up against some hardcover issues and perhaps also for lot <br /> 1. <br /> Walsh said after the Planning Commission, Walsh,Barnhart,and Eric sat at the white board and said if <br /> they wanted to make just one road coming down and put the cul-de-sac down there with driveways off it <br /> they would not need any approvals. However,that would be very intrusive,it would not look great,and <br /> would then present itself as a practical difficulty to say a better solution for everybody from a viewing <br /> standpoint would be to put the cul-de-sac up on Pence Lane on the private drive and have two separate <br /> ones come off there. <br /> Barnhart said there are some advantages to putting it there. He noted there were some concerns from the <br /> property owner about the cul-de-sac near their property.He said nobody will necessarily be happy but this <br /> does offer some of the solutions Walsh talked about. <br /> Walsh asked by doing this,what kind of variances do they really need? <br /> Barnhart said by doing this,there is some question about Pence Lane being a private road or driveway. <br /> Pending the solution of that, if it is considered a private driveway and they want to approve it to a private <br /> road they may be looking at a variance from the Pence Lane width issue.They could argue that is a 17. <br /> Page 31 of 34 <br />