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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 24, 20 20 6 :00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 15 Edwards agreed with Walsh and said he took the as -built plans for that sewer line. They have good data for the sewer main and they know the depth of the main, the depth of where the connection connects to the main, and based off of installation standards on what slopes you can have on a service line, he came up with the maximum/minimum depth that service line should be at. He also recommended to the Planning Commission if there was still some concern about tha t, it could be written into any requirements that the applicant be required to field locate, which would entail a contractor to come in through the City's sewer main and run a locator up the sewer service to ascertain the depths under the driveway. He said that is not something the City would do but it could be done by somebody else. Walsh noted that the City did not feel it was necessary to do that because they had accurate data and it was a job the City undertook. Edwards agreed and stated he did not think the City would need to do that. Johnson asked whether it was the 222 property that needs the easement. Walsh stated that was correct. Johnson noted the neighbors were not present. Walsh said they were present at the last meeting. He noted the other issue was the easement they have never had and that their line is under somebody else's property. Edwards stated it would be an easement between two private properties, not something the City is directly involved in. The City recommended the 222 property owners get the easement because it protects them and their continued access to the sewer system. Walsh said Mr. Azad was nice enough to acknowledge the easement would not be a problem. Johnson clarified that the variance request is because the easement will reduce the size of the lot. Walsh, Crosby, and Staff indicated it reduces the lot area. Walsh said the City Council would be taking the recommendation and approving the variance with the contingency that an easement is created between the two private parties. Johnson asked if the City Council was approving a motion to create that. Staff and Walsh said the City Council would be approving a variance. Johnson noted it would be based upon something that has not yet happened. Walsh and Crosby stated it is a variance conditioned upon getting the easement put together between the two parties. Mr. Al Azad and Walsh discussed that Mr. Azad would need to get involved and talk with his neighbors to get the variance.