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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, March 16, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />from the letter that Mr. Crandall was referring to the Lot 15 issue, so he had no comment. He has a slight <br />concern with the addition of a driveway right on the curve of North Arm Drive. <br /> <br />Ressler noted he tries to look at things with an unbiased lens. Generally, people are opposed to <br />developments. This is one of the largest developments that has been done in recent history in Orono, and <br />change is naturally going to be opposed. In these types of situations, he tends to follow Staff <br />recommendations. Although he sees the opposition, he feels like the applicant has done their best to try to <br />appease some of the opposition and made efforts to improve that. <br /> <br />Doepke asked Staff what the specific consideration was in regard to the driveway that would be added <br />along North Arm Drive, as far as if the County would need to be involved, etc. <br /> <br />Barnhart said Staff has not done any analysis on the driveway location or where the house would be <br />located. That would be a discussion for later. <br /> <br />Erickson asked Staff to point out what lot Mr. Crandall was referring to. <br /> <br />Curtis stated she assumed he meant Lot 17, but she doesn't know because he did not say. <br /> <br />Erickson noted Mr. Crandall’s letter indicates that when he bought his house there would only be one new <br />house next to him. With the loss of conservation area, another house would be allowed, presumably on <br />the other side. <br /> <br />Doepke said if Mr. Crandall is on Lot 21, Lots 20 and 22 are already buildable, which is very clear. His <br />letter is not very clear. <br /> <br />Erickson stated that Mr. Crandall is clear that he is getting another house that he was not planning on. <br /> <br />Mr. Hiller said he thought Mr. Crandall’s letter was regarding the new building pad on Lot 17 and that <br />was his concern, not Lot 15. He lives on Lot 21 and there will be a house between his lot and Lot 17, so it <br />does not affect him directly. He pointed out the location of the garage, and then the location of the <br />driveway and where it would meet North Arm Drive. He estimated the sight distance around the bend at <br />roughly 270 feet. He felt that was an adequate sight distance. The rationale for flip-flopping the site is <br />because it currently is not usable from a practical standpoint. <br /> <br />Gettman said part of the issue is that Lot 20 is currently undeveloped and the Lot 21 owner looks at the <br />area as open and will get upset with Lot 20 being built on. Another lot in between is going to add to the <br />traffic, congestion, and the view they are trying to preserve. He appreciates that Staff has not steered the <br />Commission awry, but the Commission’s purpose is not to reiterate what Staff has done, it’s to give <br />feedback on what the impression is for the community, which is purely negative. <br /> <br />Libby moved to approve LA20-000012 Source Land Development, 610, 735, 750 & 780 Lakeview <br />Parkway; 4625 and 4685 St. Andrews Street; and 455 North Arm Drive, Lakeview of Orono <br />Conservation Easement Vacation and Rededication. <br /> <br />Gettman moved, Erickson seconded, to deny LA20-000012 Source Land Development, 610, 735, 750 <br />& 780 Lakeview Parkway; 4625 and 4685 St. Andrews Street; and 455 North Arm Drive, Lakeview <br />of Orono Conservation Easement Vacation and Rededication.