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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 13, 2020 <br />6:03 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 15 of 25 <br /> <br />Crosby said he is strongly against tabling the matter and thinks it needs to be moved forward. He believes <br />if it was any other project, without a doubt it would get stamped and not stopped. Personal feelings cannot <br />get in the way; the Council has to be logical and look at the project and decide how the Council would <br />have voted in another instance. If the home was on another road in Orono, it would go forward. The City <br />has to be non-judgmental and consistent. If the Council tables the matter, they are not being consistent. <br /> <br />Printup stated his motion stands. <br /> <br />Walsh commented that everything mentioned were good points and he did not think a couple weeks <br />would hurt to gather more information. <br /> <br />Johnson said there have been a lot of problems with the relationship and the City should be cautious and <br />do the right thing because of the issues. However, a bathroom in a garage is not an issue the Council <br />should hold up. <br /> <br />VOTE: Ayes 3 (Printup, Seals, Walsh), Nays 2 (Crosby, Johnson). <br /> <br />16. LA20-000012 – SOURCE LAND DEVELOPMENT INC., LAKEVIEW OF ORONO <br /> <br />Staff presented a summary of packet information. <br /> <br />Walsh noted he was at the Planning Commission meeting and members decided to either vote all of it or <br />none of it rather than do any kind of piecemealing, which does not help the Council with a direction in <br />terms of how they voted. <br /> <br />Mr. Chase Peterson, Source Land Development, stated it has been a good project. They have about 13 lots <br />remaining, and there are issues with the lots that make them undesirable or tough to build on. Adding <br />additional costs on to buyers is something that they often stay away from. They knew they had to make <br />some changes and they had to give something back to the community/Orono, and they decided to get <br />creative and tinker with some of the conservation lines to provide some building elbowroom and make <br />potential buildings a little more buyer-friendly. In doing that, they get away from disturbing natural space, <br />adding retaining walls, grading costs, etc. They have gained support from a lot of the local neighbors. <br />There have also been a couple of concerned neighbors, and they have answered their concerns by giving <br />them an agreement with some tree privacy, etc. They were a little upset that they did not get much <br />feedback/guidance from the Planning Commission other than a simple no, and as a result, have presented <br />the same application to the City Council. <br /> <br />Walsh asked how many lots the original plan contained. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson answered that it was 46 lots. <br /> <br />Walsh said they did a good job figuring out where to put the houses in relation to the nature, environment, <br />and septics because they are down to 5-10% of the lots and that it is hard to get it perfect upfront. He said <br />they are adding more than they are taking and noted one of the big concerns was going around the corner <br />on North Arm Drive and moving the driveway to allow for sight view. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson said they could have done it differently and hopefully perfectly. There are a lot of moving <br />parts: septic locations which have to be on virgin soil; each site has to have a primary and secondary well