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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,March 16,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 6. LA20-000014 WHITTEN ASSOCIATES,INC., 1700 SHORELINE DRIVE,SKETCH <br /> PLAN-7:44 P.M.-8:08 P.M. <br /> Tim Whitten,the Applicant,was present. <br /> Barnhart presented a summary of packet information. <br /> Ressler thanked Staff for the comments about how the Commission is not addressing the traffic issue but <br /> that it will be addressed eventually.The roads and the outline of the buildable envelope also helps.He <br /> asked if the cul-de-sac was good enough for the standards Staff believed are needed. <br /> Barnhart said the only aspect that is not met is the maximum length of a cul-de-sac,which is 1,000 feet. <br /> The cul-de-sac is a little longer than that.However,the City has quite a few of them,partly due to the <br /> nature of Orono's subdivision patterns.He said the critical part is that there are adequate turnaround <br /> opportunities at the end. <br /> Ressler asked if the alternative to a longer cul-de-sac would be long,private shared driveways. <br /> Gettman asked if the applicant looked at removing Lot 5 and pulling back the actual cul-de-sac to that <br /> point to fall within the 1,000 feet. <br /> Barnhart stated he did not advise them on the length issue. He said if it is a hard and fast rule,the <br /> applicant could make some choices on how to develop it.They could lose a lot,have long driveways,it <br /> could be any number of patterns,but at this point Staff did not see it as a critical issue. <br /> Ressler said he thought it should be the way it is. The other alternatives,such as a really long shared <br /> driveway,does not seem like that would make it fit better. <br /> Gettman asked if there were 3 houses on the property right now. <br /> Barnhart said there is 1 principal structure and a number of accessory buildings. <br /> Ressler asked if they were located on Lot 6. <br /> Gettman noted that it looked like it was Lots 4,6,and 7. <br /> Doepke asked if the existing house would be torn down and replaced. <br /> Barnhart stated that he would defer that question to the applicant. <br /> Libby noted that from his knowledge regarding the MUSA line for the sewer system,it was evident when <br /> it was installed and upgraded at the first phase of Tanager Estates that it was large enough and had <br /> enough capacity to serve 3 large-scale residences.A remediation was also done on the subsurface <br /> treatment system for the original estate and the estate was connected to that system.He asked Staff if he <br /> was correct in his understanding. <br /> Barnhart indicated he was correct. <br /> Page 14 of 16 <br />