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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD AUGUST 18• 1986 # 10 6 4 CITY OF ORONO CONTINUED questionably legal b,�c-ause the operation did interrupt for more than 12 mol,ths after it became a l p legal non - conform ng use. Ht: stated that is a bad use of the property that has riot been operated according to its conditional use permit and the City has consistent) refused to force the operator to correctproblems the y . He submits that the appropriate answer to the lift station wou.l d have been for the City to condemn the entire property because the yard cannot be reduced in a substandard lot, to tear down gas tation and remove a l l that hardcover, and place the lift station more than 50' from the Crear residence and other properties. He stated that every lift station that does not meet the code conditions should be subject to an application and should be denied or granted on its own merits, not because its already there noting that the only issue of replacement is financial which is not a valid hardship. He further stated that he felt the process in which the City followed in placement of the lift station was deceptive a?,d ,.-Nt in the open. Dan Crear, 1980 Spates Ave., stated that the City has been negligent in notifying him regarding the placement of the lift station and other matters such as the recent blacktop on his property to solve a drainage problem. He stated that the lift station was so visibly close (15' from property line, 401 from house) to his house and interferes with his already limited view of the lake and that he is opposed to any more decoration of the lift station. He noted that the sewer and lift station issue has affected him considerably because he is not able to sell his house for a reasonable amount in addition to problems involving the actual hookup from his house to sewer. La Dean McWilliams, 1 130 Wi 1 low Drive, noted that it costs the Crystal Bay residents an additional $5, 000 to change the location of the lift station from Rovegrio's property to the present 1 oca+ ion, and that the City approved this without a public hearing, No one was present from the public regarding this matter and the public hearing was closed, McDonald asked if is was possible to relocate the lift station up on the City office property. Consulting Engineer Mike Lynch stated it would require another lift station noting issues of the extreme depth of the existing gravity sewer. 12