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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, November 15,2004 6:00 o’clock p.m. (MM-3067 LECY CONSTRUCTION, CONTINUED) Walsh stated that area is designated for guest parking. Fritzier pointed out that guests could park in the driveway if the applicant ’s cars wee in the garage. Walsh indicated at certain times of the year he has a number of guests and that there is not ample parking space in the driveway. Walsh stated the snow kills the grass in that area every year and that he does not get much use out of that area due to the a:nount of snow stored titere. Kempf inquired whether that is the same area that Staff is recommending replacement of the rock. Gundlach stated she is recommending that the rock that is there now not remain since it has become compacted. Gundlach indicated the City plows in that direction because if they came from the other direction, they would deposit the snow in his driveway. Gundlach stated she is not recommending that area be landscaped but that new landscape rock should be placed there to allow water permeation. Rahn noted the applicant does not want to improve that area if the snowplows are going to continue to use that area for snow storage. Rahn stated he does not see a way for the snowplow truck to not dump the snow in that area given the comer. Winkey commented it is likely that the new landscape rock would get compacted. Walsh stated whatever is put dow^ in that area is going to get scraped out of that area by the plows. Fritzier suggested the snowplows come from the other direction. Gundlach indicated that would then deposit the snow in the applicant ’s driveway. Walsh stated the road in that area is so tight that it makes it difficult for the snowplows to maneuver tiie comer. Fritzier stated in his opinion the rock should be removed to reduce tlie hardcover and that if the applicant parks cars in that area, it would become hardcover. Fritzier stated in his view the Public Works Department should store the snow elsewhere. Jurgens stated the snow is an issue for Public Works and that they need to do something else with the snow since they are encroaching onto the applicant ’s property right now. Jurgens stated the Planning Commission needs to deal with the hardcover on this lot and that the Public Works Department needs to address the snow storage. Leslie stated the Planning Commission could acknowledge that Public Works has to dump snow there and that any efforts to make that area not hardcover would be a shcit-term solution. Leslie suggested that area PAGE 29 ■Site