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Mayor and City Courcil May 4,1999 Page 11 5. Expansion of Woodhill ’s west driveway between the maintenance building and Woodhill Avenue. 6. Bituminous paving of the driveway abutting WoodhiU Avenue 7. Signage concerning Woodhill on Orono Orchard Road. The Club fuither requests cither amendment to the 1968 conditional use permit or acknowledgment by resolution that the right of access to the Woodhill property exists independent of any conditional use permit process in the following two citcumstances: “1. Under the temis of the Easement Agreement." That agreement, and the duties of parties thereunder, speaks for itself and need not be part of any conditional use pcnnit at this time but since it benefits onlv one lot it has a minimum effect on safetv. “2.!f all access from Woodhill to County Road 15 is permanently blocked as a result of either Highway 15 alteration or improvement or because of the railroad right- of-way, the right of reasonable access to the Woodhill Property is required and is not subject to revocation through the conditional use permit process." If that situation ever develops, the Club must apply for a conditional use permit so the City can decide if such use is warranted and if so. what conditions must be imposed in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens in the area and the users of the roads Moreover, there may be other solutions to such a theoretical future problem as to access onto County Road 15. For example, if the railroad ever lawfiilly closes the access to County Road 15. the City could condemn the access as a public road to a point where the road enters upon the Club’s property. H. If the City decides that Ac. css should be allowed onto Woodhill Avenue now, in addition to the Access set foilh in Section G above, the City should require the followimt : I. Access on the Club’s driveway will be for members only, and only on the basis of one way, from west to east. The Club claims it needs access for the convenience of its members who live to the west and northwest of the Club. However those members who leave the Club on Woodhill Road at County Road 15 have an easy right turn on County Road 15. then an easy right turn on Orono Orchard Road, which then passes Woodhill Avenue. There is no need to use Woodhill Avenue. When those members approach from the northwest or west, without access to Woodhill Avenue, they take a left from Orono Orchard Road onto County Road 15 and then a left (on a left turn lane) into the Club. That is a ve'y good w’ay of access. However, if the 2602S - i