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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR <br />serve his subdivision. <br />Tom Ban^tt. City Attorney, noted he has attempted to review all the documents relating to this <br />Hem. Barrett stated there appears to be a utility easement over the southern portion of the <br />property as well as the driveway easement Banett stated in his view the problem with the <br />document agreeing to the driveway easement Is H does not further address any other issues. <br />such as whether this driveway easement should support access to other residences. <br />Barrett recommended approval of this application be made contingent upon final resolution of <br />this issue. <br />Barrett stated another issue dealing with the access is whether the City would allow a private <br />road as an access, Barrett commented he has questions whether the driveway easement would <br />allow the developer to build a public road. <br />David Berkowski, South Brown Road, inquired what the additional ten foot area represented. <br />Weinberger stated the City of Orono requires at the time a private or public road is constructed <br />within a subdivision that 50 feet of right-of-way is dedicated only for roadway purposes. Weinberger <br />stated the developer is requesting a 24 foot road vridth, with City Code requiring 28 foot. The <br />additional space is utilized for snow storage or shoulder. When it was originally platted, the <br />City required a ten foot roadway and utility easement across the north ten feet of Berkowski's <br />property. <br />Berkowski inquired whether the trees located within that easement could potentially be removed. <br />Weinberger stated they could. <br />Berkowski commented in his view the access issue should be resolved. <br />Hawn commented from the information supplied tonight, it does not appear the road would <br />run across the northern portion of his property. <br />Ktuth Indicated access would become a condition of approval, and If not met. the subdivision <br />would not be approved. <br />Weinberger stated the City currently owns the ten foot easement. Weinberger stated City <br />Page 16 <br />> <br />i