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TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Chair Lindquist and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Michael P. GafTron, Senior Plarming Coordinator <br />February 13,1998 <br />SUBJECT: #2339 James Render, 1365 Tonkawa Road - 3 Lot Preliminary Plat - Public Hearing <br />Zoning District: LR-IC, Single Family Lakeshore Residential, 1/2 acre, sewered. <br />Proposal: Subdivide this 1.9 acre parcel into three building sites. <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Application <br />B - Plat Map <br />C - Property Owners List <br />D - Survey/Preliminar>' Plat Drawings <br />E - Sketch Plan Review Memo 1/13/98 <br />F - Planning Commission Minutes 1/20/98 <br />G - City Engineer's Comments <br />H - Staff Conceptual Sketch of Neighborhood Access <br />I - Staff Conceptual Sketch of 42' Road Dedication <br />J - Staff Sketch: Hardcover Impact of Through Road <br />Brief Review of Sketch Plan Discussions <br />At the January 20 meeting. Planning Commission reviewed the applicant's three concept drawings <br />and some additional conceptual sketches by staff. Since all lots are proposed to meet the 1/2 <br />acre/100' lot standards of the LR-IC zone, the primary issues surrounding the subdivision were <br />access and buildability of the lots in relation to hardcover allowance. <br />Planning Commission expressed a concern that a full cul-de-sac might be "overkill" to serve just <br />these three units. Planning Commission suggested that use of a private driveway, with a "T" <br />emergency vehicle turnaround and a shared driveway for Lots 2 and 3, is likely more appropriate <br />than a cul-de-sac for this magnitude of development. <br />Given the late hour at which this review’ occurred, staff was certainly not eloquent in communicating <br />a number of issues surrounding access to this site. However, staff continues to believe that the <br />narrow outlot driveway proposed to serve these three units may not be in the long-term best interests <br />of the City for the following reasons: <br />1.A narrow driveway will provide inadequate emergency access. Due to the lack of City water <br />in the neighborhood, fire fighting requires bringing tank trucks in and setting up tubs, <br />requiring extensive space for fire fighting equipment to operate and maneuver.