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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: April 3 <*-5. ITEM NO.:/ % Department Approval: Name Jeanne A. Mabusth Title Building & Zoning Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Zoning Item Description:Direction from Council Regarding Use of City Driveway that Currently Serves Two Lot Plat of French Lake of Orono 2nd Addition. French Lake Preserve Park and MWCC Lilt Station Melamed/Lauer Partners presented a sketch plan review at the March 20. 1995 meeting of the Planning Commission proposing development of a 15 acre undeveloped property owned by the Leonard G. Carpenter Trust, refer to Exhibit C. The property is abutted by Old Crystal Bay Road along the west and on the south and east by the City ’s driveway. The existing drive consists of a grp^'el bed and is jointly maintained by the private residential landowners and the MWCC. The responsibility of the private property owners was defined in the deeds conveying the land. Review Exhibits E and F. The Planning Commission supported Plan A for development of the property that would minimize the negative impact of tree removal and the filling of wetlands by allowing single or shared driveway accesses rather than the required internal road. A private road with cul-de-sac would result in the loss of some 640 mature pine and spruce trees and the filling of some 2400 s.f of wetlands. The Planning Commission encouraged the use of the City drive for access advising that Lots 3 and 4 of Plan A could be served by a single curb at the south side of the City drive. Planning Commission and Park Commission represenutives at the meeting supported access only along the south side prohibiting curb cuts along the east side so as to save the mature and dense plantings and to maintain the preserve atmosphere. Many of the hardships and unique findings accepted by the Planning Commission to discourage the installation of an internal road for the subdivision were repeated once again when the issue of a required upgrade of the City drive was discussed. The drive would now serve 3 or possibly 4 residential units required by code to be upgraded to public/private road standards. Members were concerned with the impact of a cul- de-sac or. be dense plantings at the northeast end of drive. The upgrade to a 24 ’ paved width road with 80 ’ cul-de-sac would have a negative impact on the preserve park. Planning Commission members felt required improvements could be limited by paving of existing road and that if a turnaround was necessary that a more innovative approach could be developed by engineer with the intent to save preserve atmosphere. i 3