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1 ■ • <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL ORONO PI.ANNTXG COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD OCTOBER 21, 1993 <br />Petnnon qpestk>oecl whether the Ciiy needed until May 1995 to upgrade <uorm wacer <br />ordinances, and indicated that he would hope they could be Lomplcied sooner. Gaffton noted <br />that most cities had been allowed six to eight months by Met Council for iinplemeiulng ihelr <br />"Interim Strategy", and Oroao's May 1995 deadline was oppaicntly somewliat of a coiupioinise <br />on Met CouQcirs part. <br />It was moved by Janice Berg, seconded by Chailcs Nolan, to treotmnend adoption of the <br />proposed language into Part H, Chapter 3 "Geno^l Policies for Natural Resource Management" <br />in the Orono Comjuunity Meuagemem Plan as proposed. Scltioeder Indicated this is a public <br />hearing and no members of the public were present to comment. The motion carried on a vote <br />of 5 to 0. <br />(#2) FLAG LOTS • RECOMMENDATION TO COIINCTI <br />Schroeder asked whether any Commission members had questions on the proposed <br />recommendation to Council regarding flag Iocs. Smith questioned as to whether some of the <br />standards should apply to existing lots or existing residences. Schroeder questioned wbat would <br />be the impact of applying these standards to existing pruperties. Gaffh)n indicated that sume <br />of the area and setbadc standards would certainly result in additional variance applications in <br />neighborhoods that "bought into" the existing situation, and tlterefore the new requirements <br />would probably be a nuisance. Some existing butlding.s would become nonconforming <br />stnictures. <br />Sduoeder noted that, for Instance, screening might only be an issue for an existing flag lot in <br />a dense area such as Casco Point, and questioned whether there were complaints of this nature. <br />Oaffron indicated there arc virtually no complaints regarding existing flag lots. Schroeder <br />indicated tltat Utere appeata to be little need fur imposing these recommended requirements on <br />existing properties. <br />Schroeder moved, Smith seconded, to transmit the recommended standards for the creation and <br />use of new flag lots as outlined in the staff memo, as Planning Commission's recommendation <br />to Council. Motion carried on a vote of .5 to D. <br />Scluxjcder reminded tlic Commission of itx scheduled 9:00 a.m. Saturday meeting to view the <br />Coffin and Dickey properties. <br />Motion was made by Smith, seconded by Derg, to adjourn at R;35 a.m. Moiiun carried. <br />Charles Schroeder, Cha'r Person