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r. 'b>\ ni..to: mayor CALLAHAN and OROMO COUMCILMEMBERS from: HARVEY REDER (19 year neighbor to Zelma McLinney ) SUBJECT: H1&60, ZELMA McKIMNEY,359P Livingston ave-Conditiona1 Use Permit. List of Items to te!l council 1.Apologize for not speaking at Sept.23 Planning Comw^^jj^i cyi 2.Describe 19 years of living directly across the streeMf I f rTSr^zlviQ. 3. My concerns and request/suggestions. 4. Means of Enforcement of Conditional Use Permit. I tern 1 1 did not realize the importance of this Conditional Use Permit and that the Permit is for the future owner of that property more than it is for Zelmas continued use. I was caught "sleeping". I apologize. Item 2. I have been living directly across the street from Zelma McKinney since late Oct-1974. I have no complaints about the way Zelma has operated her property these last 19 years. Zelma has, for most of the time, been livin-q alone on the main floor with a couple of renters on the top floor. I would describe the "Type and Level of Use" as "Quiet-Lew Key-Conservative".For many years now,I don’t belive Zelma has owned/operated more than one vehicle at this address.The renters normally have had two vehic1es.Zelma does’nt drive now so only the two renters generate most of the traffic. Nothing much was ever stored outside like R.V. or Boats. Zelmas yard was always neat and clean. It was operated much like a single family home. Zelma McKinney has been a good neighbor and I regret she is moving. Item 3. My concern is that more parking spaces would e^epand the level of use just as adding more bedrooms would. The traffic/park 1ng as proposed in Exhibit M,I feel, is not a good usable plan and would lead to m,"'.ny cars parking in the street.The two cars inside the garage can always be blocked by cars outside the garage doors.Uhat would the inside car do if urgently needed? Also,a six inch snow storm,on that uphill grade, would force cars to park on the street. Its a poor plan for a "duplex"in Winter. A new larger garage would help. The size of the lots is about 8334 sq.feet under curent LR-IC , single, family zoning.I feel the property is too small for too many vehicles. Also, where would one park "RV’S and boats...Off site location,! hope. My suggestions are: Non dally used vehicles 8< boats etc. be stored in off site locations. The current driveway/garage be limited to three daily used vehicles.Let the new owner request his/her own larger garage/parking plan if and when they need it. The new owner might not need more than three vehicles. Item 4. I am conserneo aoout the current method of enforcement of this permit. For example. Ordinance No. 172 page 271, requires 75 Percent of all owners within 1000 feet are needed to have this reviewed by Orono City Council. Also of consern is the effort to eliminate the Homestead credit whlci. Orono uses to prove "owner occupied". The new owner will laugh at the City or neighbors if the permit is hard to enforce. In closing: I have no problem with a couple adult renters on the top floor. The real restrictions to Zelmas property are a result of the "City- changes in 1962, 1967/68, and again in 1975.The smaller lot and only one driveway,one garage,don’t help the "traffic-flow" situation. This,only on paper plan,is a future problem.More vehicles and/or parking do not benefit the neighborhood.! ask Council to approve the plan with only three daily used vehicles parking spaces,as it has been used. Thank You. Harvey Reder - -- /-.1 P3596 Livingston Ave.