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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mavor Callahan and Orono Councilmcmbcrs Ron Moorse, City Administrator Jeanne A. Mahusth. Building S’. Zoning Administrator March 3, 1993 /^1803 Woodhill Country Club, 200 Woodhill Road - Prelimm^C^ V SoSubdivision - Resolution Additional Exhibits Q - Josephine Carpenter Letter 2/17/93 R - John Prudden Letter 2/10/93 Brief Review of Application The current subdivision involves the creation of one residential lot, two outlets, one for future subdivision and the other for undefined use, and one road outlet shown at a 50 ’ width. The private road outlet has been designated over an existing private driveway that currently serves the Prudden and McNellis residences. Review E,xhibit F. The applicant asks that the current drivewa> be allowed to serve the two existing residences and the new proposed lot. Woodhill agrei s to share in the future development of a private road and has agreed to designate the private road outlot at the required 50 ’ width with the installation of a temporary cul-de-sac in the southwest comer of the property. Members may recall the original 40 acre site was owned by John Pillsbury. Upon sale of the Pillsbury homestead, an 8-i- acre parcel divided off of the original 40 acre parcel, the remainder was sold to Woodhill Country Club. In 1985 Woodhill joined with John McDowell to create the 5 lot plat, Woodhill Ridge. Lot 3 was to be served by the existing Pillsbury driveway accessing off of Woodhill Road. This was agreed to :n order to minimize the impact of an extension of a private road through heavily treed, steep topographies. During the review of the original subdivision of the Pillsbury homestead and the 5 lor Woodhill Ridge plat, the City did not require the upgrade of the existing drivew'ay. The City would address access at the ime of a future subdivision. In 1990 Woodhill filed a similar subdivision application involving the creation of I residential lot. The key issues durir.j that earlier review involved the need to acsignate the private road outlet now that the road was to serve 3 units and what degree of upgrading would be required. It was during the 1990 review that the confiict between the directives of the Comp Plan and subdivision code was again raised. The Cc.np Plan written in 1980 classified a private driveway as serv ing up to maximum of 3 units. The subdivision regulations approved «n 1984 calls for a private road designation at 3 unit density. Staff was advised that time that in recent court actions, the court found an ordinance had precedence over directives within a Comprehensive Plan. The ordinance written four years after the Comp Plan provides clear direction as to the Citv’’s policy and staff has attempted to follow the directives of the