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FILE # LA25-000013 21 April 2025 Page 2 of 4 4) Provided with an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system: The property has access to an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system. This criterion is met. 5) Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost: This proposal is not anticipated to impact public services. This criterion is met. 6) Compatible with the surrounding area as the area is used both presently and as it is planned to be used in the future: The proposal does not involve changing the use of the property. This criterion is met. 7) Consistent with the character of the surrounding area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan: The proposal does not involve changing the character of the property or the area. This criterion is met. 8) Compatible with the character of buildings and site improvements in the surrounding area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan: The interim use will not change the compatibility of the site or use with the surrounding area. This criterion is met. 9) Not expected to substantially impair the use and enjoyment of the property in the area or have a materially adverse impact on the property values in the area when compared to the impairment or impact of generally permitted uses: The interim use, including hauling of materials, grading, and infrastructure repair, is not anticipated to impact the use or enjoyment of property in the area. This criterion is met. 10) Provided with screening and buffering adequate to mitigate undesirable views and activities likely to disturb surrounding uses: The portion of the property within the City of Orono is at least 120-acres in size. The areas to be disturbed are central to the property and buffered by woods along the outside of the property. This criterion is met. 11) Not create a nuisance which generates smoke, noise, glare, vibration, odors, fumes, dust, electrical interference, general unsightliness, or other means: The proposal is not anticipated to create a nuisance, given the existing conditions of the property. The loading and unloading of hauling vehicles would occur in areas well within the subject property. This criterion is met. 12) Not cause excessive non-residential traffic on residential streets, parking needs that cause a demonstrable inconvenience to adjoining properties, traffic congestion, or unsafe access: The proposal is not anticipated to create excessive traffic burdens on the nearby road network, as the access serving the property is not a through street only providing access to a few residences in addition to the golf course. Shoreline Drive, the regional access to the site, is a county road that has the capacity to serve this use. This criterion is met. 13) Designed to take into account the natural, scenic, and historic features of the area and to minimize environmental impact: 133