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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 24, 2000 (#2549 David Lovelace, Continued) The Planning Commission has recommended that the Applicant be allowed a seasonal dock at Access C, and if Scheftel and Lovelace are interested in sharing a dock a_tthis access point, that would e fine. Otherwise the Planning Commission felt it would be apJJ'ropriate to have tv.-o separate ocks at th;, locafon. l Gaffron note at the present time there are no other requests for 9ock access to Big Island, with a number of ot r potential access points being located further/outh. I Sansevere inquired li v many prospective lots could potent~lly need dock access, noting he has a concern that there cou be a number of future requests fc>r dock access. ! /' Gaffron stated there are eight o ine lots that could potentially request dock access. Gaffron stated according to the LMCD, the is a potential for1~ joint dock license, which would need to be resolved with the LMCD since this is ity right-of-,vay. Mayor Jabbour commented in his opinion th Cit)'ishould have a distinction between a buildable lot versus a recreation lot. .'\ Gaffron stated the RS District docs have a five 1 acre' inimum standard. with a number of lots on I , , the Island having been listed as buildable or ~l!bstand d but buildable and some unbuildablc lots. A buildable lot could be created by combini,r1g two or th ee of the smaller lots. Mayor Jabbour stated the City should al~b address the eros1 n problems occurring on Big Island at some of the access points. / y Gaffron stated City Staff is looking -Access H, which has a scv ··. e erosion problem, and is considering erecting a barrier to lin t traffic in that area. Gaffron s' ted in his opinion the City should grant Lovelace a dock ace s at this time since his property is \onsidered to be a buildable lot. \\, '\ \ ,, \\ Sansevere noted the Applican will be assuming the cost of the dock. Mayor Jabbour stated the ity of Orono has a policy that public roads should n6{ be used for private use. Jabbour stat d there should be a distinction between using the City's l"'!,nd on Big Island as a transportati corridor and not as a recreational corridor and being allO\◊xd the use of a dock. Jabbour state he docs not want to see all of the City's fire lanes become potd\~al dock access points. Jabbo r stated the City has to address the issue of a person wishing to liv~ year-round on Big I land and access to their lot. Sansevere moved, Kelley seconded, to approve and adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4456, a Resolution Permitting a Private Dock on Platted Unimproved Right-of-Way Between Lots 38 and 39 Morse Island Park, Big Island. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Lovelace commented at the Planning Commission meeting the possibility of getting a garbage 5