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MINUTES OF THE PIANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD AUGUST 18, 1986 #1064 CITY OF ORONO CONTINUED questionably legal because the operation did interrupt for morn. Lhan 12 months after it became a legal non- conforming use. He stated that is a bad use of the property that has not been operated according to its conditional use permit and the City has consistently refused to force the operator to correct the problems. He submits that the appropriate answer to the lif4. station would have been for the City to condemn the entire property because the yard cannot be reduced in a substandard lot, to tear down gas station and remove all that hardcover, and place the lift station more than 50' from the Crear residence and other properties. He stated that every lift station that does not meet the code conditions should be subject to an apr ication and should be denied or granted on its own j:its, not because its already there noting that the . :y issue of replacement is financial which is not a valid hardship. He further stated that he felt the process in which the City followed in placement of the lift station was deceptive and not in the open. Dan Crear, 1 80 Spates Ave., stated that the City has been negligent in notifying him regarding the placement of the lift station and other matters such as the recent blacktop on his pro_ ty to solve a drainage problem. He stated that the lift station was so visibly close (15' from property line, 40' from house) to his house ar .nterferes with his alread, limited view of the lake and that he is oLIposed to any more decoration of the lift station. He noted that ;he sewer and lift station issue has affected him considerably because he is not able to sell his house for a reasonable amount in addition to problems involving the actual hookup from his house to sewer. LaDean McWilliams, 1130 Willow Drive, noted that it costs the crystal Bay residents an additional $5^0 to change tr location of the lift station from Rovegno's property to the present location, and that the City approved this without a public hearing. No one was present from the public regarding this matter and the public hearing was closed. McDonald asked if as possible to relocate the ' ift station up on the office property. Consulting Engineer Mike Lynch stated it would require another lift station noting issues of the extreme depth of the existing gravity sewer. 11