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MINUTES OF THE PIANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD AUGUST 18, 1986 J64 CITY OF ORONO CONTINUED questionably legal because the operation did interrupt for more than 12 months after it became a legal non- conforming use. Ile 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. Ile submits that the appropriate answer to the lift 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 application and should be denied or granted on its own merits, not because its already there noting that the only 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 Crea=, 1980 Spates Ave., stated that the City has been negligent in notifying him regarding the placement of the lift station and other matters such as t:he recent blacktop on his property 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 and interferes with his already limited view of the lake and that he is opposed to any more decoration of the lift station. He noted that the 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 $5,000 to change the location of the lift station from Rovegno's property to the present location, and that the City approved this without a public hearing. c I I, No onevwas present from the public regarding this matter and the public hearing, was closed. McDonald asked if is was possible to relocate the lift station up on the City office property. Consulting Engineer Mike Lynch stated it would require another lift station noting issues of the extreme depth of the existing gravity sewer. 12