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ORONO COUNCIL REETING HELD NCVEMBER 24, 1975 Page 2 Paurus moved, Welsh seconded, that the request for Robert Frost, 4625 Chippewa Lane, for a street and side yard variance, be referred to the Planning Commission. Motion, Ayes (5)- Nays (0). Paurus moved. !welsh seconded, that the request for Roger Swanstrom, 1580 Bohn's Point Road, for a wetlands variance, be referred to the Planningi Commission. Motion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0). Paurus moved, Welsh seconded, that the request for Odd Rovick, 1055 West Ferndale Road, for a variance, be referred to the Planning Commission. Lotion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0). VARIANCE 4625 Chippewa Lane VARIANCE 1580 Bohn's Point R a LI VARIANCE 1055 West Ferndale Ro,�A Paurus moved, Welsh seconded, that the request CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT for James McCleary, 2259 Shadywood Road, for 2259 Shadywood Road a conditional use permit, be referred to the Planning Commission. Lotion, Ayes (5) - Ilays (0) . Cheyenne Land Company - Henry f4uhich, Building & Zoning Administrator, reviewed the various staff reports that had previously been submitted to the City Council and Planninq Commission concerning this application for rezoning. iie stated that he had _inspected the property in question on four separate occasions and that on one of those occasions he was almost involved in a car accident while attempting to drive from Highway #12 onto Orono Orchard Road. Ile noted that three cars were waiting in front of him to take a left hand turn onto Orono Orchard Road and several ears were attempting to come from Orono Orchard Road onto Highway #12. This area has always been known as being hazardous in nature and such a development would increase the traffic flow measurably at this dangerous point. Mayor Searles noted that this area has alw,.ys been dangerous for pedestrians and vehicular traffic. iluhich noted that another dangerous traffic point was the overpass on Orono Orchard Road. At the overpass, only one car is able to travel and on several occasions he has met other cars there and has :-ad to pull over to allow them to pass under the b,idge. Muhich stated that he spent half the day walking through the project cn one cc anion and noted that the project is very hilly in nature and there are numerous marshlands and wetlands throughout the property. He stated that the recent f lo,>d plain reap shows that parts of the property are in the flood plain as determined by the Federal government. CHEYENNE LAND COISPANY W Intinued