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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 12, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 31 of 37 <br /> <br />15. #15-3783 JOHN T. BESSESSEN/DAVID DELANEY, 2465 SHADYWOOD ROAD AND <br />2500 KELLY AVENUE, SKETCH PLAN (continued) <br /> <br />Wasmoen stated bringing the residential back up to Shadywood would act as a buffer between the homes <br />and the church where multi-family might be developed. Wasmoen stated in his view it is a good use of <br />the property. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he just wanted to make sure that the developer was to bring up high density on the Kelly <br />side. <br /> <br />McMillan stated they did not say this is the right density high or low. McMillan stated she went out of <br />her way not to prejudge the density and that the Council will decide what the density will be. McMillan <br />stated when she first looked at the plan, she thought it was too dense but that she did not want to prejudge <br />it. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated Mr. Wasmoen wanted to know her thoughts about smaller, single-family homes, <br />which was addressed at the earlier Council meeting, and when Mr. Wasmoen brought that proposal in to <br />Jeremy and Mike, she was there. At that time Mr. Wasmoen stated they had included the Shadywood lot, <br />which was different than what was proposed previously, and that she complimented him on the fact that it <br />was nice to have another access point without using Kelly. McMillan stated she is happy to see that Kelly <br />Avenue is out of the equation on this revised plan. McMillan stated it is up to the Council to determine if <br />they feel this is going in the right direction. <br /> <br />Wasmoen stated at that meeting they had 30 units showing and some have been eliminated. Wasmoen <br />indicated the five of them kicked it around and felt that 30 were too many but that they can feel <br />comfortable with staying with the requirements of three units per acre that is encouraged by the <br />Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />Walsh stated sometimes it feels like they are wasted a whole bunch of time and are getting the wrong <br />direction or hearing the wrong things. Walsh stated he knows on Kelly Avenue the Council said two or <br />three homes but then they tried to squeeze in four. Walsh stated it does not make sense to him how they <br />are spending all this time designing higher density. <br /> <br />Wasmoen stated in their view it is a good workable plan for the City and the property owner. <br /> <br />McMillan noted the City looked at having commercial down Shadywood at the time of the last sketch <br />plan, and at the time it made her realize that the City probably does not want the whole strip to be <br />commercial. The memory care unit that was proposed would have been lit up 24/7 and there was some <br />thought about perhaps stepping it back and going back to more of a residential feel. McMillan noted <br />there is a church there but that residential is behind it and around it. McMillan stated in her view <br />commercial is a good idea as you go south of Lunds or south of the dental clinic. McMillan stated this is <br />an opportunity to put some smaller residential lots in that area, especially on the Kelly side. McMillan <br />stated she would like less density that what is being proposed and that in her view the Council and <br />developer can hammer that out. <br /> <br />McMillan stated given the busyness on County Road 19, they need to keep it residential, but they also <br />need to determine what that number is.