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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 12, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 35 of 37 15. #15-3783 JOHN T. BESSESSEN/DAVID DELANEY, 2465 SHADYWOOD ROAD AND 2500 KELLY AVENUE, SKETCH PLAN (continued) McMillan stated the Council is considering lower density in that area but that the exact number of homes has not been determined at this time. Walsh noted he indicated to the developer he would like to only see three lots on Kelly. Hardten stated in her view the Council needs to give the developer a lot more direction. Hardten stated if there is going to be a consideration of overriding the one-acre lots, the Council should maybe just decide that tonight. McMillan stated she would like to keep as many options open as possible and that she does not want to close any doors tonight. Walsh noted the Council said months ago that they would like to see three and now they are saying more than that. Walsh stated that has to be very confusing to the developer. Hardten stated she would encourage all of the Council to walk the property and that in her view they will realize there is not a lot of room to put anything. Walsh stated if there are three votes that say the developer can have eight houses on the Kelly side, they will get eight houses on the Kelly side. McMillan stated the number of homes has not been decided yet and that the developer has been asked to reduce the density. McMillan stated the developer and the City has to work together on these things and that it takes time to come up with a good solution when the development is complex. McMillan stated the Council needs to look at the advantages and disadvantages and needs to be open. Cornick questioned whether it would be appropriate to choose a limit of three to five and then vote on it. Levang stated she would like to stay open because she would like to better understand the issue with the homeowners association and how that impacts the development. Levang noted the homeowners association is a new consideration that was not talked about before and that she is looking to Staff to guide that part. Levang stated she has always said the Kelly Avenue side has to be the lower density side. Barnhart stated he could provide the applicant with some direction and that some of these issues will take some time to iron out. Printup stated when he mentioned he was in favor of three homes on the Kelly Avenue side and then heard there would be more tree removal, he would like to hear the residents’ thoughts on that. McMillan encouraged the residents to correspond with the City Council on their concerns. McMillan noted this is just the beginning of the process and that they do not want the developer to do any sort of hard drawings until the Council is more comfortable with the density. McMillan stated the Council does not know what the number will be but that it will be less than what the developer is showing tonight.