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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, September 21, 2015 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 10 Berg stated he is sending more traffic into the neighborhood. Wasmoen stated the residents of this development will be just as concerned about traffic. Berg stated she sees no reason to have the access onto Kelly. Wasmoen stated they can bring the application back after they have talked with the fire marshal but that he is fairly confident the fire marshal will want a through street. Leskinen stated she would agree that it is a little too dense for this area given the traffic concerns. Wasmoen indicated they did discuss the density with Staff and that it boils down to a certain number given the size of the lots. Leskinen stated it feels like a lot for this area given the current traffic issues. Leskinen noted the top parcel is zoned B-4 for potential mixed use, and that she was disappointed to see that it would be single- family. Leskinen stated she thought mixed use on Shadywood would be appropriate. Landgraver stated on the Kelly Avenue side, it does seem like there is still massing there and that he would like to see them spread out but topographically it might not be possible. Wasmoen indicated the homes could be spread out more than what they are, but one of the reasons they did not do that was to preserve a larger green area. Landgraver stated a thought would be to limit the access to Kelly to maybe just the houses on the south side of Delaney and direct all the other people out on Shadywood. Landgraver stated in his view people will go down to Kelly if they can. Landgraver stated the City has a density issue as it relates to city water and sewer and that they keep kicking the can down the road. Landgraver noted the applicants are not proposing to build this as dense