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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 23, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 27 of 41 Walsh stated in his view that would fit better. Walsh stated in his view the side setbacks should all at least be 10 feet and that 5-foot setbacks are not good for anybody from a neighborhood standpoint. Wasmoen commented the 5-foot setbacks work in his neighborhood. Walsh stated the beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that he would like to see 10-foot side setbacks. Printup stated he is in agreement with Council Member Walsh and that they are two distinct parcels. Printup stated he has a concern with the traffic coming onto Shadywood and going through the more dense area. Printup stated he is not sure he likes the style of the shared driveway concept and that he is in agreement with the 10-foot setbacks. Printup indicated he also is in agreement with fewer homes on the Kelly side. Cornick stated he would support three houses on the Kelly Avenue parcel and that he likes the other part of the sketch plan. Cornick stated he can see three to four homes maximum on the Kelly Avenue side. Walsh stated this is a great piece of property and that they can do something unique rather than trying to jam in as many homes as possible. Wasmoen stated every time they have presented to the City Council, the plan has gotten better. McMillan stated the issue is the density. McMillan stated she wanted to look at a PUD since it would allow for one access and would offer more protection to the trees. McMillan stated if this land is subdivided into three or four one-acre lots, whoever owns the property can do whatever they want with the trees except for what is in the conservation zone. McMillan stated the problem is that it is too dense and that she would like the developer to look at it closer to see how they can accomplish a lesser number of units and save more trees. Wasmoen noted they have reduced it by two units. McMillan stated the northwest corner is not where the better trees are located and that the better trees are further south. McMillan stated based on what they are seeing tonight, it appears the Council is not interested in this PUD sketch plan and that the developer should go back to two separate parcels and developing them independently of each other. Wasmoen asked if they can agree that the homes can be gathered at one end of the lot rather than spread out over the lot. Wasmoen stated they are trying to protect the natural portion of the lot and that this end is the more buildable end of the parcel. Wasmoen stated one of the things they heard was not putting anybody back out on Kelly. Wasmoen stated if they constructed homes on one street, there could be one access point. Wasmoen stated there has been a lot of back and forth in terms of trying to reduce the impact on Kelly Avenue. Wasmoen stated they can possibly take out four more homes and then pull some of the other homes back another 50 feet, which would get everybody to a good compromise but yet still have enough units to create an HOA to take care of the street and the landscaping and other common areas rather than trying to create three separate homes and four separate homes. Wasmoen noted the guiding shows much higher density than what they are proposing currently.