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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 23, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 30 of 41 Fredrickson suggested the developer place three units on each side so they end up with nine units, which would allow them to preserve some trees in the middle, allow for some green space, and then have the driveways coming off the spoke. Fredrickson stated there should only be nine to eleven units but not 22. McMillan noted the Council agrees with her on the density. McMillan asked how she feels about the PUD versus the two separate lots. Fredrickson stated if the developer would make it three homes on the Kelly Avenue side, she would be out of here and that she really does not care about the other parcel. McMillan noted if there is not a PUD, the Kelly parcel would be subdivided and there would not be a restriction on the size of the homes with 10-foot setbacks. Levang noted there will also be additional trees cut if there is a driveway coming onto Kelly. Levang some of the e-mails she has gotten say no driveway off of Kelly and others have said that it is okay. Frank Mascerano stated when they purchased Mr. Nelson’s property, there was an old shack on there that they remodeled. The house is between 400 and 450 feet off of Kelly up the hill and that the 40 or 60 feet the developer is proposing will not get the homes beyond the tree line. Mascerano stated he is all for cooperating with the neighbors and that they have done everything they can to fit the new home into the neighborhood. Mascerano stated he would support single-family homes on two separate lots and that the density has to make sense. Bob Ponzetti, 2545 Kelly Avenue, stated it is important that the house be set back as much as the house that is currently being built. Ponzetti stated he is located across the street from this parcel and that he is dead set against any kind of driveway on Kelly. Ponzetti stated in his view the plan as presented would be intrusive. McMillan stated the pastor’s new house is low profile and fits in nice with the lot, which is an important consideration. McMillan noted if the Council allows the Kelly lot to be subdivided into three lots, the City will not have any control over the size of the homes, and if there is a PUD, the City would have more control over the size and massing of the building. McMillan stated she is okay with two separate lots and okay with exploring a PUD with only 12 maximum units on Shadywood and four houses on Kelly, with all the homes accessing off of Shadywood, for a total of 16 homes maximum. McMillan stated that would also be contingent on if the Shadywood homes can be shown to have enough setback from the road and with significant tree preservation on the Kelly parcel. Walsh stated he would like to see two parcels, with three houses accessing off of Kelly, and no more than four or five units per acre on the Shadywood parcel. Printup stated he would add on to that the requirement of 10-foot setbacks. Cornick stated he likes the two parcels, with three houses on Kelly and eight at the most on the Shadywood side.