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' ' ' � MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, September 21,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Wasmoen stated under their proposal,the conservation zone would be protected. Wasmoen stated the <br /> only reason a lengthy drive is shown coming back to Kelly Drive is to have a through route for <br /> emergency vehicles and installing a gate. Only the residents would be able to access the gate. <br /> Wasmoen stated by presenting this as a PUD with an association of homeowners,they would have more <br /> control over how runoff is handled and the specific locations of the homes. Wasmoen indicated there is <br /> some room to move the house locations around but that they have basically created a very large area that <br /> will stay wooded and out of the ravine. The homes have been logically placed to have the least amount of <br /> impact on the site. Wasmoen indicated he has also walked the site during the fall and summer and that <br /> the homes should not be visible from the lakeside. Wasmoen stated in his view this development will be <br /> invisible from the lake. <br /> Wasmoen stated if you compare these lots to the homes on the other side of the church,they are creating <br /> lots that are similar in size and scope to the other inland lots and not the ones on the lake. Wasmoen <br /> stated they are attempting to create a cohesive little neighborhood and building a mix of homes that would <br /> appeal to the empty nester. The prices would range from 350,000 up to perhaps a million dollars. <br /> Wasmoen stated one other piece to the development is to create a path at the end of the hammerhead. <br /> There is some room to elongate that and then have a path down to Kelly to allow people who live in the <br /> neighborhood to access the public beach. Wasmoen stated because it would be developed as a PUD, <br /> there would be a homeowners association and there will be design criteria that homeowners would have <br /> to meet so there will be cohesiveness to the neighborhood. Wasmoen indicated he has spoken with three <br /> custom home builders and they feel this is an appropriate use of the property and they are excited about <br /> building the homes. <br /> Wasmoen stated in his view more thought has gone into this concept plan and that they wanted to make <br /> sure they incorporated comments from the City Council and the Planning Commission into this design. <br /> Wasmoen stated by incorporating the Shadywood parcel into this development, it will help to create more <br /> of a buffer. <br /> Schoenzeit asked what the chances are to obtain a curb cut onto Shadywood. <br /> Berg noted there is a curb cut there now. <br /> Barnhart stated he does not want to guess at what chance there is for a curb cut for this development, but <br /> that it would depend on how far away from the intersection it is and whether it lines up with a logical <br /> location on the other side of the street. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the gate is nice, but without that access,the whole thing kind of falls apart. <br /> Wasmoen stated Mr. Bessessen had a discussion with the County previously on one of the other sketches <br /> and that the County said as long as you can get off on Kelly Drive,that would be good. Wasmoen stated <br /> with the apartment building,the County did not see any reason to allow that access, but because of what <br /> is being proposed now, it falls more into what they recommended. Wasmoen stated that was a discussion <br /> that happened previously but the logic is there to allow the access. <br /> Berg asked how the units could be increased to 12 when the City was not in favor of the five units. <br /> Page 36 of 46 <br />