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MINUTES, OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 10, 2005 7:00 o'clock p.m. ( #05 -3121 Narrows Saloon, Continued) Syliva Bertagnoli, 2499 Kelly Avenue, indicated she resents the noise from the saloon and that her peace and quiet is extremely important to her. Bertagnoli indicated she has paid taxes in Orono for the past 40 years and that she is glad the Council is listening to the residents of the area. Thomas Lowe, 3295 Carman Road, inquired what the fire code capacity of the proposed building is, including the outside seating. I Gaffron stated the 265 would include the inside, the outside and the expansion. Gaffron inquired whether that is the number that the fire marshal arrived at. Sylvia Frank stated that is what has been calculated based on the square footage of the building. Frank stated the occupancy for a restaurant is calculated at 115 square feet per occupant and storage is figured at 300 square feet. Frank stated it is unlikely there would be any occupants in the basement. Murphy stated the 15 square feet per person has a lot "of different aspects and that at times it may exceed the 265. •Frank stated the building code tries to make a reasonable assessment of what the likely occupancy load would be. 0 Marsha Freis, 2914 Casco Point Road, stated Monday through Thursday different acts are booked but they are still national acts. Freis stated she used to waitress and that it is difficult to ask a party to move after a certain hour and questioned whether the people in the outdoor seating area would go back inside after 10:00. Freis stated the outdoor patio creates the�potential for loud conversations. Freis pointed out the parking study was done on one weekend along with the noise study and does not give a true picture. Chris Johnson, 1200 Phillips Drive, stated in his vie vY the parking issues have been fairly well covered, but noted he has the same concerns that have already been raised. Johnson indicated he is the owner of the hardware store. Sansevere inquired on a busy weekend day how utilized by his customers. Johnson stated approximately 15. yof the spots in the municipal parking lot are I Police Chief Good stated the liquor license that was provided to the establishment is only good for the space that was applied for at the time, which would necessitate the need for another liquor license application. Good indicated she has not seen any paperwork for a new liquor license. PAGE 19