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ti •. <br />O <br />O ^ <br />,..r CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />�kESH0 NO. 3045 <br />5. Lots 1 and 2 are proposed to front on and access to a private <br />driveway to be constructed within a 50' out lot intended f or <br />future development of a private road. <br />6. The existing residence within Lot 3 is proposed to maintain its <br />driveway access directly to Watertown Road. <br />7. Because this is technically a 3 lot subdivision, a variance is <br />required in order to allow Lots 1 and 2 to access via a private <br />driveway in Outlot A, rather than requiring the construction of a <br />paved private road and cul-de-sac. Granting of this variance is <br />appropriate because: <br />a. The location of the garage serving the existing residence, <br />and the layout of existing buildings on the property, would <br />result in the need to construct a driveway 300' in length <br />and destroy certain trees and amenities of the existing <br />residence site. <br />• b. The existing driveway location serving the existing <br />residence accesses Watertown Road at a location that is not <br />hazardous based on vertical or horizontal sight lines. <br />c. Because the property exists in two separate tax parcels, the <br />applicant could have taken advantage of a two-step process <br />of lot line rearrangment and platting which would have <br />resulted merely in the creation of two building lots in <br />nearly the identical layout as the current proposal, without <br />the requirement for construction of a private road. Orono <br />codes allow a shared driveway access for up to two <br />residences. <br />d. Outlot A, while proposed to be developed at this time for <br />merely a driveway serving two new building sites, is located <br />so as to be available for future extension to serve the <br />future development of Lot 3. <br />8. It is intended that Outlot A and the driveway constructed within <br />it shall remain in the ownership of the owner of Lot 3. An <br />access easement will be required over Outlot A in favor of Lots 1 <br />and 2. The developer will be required to execute covenants to <br />define responsibility for construction and maintenance of the <br />driveway and Outlot A, and to define future financial obligation <br />at such time that the driveway is upgraded to private or public <br />road status. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />