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� , <br /> � �. <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 21,2010 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#10-3470 STEPHEN&PAMELA WII,SON,3508 IVY PLACE, CONTINiTED) <br /> Larson stated they are not asking the City to relinquish any of their easements and that there is still plenty <br /> of good access for the public. There are also several other neighborhood parks in the Casco Circle and <br /> Casco Point area. Larson requested the Planning Commission grant the vacation,which would help clean <br /> up the title. In addition,there is also the liability of people pazking on city land that should be considered. <br /> Patrick Neuville, 3271 Casco Circle, stated he has lost two pieces of land due to the new Ivy Lane but he <br /> is still paying property taxes on that land. Neuville stated he does have legal access to the lake via the fire <br /> lane. Neuville stated he does not have an issue with the driveway but he does have an issue with allowing <br /> someone to take over the fire lane and allowing someone to build within the right-of-way without <br /> obtaining a permit first. Neuville stated in his view all of those structures within the fire lane should be <br /> ' removed. <br /> Mary Drazan, 3546 Ivy Place, asked if this is a conforming or nonconforming lot. <br /> Turner indicated it is nonconforming due to the size of the lot and width of the lot. <br /> Drazan stated they just constructed a new home on their property two years ago and that they did obtain a <br /> variance due to the narrowness of the street. They conformed as much as possible with the City's <br /> regulations and that she has a problem with allowing someone to obtain some land simply because they <br /> constructed some structures within the fire lane. Drazan indicated they have an eight-foot driveway and <br /> that they have to work with it. Limited parking is not a reason to grant the variance. <br /> Drazan indicated she also has an issue with people who will benefit from the sale of the property speaking <br /> in support of the vacation. <br /> Kate Kelly stated she has resided on Casco Point for a number of years when she was younger and that <br /> her parents still currently live there but that she currently lives in Minnetrista. The property owners <br /> would be agreeable to working out an encroachment agreement but that they are unable to sell the <br /> property with the title in its current status. The Wilsons would like to sell the property but are unable to <br /> due to that issue. <br /> Chair Kang closed the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. <br /> Feuss stated in her view the appropriate method would be to negotiate an acceptable encroachment <br /> agreement and that she does not see why the City would relinquish its rights to the fire lane and right-of- <br /> way. <br /> Kang commented that she has some difficulty with the vacation since there were some structures added <br /> without obtaining City pernussion. <br /> Turner stated the encroachment agreement could spell out exactly what can remain and what needs to be <br /> removed. Turner noted the encroachments have increased since 1981. <br /> Kang commented the additions since 1981 are an issue and that she would be in favor of an encroachment <br /> agreement that would allow what existed in 1981. <br /> Page 8 <br />