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. <br /> of Orono. Orono is for the most part a bedroom community, is it the City Council's <br /> intent that Orono become a destination? <br /> • This park is mostly accessible by car and there are currently no bike paths that access this <br /> park. Are there plans for extending the bike paths to access this park? <br /> • Orono is mostly a rural residential community with minimum 2 to 5 acre parcels of land. Why <br /> does Orono need a dog park? <br /> • How does this use of the park benefit the residents of Orono? <br /> • Have you considered the impact on the adjacent properties that are zoned for horses and <br /> what the noise and activity of a dog park will do to the viability of having horses on <br /> these properties? <br /> • How will you keep the animals owned by the adjacent property owners safe from the dogs? <br /> • There are several Dog Parks in the metro area and most are contained within larger parks and <br /> are not directly adjacent to residential properties and none that we have found are <br /> adjacent to properties zoned for horses or other animals. <br /> • How will you patrol the park?With most of the area wooded how do you plan to keep it safe <br /> for people and dogs? <br /> • How will you enforce the dog waste clean up? Dogs will be going to the bathroom all <br /> throughout the woods with no easy way to make sure that waste is picked up which will <br /> also have an impact on the environment and other animals that live in this area. <br /> • How will a 4 ft fence that is easily within jumping height keep the dogs in the park? <br /> • There is going to be higher density housing going in on the south side of 12.This park will <br /> start to get more use once the new housing is in place. If this area is all converted to dog <br /> park you will cut the new housing off from being able to enjoy the lovely peaceful park <br /> that now exists. <br /> • What exactly are the intended uses and benefits of this park and have studies been done to <br /> determine the unintended consequences of these changes? <br /> • What potential options other than fencing the entire park have been considered? <br /> The second item has to do with the request for the Conditional Use Permit to allow a bathroom <br /> with sink, toilet and shower to be added to the property at 3585 Sixth Avenue North. <br /> • The property is currently "Non-Conforming" and I do not believe that it is allowed to be <br /> used as a dwelling. How is this property zoned? <br /> • A large portion of the property is composed of wetlands and it does not have two (2) dry <br /> buildable acres needed for a septic system and well. Are they proposing to use a holding <br /> tank? If so, they typically have an alarm system—how will this notify the owners? <br /> • Because this property is not zoned as a dwelling it is not supposed to have anyone living <br /> in the building. Is a shower necessary? <br /> • Are there any provisions that will be put in place regarding the zoning on this property? <br /> As a non-conforming property are there any restrictions on converting this property to <br /> another purpose i.e. commercial or residential use? <br /> Thank you for your consideration. I appreciate your time and attention to this matter. <br /> Kind regards, <br />