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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 15,2011 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit stated there is nothi.ng in the proposal that would prevent Mr.Puzak from gaining access to his <br /> properly. The role of the Planning Commission tonight is to help the applicants gain access to their <br /> garage. <br /> Puzak stated the area in blue has been adjudicated to be the valid easement. <br /> Schoenzeit stated they are not discussing the easements tonight but they are focused on getting the <br /> applicants access to their garage. <br /> Puzak stated he does not like the fact that the City allowed the Wingerds to construct a side loading <br /> garage in the first place,which is against the City's own standards, and that he does not want any <br /> pavement removed from his area. <br /> Schoenzeit noted the Planning Commission is looking at the recommendations of the City Engineer and <br /> the City Attomey. <br /> Thiesse asked whether anyone from Staff has looked at the easement for the blue area and whether that is <br /> part of the driveway. <br /> Gaffron indicated he does not have those documents in front of him and that they have asked the City <br /> Attomey to review those documents. Gaffron stated the City only has a copy of the 1948 easement. <br /> Curtis indicated the one she received was the adjudicated acceptance of it and not the actual language of <br /> the easement. <br /> Gaffron indicated Staff will need to take a look at it. <br /> Puzak stated it was included in the e-mail. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the question is whether the City has details on what is required to be maintained in that <br /> area. <br /> Gaffron stated he does not recall seeing anything other than the boundaries of the easement and that the <br /> information he has just defines the easement for driveway purposes. <br /> Schoenzeit asked whether it is a mixture of blacktop and gravel. <br /> Gaffron indicated that is correct. <br /> Puzak stated it is a mixture and that to his understanding Orono considers gravel to be hardcover. <br /> Schoenzeit asked if it would be a mixture in the future. <br /> Puzak stated that some day he would like to pave his driveway rather than have it torn up today and then <br /> have to repave it later. The survey shows the portion that has been landscaped within his easement. <br /> Puzak requested that the Planning Commission leave what pavement is akeady in his easement, and that <br /> if the Planning Commission does not want to address the extension of the road,it can be kicked down the <br /> Page <br /> 18 <br />