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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,February 21,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Levang noted at the City Council meeting there was an application where the two septic sites overlapped <br /> slightly. <br /> Schoenzeit noted there are sufficient additional building codes that help to ensure construction is <br /> occurring on appropriate pieces of property. <br /> Gaffron stated the substandard city lots will likely have more impact than the lots on Big Island. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit opened the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments regarding this application. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. <br /> Levang moved,Leskinen seconded,to recommend approval of Application#12-3542 City of Orono, <br /> Code Amendment for Lots of Record in Shoreland Areas,subject to updating the lot combinations <br /> since 1983. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS <br /> 7. REPORT OF PLANNING COMNIISSION REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING CITY <br /> COUNCIL MEETINGS ON JANUARY 23,2012,AND FEBRUARY 13,2012 <br /> Landgraver stated he attended the January 23`d City Council meeting and reported that the Mayor <br /> recommended that the hardcover task force attempt to complete their work by the end of June. The <br /> majority of the items were placed on the Consent Agenda. <br /> Leskinen stated at the February 13t�'City Council meeting three of the planning applications were placed <br /> on the Consent Agenda. As it relates to the application on Turnham Road,there were some concerns <br /> expressed by the City Attorney over the escrow requirement since he felt it was a private property <br /> situation rather than public land. <br /> Thiesse commented the City is directing to some degree what must occur on the property and that he finds <br /> it hard to believe the City cannot require an escrow in that type of situation. <br /> Gaffron stated Staff had had a similar discussion regarding the escrow. <br /> Curtis commented it is difficult for the City to guarantee or to hold an escrow on private land. Even <br /> though the City is dictating what happens to an extent on a piece of property,they do not have any control <br /> over that private drive. <br /> Gaffron stated he would suggest the Planning Commission look at a similar situation where there was a <br /> private road that was in place for 30 years with one vacant lot at the end. The road is owned by the <br /> homeowners association. If someone came in and wanted to build on that last lot,heavy equipment <br /> would be driven up and down the road. The City has never gone to the extent to require an escrow for <br /> whatever damage might be done to the road. Gaffron stated this is a similar situation and it would be <br /> Page <br /> 14 <br />