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MINUTES OF THE ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 11, 1989 ZONING FILE #1289 -WILL CONTINUED • plans to provide an access corridor along the north side of Lot 1 to serve Lot 2 as originally indicated. At the Planning Commission Meeting, the applicant revised his proposal to locate the access corridor along the south side. Mabusth said that additional septic testing will be necessary if the access corridor is to be located along the northern boundary. Mabusth said that the location of the cul -de -sac should be left to staff's determination so that elevations, plantings and the location of the septic site on the far eastern lot can be taken into consideration. She said that the road cannot encroach within 20' of the septic test site. Mabusth asked Mr. Will to indicate his preference of the location of the driveway outlot. Mr. Will said that the real preference is to locate it on the north side of the property. He said that if the cul -de -sac is moved further north, the outlot should be along the northern border. Mr. Will said that there are less trees in that area as opposed to the south side. Mayor Grabek asked how access to the north would be achieved if the cul -de -sac is located in a more southerly location? Mabusth asked City Engineer Cook to respond to that • question. Cook said that a driveway could be constructed between the cul -de -sac and the northern outlot? He said that the cost to the property owner will increase the further the City extends the road. Cook said if the City does extend the road along the street right -of -way it should be constructed to City standards. Mabusth said that as part of this application, the Council is being asked to approve Wear Lane North as a public roadway. She said that the Planning Commission has recommended public maintenance of the road if it is to be dedicated to the public. Planning Commission Representative Brown commented that the Planning Commission recommended public maintenance because it was their feeling that the road would not otherwise be maintained. Mayor Grabek asked what made this different from other private roads. Mabusth replied that the cost factor set for each unit by the current owner of the subdivision on which Wear Lane North is presently located is $20,000.00 and that is prohibitive to Mr. Will. Councilmember Goetten expressed her concern for the need to • address the issue of private vs. public roads. She questioned whether a precedent would be set by making this a public road to be maintained publicly. 3