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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 12, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 13. #16-3856 SARYAN CUISINE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, ON BEHALF OF PAUL AGRE COMPANY, 2380 SHADYWOOD ROAD, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (continued) John O'Sullivan, stated he owns Voyageur's and Culver's. O'Sullivan stated while the parking may not be a concern, he would Iike to give the Council a little bit of history. O'Sullivan indicated he opened Culver's in 1996 and co -developed the Snyder building. O'Sullivan noted his project was only approved on the basis that there was a cross -easement over those 18 parking stalls, with the City requesting the cross -easement. O'Sullivan indicated during the summer they utilize all 18 of those parking stalls, and that his concern is if Patrick's does a great business, he could lose those parking spots. O'Sullivan indicated he spoke with Patrick and his attorney after the last meeting and that they assured him that parking would not be an issue. O'Sullivan stated he would ask that the Council and the applicant consider, at his expense, putting up signs along the 18 stalls in yellow that says these parking spots are reserved for Culver's during the lunch hour. O'Sullivan stated he is not concerned about parking during the dinner hour. O'Sullivan stated if he loses those parking stalls, he would not qualify for the parking that his site requires and that he does not want a neighbor that he is going to be in constant contention with over parking. Walsh stated he appreciates that suggestion but that he is not sure the City can impose parking on someone else's property. Walsh stated keeping the cross -easement should not change the parking needs. O'Sullivan stated if they do more business than anyone thinks they will do, he will lose the availability of 18 parking spaces, which is a big issue in their industry. O'Sullivan stated since the applicant is requesting a conditional use, in his view the City could have a discussion about that. Levang asked if Mr. O'Sullivan has any more capacity to create more parking on his site. O'Sullivan indicated he does not. Levang stated she sees the possibility for the other property to create additional parking. O'Sullivan stated even with the signs, in his view there would be plenty of parking on the applicant's property. O'Sullivan stated no one would be monitoring the people who park in those spots to see which restaurant they go into. Mattick stated if the parking is restricted on the cross -easement portion, the Council needs a justification to do that. Mattick stated he understands the neighbor's concern but that there is no demonstrated need for the restricted parking. Levang stated what it would take is a friendly agreement between the two adjacent landowners to cooperate with each other. O'Sullivan commented he raised the issue with Patrick and that it is harder to deal with the issue after the fact. O'Sullivan stated he visited the Richfield restaurant last week and that they utilized a number of parking spots at 1 p.m. Page 10 of 34