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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 12, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 17. LEVEL H HOME OCCUPATION LICENSE, 4415 FOREST LAKE LANDING (continued) Close stated now that they know it is a business, it raises a lot of concern. Chris Morgant, 1003 Wildhurst Trail, stated he lives at the end of the road and that he has to travel down the road to get to his house. Morgant indicated he does not care what the Lines do but that he does care about how they do it. Morgant stated when the road is unduly clogged, it is inconvenient for the residents. Morgant stated if this is going to happen often, he is not a fan of it. Morgant stated if the City would fix the road, he probably would not object to it and that there has to be a good way to do this. Gail Blackstone, 4465 Forest Lake Landing, stated she and her husband are here to support the request for a Level H home occupation. Blackstone noted they are one of the three closest homes to the Line's house. In regards to the concerns about the regulations not being met, Blackstone stated she can personally say that they have not had any issues with the valet that was originally there. Blackstone indicated in June she had a graduation party for her daughter and that she was concerned about the number of people coming and whether the residents would be confused with one of these events which it wasn't. Blackstone stated the commercial shuttle bus has improved the parking situation. Blackstone stated in regards to the hours of operation, her bedroom faces out on the street and she and her husband have not experienced any problems with noise. Blackstone stated in her view there could be some confusion in regards to the petition and that she spoke to one of the neighbors who was wondering whether there could also be a restaurant in the neighborhood. Blackstone stated she would like the Council to know that she and her husband are very much in support of this license. Stacey Schoenzeit, 4480 Forest Lake Landing, stated she would like to tell the Council that the initial letter was not created or known by her husband and was created by a group of neighbors. Schoenzeit stated the neighbors came to her asking what is going on given all the parking in the neighborhood. Schoenzeit stated for the first two weeks in June, there were cars everywhere and that the Lines sent the neighbors a note informing them that they were having a private event. Schoenzeit noted the Lines have told the neighbors in the past that they are having an event but that it is usually one night. Schoenzeit stated one time she saw some people walking down the street who were excited about going to a concert and that the person showed them her ticket. Schoenzeit stated if you go on the Line's website, you can see that they are selling tickets to the events. Schoenzeit commented this is a neighborhood of dozens and dozens of children and that her husband had no clue about what was being written or going on until the neighbors approached here. Schoenzeit stated some of the other neighbors that live closer to the Lines are empty nesters and no longer have children living in the homes. Schoenzeit stated in her view the Lines do not understand that some of the other neighbors are worried about traffic and safety. Schoenzeit reiterated that her husband was not the instigator in this situation. Tim Line stated he thought it was from Loren since he was the person who took the documents around and that the petition was included with the letter. Line stated he would like to apologize to Loren. Page 19 of 34