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0 <br />a <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 14,1998 <br />( #5) #2404 OTTEN BROTHERS NURSERY, CONTINUED <br />Kelley stated he is fine with the loading dock location. <br />Mayor Jabbour asked Public Services Director Greg Gappa if the loading dock/retaining wall would <br />be a problem when the City declares the road on Outlot C opened. <br />Gappa stated the concern is the impact of having the loading dock closer to the residential area. <br />Outlot C was dedicated for a future road and is currently serving as a buffer. <br />Goetten noted during her site inspection that the location seemed logical for the loading dock. <br />Gappa concurred with Goetten, but felt there may be zoning issues to look at. <br />Mayor Jabbour stated Mr. Otten came in to ask for a Commercial Site Plan Review only for the <br />greenhouse, but the only thing discussed was the loading area which has existed for the past 8 years. <br />Joel Walvatne, 710 Dickey Lake Drive, inquired about the screening between Outlot C and his <br />• property. He stated that his concern is that commercial use is getting closer to his property line. <br />Mayor Jabbour replied that he had visited the property line and saw it to be of a thick matted green <br />blanket of vegetation consisting of a variety of evergreens, small dogwoods and scrub bushes. <br />Walvatne noted for the Council a letter dated April 24, 1990 from Cliff Otten's attorney Robert <br />Mitchell. He asked the City to review #7 of the letter, which stated "with Cliff giving you the land <br />to the west of your site you are assured that there will be no commercial use next to your home and <br />instead that the commercial use will all be to the south and across the frontage road, if it is built." <br />Mayor Jabbour replied that his understanding of Mr. Mitchell's letter is that Mr. Otten traded the <br />triangular piece of property for Mr. Walvatne's piece (that section within Outlot C) assuring that the <br />triangular piece will not be commercial. Mr. Otten is allowing the City to drive through his <br />driveway, to get to the City Well located on Outlot B. If Otten takes his loading dock and puts it in <br />the corner of Lot 1, Block 1, he might end up forcing the City to open the road designated as Outlot <br />C to be able to get to the City Well on Outlot B. No one will benefit from the City opening this road. <br />Kelley questioned the lot area coverage in the B -6 zone. <br />Otten replied the lot area coverage is 17 to 23 %. <br />0 Kelley questioned the lighting effect the greenhouse will have at night. <br />Otten replied the greenhouse is not a production greenhouse, it will be a sales greenhouse. <br />3 <br />