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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL . MEETING HELD ON MAY 12,1997 • ( #10 Spring Hill Golf Club - Continued) Jabbour noted that cars would still have to make a left turn to access Spring Hill Road from CoRd 6. He said Spring Hill Road was never envisioned to be heavily traveled. Kelley indicated there would still be a safety issue even if the property was residential in nature. He said people are already aware of the intersection of Spring Hill Road and CoRd 6. Kelley noted that Hunter Drive is a 4 -way intersection and most traffic, comes from the east. He reiterated that it would be a major mistake to allow traffic to enter the golf course from CoRd 6. Jabbour, while recognizing that the project is based on a plan of 185 memberships, stated the Council must view it as a possible 300 member application. He asked the Council if they would want all of this commercial traffic going through Spring Hill Road that was never intended for such use. He did agree that a left turn would be better located elsewhere on CoRd 6. Kelley suggested limiting the number of memberships as a condition of the CUP requiring the applicant to readdress the allowed number if it should change. Jabbour opined that it would be difficult to limit the number of members. Goetten said her concern is with the narrow roadway and icy conditions in the wintertime. While recognizing the good intentions of limiting membership by the golf club, changes may occur in the future that would make the access best located on CoRd 6. Kelley said the CUP could control that possibility. Goetten agreed but felt the road access should be decided now. She noted the possibility of CoRd 6 being a 4 -lane road at some point in the future. Kelley asked what the proposed design was for the entrance at CoRd 6. Gaffron indicated that this information has not been made available. Hunter said it would be difficult to change the by -laws of the golf club to allow more members. However, Crosby suggested the number be limited to 225 members. Morrison also asked for flexibility. He noted there would be some national members instead of local only. Jabbour said the location from which the members arrive is not a consideration. Jabbour suggested a maximum membership of 250. The applicant agreed. Radio was asked for his opinion regarding membership limitation. Radio said it would be difficult to incrementally stop increases but only in regulating large changes. It was noted that a membership usually involves a couple which automatically increases the actual number of people using the golf club. Peterson said she agreed with the access location from CoRd 6 instead of Spring Hill Road. 11