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ORONO CITY COL�CIL �IEETING I�IONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2002 6. #02-2822 Danie tely, 3422 Livingston.Avenue—Var' s Resolr�tion No. 4872—Continued conditional use permit per Section . ivision 10 to allo�� an accessor�- building to be constructed e subject proper � oser to the street than the principal structu on a through lot; ��ith the new uage in Item 4I incIuded in the r ion. Vote: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 10. Appeal of Administrative Decision—Fos Street Driveway- __ Weinberger stated that the applicant was appealin�the denial of a request for driv��-ay access permit for property located at 2�30 Fox S�eet. At the time Lhe lot was crea��d, in 1996, it was planned to use a shared driveway that also serves rivo lots to the r.ort� The 2�30 lot was required to enter into a driveway maintenance agreement with the lot_ to the north. The applicant was requestin� direct access to For Street. The staff recommer.ded ;enial in order to limit the number of direct dri��eway access points to Fox Street, accordi�� to the Comprehensive Plan stating that the number of curb cuts and access points be `�-nited. While Fox Street is not termed arterial, it is one of only a few throu�h streets tiiat i� receive additional east-west traffic. The letter requesting appeal stated that the drive.��ay«-ould have a steep inclin� for access. Staff found that the direct access from Fox Street would have an a�-e,age elevation change of 10% to the turnaround site, where the access from the shared dri�-eway�would h��e an avera�e elevation change of 5% to the turnaround, therefore the dri�-e�vay from the �bared access would have less elevation change than the direct street access. Staff concluded that the shared driveway would be the appropriate access to the prc�erty. Troy Prosa of Formation Architects stated that th�percent grade fro:� Fo� to the turnaround is greater than the grade from the sh�ed drive, but they��-ere measurin= from the street to the garage, where the residents will be parkin�. He stated that the�ac� from street to gara�e is less than the grade from the shared access to the aarage. He stat�3 that the driveway approach approved by the City would result in the loss of 7-10 matur� trees, including the oldest tree on the lot. With the app;oach from Fox, thev would minir--i�e tree removal. Murphy asked what their major concern �vas. Prosa stated that their nvo major cor_�rns were preserving the trees and the grade of approach. �� Sansevere asked if maintenance of the shared dri�:e��as a concern. Julie John�on s-�?ed it �vas not. If they were �-andfathered in to the mai.�tenance a�reement it ��-ould be �L� with 4