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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 32 (5. #13-3637 WILLI ABBOTT ON BEHALF OF THE BROADWAY GROUP, LLC – 2350 WATERTOWN ROAD AND XXX WILLOW DRIVE NORTH – PRELIMINARY PLAT AND RPUD REZONING, Continued) Gaffron illustrated the location of the cul-de-sac on the overhead. Gaffron noted the City typically does not like to maintain cul-de-sacs. It also drastically reduces the possibility of making this proposed public cul-de-sac road into a through road if the Kelley property develops at some point in the future. Staff has requested that that connection be shown on the plans. While Mr. Kelley’s suggestion moves the road away from his property, it places the cul-de-sac so much further north that it has a huge impact on the build ability of the lots to the north due to the location of the creek and the required setbacks from the wetland. Moving the road and cul-de-sac northward has a significant impact on reducing the buildable area and flexibility of Lots 1 through 4 in Block 1. Gaffron stated the third suggestion by Mr. Kelley is 3 the creation of an outlot for the wetland, which has been discussed previously. Gaffron stated the City Council should reach a conclusion on each of the following items: 1. Confirm that development of this site should be as a Residential Planned Unit Development. 2. Nothing that lot sizes and proposed flexibility requests for certain lots regarding width, contiguous. Buildable area and setbacks have not changed, does the Council have any further concerns. Regarding the proposed flexibility? a. Allowing the side street setback for the two lots abutting Willow Drive to be 25 feet rather than the 50 feet setback required because Willow Drive is a collector road. b. Allowing the substandard lot widths for Lots 3, 4, and 5 which abut the cul-de-sac. c. Allowing Lots 1, 3, and 4 to contain a contiguous dry buildable area slightly less than the required 15,000 square feet on the basis that the overall density is acceptable and that there is sufficient area within the sites to allow homes to be developed. 3. Confirm acceptance of the new cul-de-sac road as a public road, with the understanding the City will ultimately maintain the road and municipal sewer system that the developer constructs. 4. Given the pros and cons of establishing an outlot for preservation of the natural amenities of the site, confirm that the Council still prefers that each lot contain its share of the areas to be protected via various easements. The Council may want to discuss the merits and methods of consolidating easements if that is still an issue. 5. Is Council in agreement with the Planning Commission that the 10 percent recreation area required by the RPUD standards is satisfied by dedication of easements for tree preservation and a walking easement over the existing and proposed 20-footsewer easements? Gaffron noted the easement would not be right up against the Glendale development.