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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 25, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 10 of 18 (8. #14-3663 PAUL JOHNCOX/LAUREN PATNODE, 3596 SHORELINE DRIVE – COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW, VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A RESTAURANT AND OFFICE SERVICE USE – RESOLUTION NO. 6435, Continued) Reiners indicated they have not discussed that but that Staff might have assumed there will be some limited parking in that area. Reiners stated that is a possibility, but that once you provide one point for someone to pull up and cross the green space or the planting area on Shoreline you will likely have to have a sidewalk along the entire length. Reiners stated they would prefer to encourage people to park in the parking lot and use the proposed sidewalk for safety reasons. McMillan asked why the project is being done in two phases. Reiners stated finances on the building owner’s part is one reason, and the second reason is that he is not prepared to occupy the other half of the building until next year. McMillan commented it appears it will be a good improvement for the area. Levang asked as it relates to the parking on the west side of Blaine, whether the building on that side of the street utilizes any street parking. Mack stated whenever he has visited the site, he has not witnessed any cars parked in that area and that the building has a substantial parking lot. Mack stated in his view the west side is the right side to restrict on-street parking. Levang stated she does not have a problem with restricting parking on that side of the street since it makes sense and that parking on both sides of the street would narrow the roadway. Levang stated her concern was that that property owner had sufficient parking, which seems to be addressed with the large parking lot. Mack stated to his knowledge that building consists of office space. Bremer asked if the resolution is the complete document covering all of the requests. Bremer noted there are some general categories in the resolution but that she was not sure whether all of the conditions were included. Mack stated all of Staff’s original recommendations plus the two additional conditions recommended by the Planning Commission are included in the resolution. Bremer stated she did not get the impression that all of the conditions were specifically outlined in the resolution. Mack stated there are a number of conditions associated with the application but that all of Staff’s recommendations have been included in the resolution. McMillan noted there are five variances being requested, and asked whether it is okay to not list the actual variances in the resolution.