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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 32 9. #14-3691 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL, 405 NORTH ARM DRIVE – PRELIMINARY PLAT This item follows Item No. 10. 10. #14-3689 LAKESHORE HOLDINGS, LLC – 2490 CARMAN STREET – VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. 6458 McMillan noted the Council looked at this application two weeks ago and that the reason she did not want this item on the Consent Agenda is that she would like one clarification on the resolution. Curtis indicated Staff has reviewed Paragraph No. 5 on Page 3 of the resolution and that she can read the suggested change Staff has come up with. Staff would suggest the paragraph be changed to read as follows: “The applicant understands and is hereby put on notice that the City is not required to screen the fire lane from adjacent properties. The City may institute measures to development approvals or other means to preserve landscaping and regulate or remove encroachments which have the potential to interfere with direct access by the public.” McMillan stated that change makes sense. McMillan stated she does not believe the applicant is here tonight and that she does not know if that will be an issue. Curtis stated the change goes to the intent of the changes that were discussed last time. Mattick noted the change is not imposing any conditions on the applicant but is more of a statement of what the City is or is not going to do with that area. Mattick stated the change makes it clear that the public can use the area and that the City is not necessarily required to screen it, but it makes it clear that the City will remove any encroachments if they should occur. Mattick stated it provides notice to the applicant of what the City will or will not do. McMillan commented this is the type of boilerplate language that could be used in future resolutions to provide clarity to what can be done with the fire lanes. McMillan stated she would also like Staff to begin work on placing some standard markers at the fire lanes and that perhaps the City could use recycled green plastic that is approximately one foot high, which would be a subtle visual marker. Levang stated the markers do not necessarily need to be accompanied by any signage but could serve to simply identify the fire lanes. McMillan suggested the markers be discussed in a future work session and that she would like to continue to work on clarifying the fire lanes in the City. Mack stated the Public Works Department has indicated they would be able to mark those locations with the GPS so that if in the future a question arises, the City can go back out and verify the boundaries.