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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, September 15, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 30 of 59  <br />  <br />Bessesen stated he already has a plan prepared for four homes on this site and that he will sell the lots off <br />one at a time. Bessesen stated he is not sure if there is any reason to go forward with this application. <br />Bessesen stated he would have preferred to have a development that would have less impact on the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated the Planning Commission can table the application if the applicant would like to take <br />additional time to look at the four units. Leskinen noted that it was said loud and clear by the City <br />Council and the Planning Commission that four units would be the maximum. <br /> <br />Bessesen indicated the economics do not work on four units and that five is almost not worth it. Bessesen <br />noted he could go three stories on the single-family homes. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated she applauds his efforts to create a low-impact development and that he has presented a <br />great plan, but the area has unfortunately been plagued by traffic and flooding issues over the years, <br />which proves to be very challenging. <br /> <br />Berg stated it is unfortunate that one of the units cannot be eliminated. <br /> <br />Bessesen stated their plan is to put a development up on Shadywood from Lund’s all the way up to the <br />church, which will be 64 condominiums with some retail underneath it. <br /> <br />Landgraver stated the applicant has put a lot of thought into the plan and that perhaps the residents will go <br />home tonight and give more thought to what it would be like with four single-family homes. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if he would like to table the application. <br /> <br />Bessesen stated it probably would be worth it to table it. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit moved, Thiesse seconded, to table Application No. 14-3686, David Delaney, 2500 Block <br />of Kelly Avenue. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br /> <br />(Recess taken from 8:57 P.M. to 9:03 P.M.) <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 10/20/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 09/15/2014 <br />[Page 30 of 59]