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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,Apri110,2017 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 25. ORONO PRESERVE—REQUEST FOR EARI.Y PERMITS (Continued) <br /> Staff's initial answer to the developer's informal request earlier this year was,no,that the City does not <br /> issue permits before the initial lift of asphalt is in place. The subsequent formal request via letter has <br /> prompted Staff to consider whether there are factors so unique to this specific proposal and location that <br /> approval would not become precedent setting. In the past the City has consistently followed the <br /> Development Agreement provisions. <br /> Some potential justifications to approve the request might include accessibility of existing fire hydrants <br /> and assisting the developer in their marketing efforts. Potential reasons to deny the request include the <br /> potential need for road base reconstruction due to damage during home construction,weather conditions <br /> that could impact drivability of the gravel road surface, and a potential conflict between home <br /> construction traffic and parking. <br /> Staff recommends denial of the request. If the Council chooses to grant approval, Staff recommends the <br /> conditions outlined in Staffls report be attached to that approval. <br /> Walsh asked whether the City has ever made an exception like this. <br /> Gaffron stated he does not remember one. <br /> Stephanie Simenstad,Project Manager with The Excelsior Group, LLC, stated there will be significant <br /> access to both of these lots and also significant construction parking that will be out of the way of any <br /> emergency vehicles. Due to a very wet fall, construction on the site was delayed and that they are <br /> attempting to give David Weekly Homes the ability to have two model lots going. Paving is expected to <br /> be completed by May 31. <br /> Crosby asked what the distance is between Old Crystal Bay Road and these model homes. <br /> Gaffron stated the fire hydrant is located across the street and with an 80-foot right-of-way, it is probably <br /> 200 feet from that hydrant to either building. <br /> Walsh stated the main issue is the structural integrity of the roads and that they will not know if there is <br /> some failure of the road base until later. <br /> Simenstad stated they do not plan on paving right over the existing gravel road and that the road will have <br /> to pass a new roll test and all engineering standards prior to installations of the first lift. <br /> Page 22 of 26 <br />