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MINUTES OF THE <br /> � ORONO CITY�OUNCIL MEETII�iG <br /> Monday,March 14,2016 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 9. #16�3803 STONEWpOD,LLC,ON BEHAI�F pF TASHITAA TUF�A, 1830 <br /> SHORELINE DRIyE,VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERNIIT(cnadnued) <br /> Seaior Planner GafTron noted the City has had requests for two�urb cuts on private roads as well as <br /> public�ads in the pa�t and that a number of them have been appraved on the private roads,espe�ially in <br /> the 2-acre zone,because they had little impact on the neighborhood. Qn 50-foot lots,two curb cuts}�ave <br /> been rautin�ely denied. Gaffmn stated there are no standards in Chapter 18 0�crther zoning chap#ers that <br /> provide direction on�vhen Stsff should or should not appmve those and that it has pretty much been left <br /> to the Pablic V4'orks DiraetorlCity Engineer to approve. <br /> 'Walsh noted the City has not reccived any input from the neighbors yet tonight. <br /> McMillan aaked if anyone from the public would like to comment oa this <br /> Melanie Flessner, 1190 Heritage I,ane,atated her major ooncern with the propeits.is the driwe�,ay for <br /> Heritage La�e aad the two curb�uts. Fl�aner nated the Fox Fi'ill Hameowne�s Asaociation has <br /> mainxaiaed tl�at artine easemcnt for o��er SO�a�d that for it to become used xs a dri�►evs,ay would not <br /> be azsthetically pleasing. Flessner commented it would be a mce,beautiful p�operty fo�the Tufaa family <br /> but that th�e rest of th�aeighborhood will gct to look at cement. Flessner stated it is likely the tre�that <br /> ri now wauld be removed along with the�ass. Flessner notsd there has not een any <br /> �s�"on regarding lan uig ar�a an t�it concxun. <br /> Flessner noted the developer tatked abottt taking the fencing off t�table fiar tl�tima being,which meaas <br /> thaa�t the City and neighbors v�ill again be forced to look at it. Flessner stated she gat the imp�ssivn that <br /> the h,ouse was glaced fiuth�er back eo it could accommodate the driveway and that they did not lose any <br /> lakeslwre. Flessner stated the re�ulations of the City should be followod$nd that she is not sure why new <br /> homts should naed variances. Flessner stat$d if they go with a higher height,tbere would not be a neod <br /> for a side�tback variance. <br /> McMillan notad the City Counoil did t+aceive Ms.Flessner's e-mail as well. MaMillan asked hm�,many <br /> trees wc�uld be re�ovcd for the curb cut. <br /> G�ustafsoa stated it likely will be two. <br /> Flessner commented tb�ere are more than two trees in that area. <br /> Gustafson statod he is tall�ing about the trees in the loeation of the curb cut. <br /> Fl�sner statod the roots of some of the other trees will Iikely be cut and eventual].y die, <br /> Tufae stated they do not want to come into the neighborhood ss sh�ngers and that they waat to do <br /> everything possible that they can to accommodate the neigtibons. Tufaa stated they do not want to cut a <br /> single tree down if they do not 11ave to. Thfaa indicated he wvuld be willing to replace eny trees ey cut <br /> down. <br /> �� <br /> MeMillan askeci if tbe curb cut has been identified. <br /> Gustafson in&cated it has been. <br /> Page 19 of 37 <br />