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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 17,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Sue Dunkley indicated the shed would be removed. <br /> Chair Thiesse asked whether anyone from the public would like to comment on this application. <br /> Andrew McDermott,2702 Walters Port Lane,stated when the Dunkleys were talking about cutting <br /> themselves off from Walters Port,his biggest concern was emergency vehicles,garbage trucks,and <br /> delivery vans being able to turn around on Walters Port but that the Dunkleys have shown that vehicles <br /> will be able to turn around when they get to the end. McDermott noted Walters Port is only 14 feet wide <br /> currently and generally works just fine except for the turnaround. McDermott stated a number of years <br /> ago the City Council cut off Habermans from Walters Port and put the Pence Lane Road in. McDermott <br /> indicated he would like some type of emergency turnaround there,and if it is going to be gated,that's <br /> fine,but the gate should be in 20 to 30 feet. <br /> McDermott stated he was fine with the gates as originally proposed but the developer did not put them in <br /> quite as proposed. McDermott stated in his view the gates should not be widened and that the gates <br /> should be left to open automatically rather than with a code. McDermott noted there is a lot of wildlife <br /> back there and the maple trees would need to be removed if the road is widened in that area. <br /> McDermott noted the Dunkleys' property is part of the Walters Port association and that they have some <br /> responsibility for the lagoon portion of the association. If the Dunkleys change their address from <br /> Walters Port to Pence,that would need to be addressed. <br /> McDermott stated he is not sure why only one person owns the road but that it has been that way for quite <br /> a while. McDermott stated it is not a public road and it is really not an association road. If the City is <br /> planning on a maintenance agreement,they need to look at how that is going to work. <br /> McDermott asked why outlots have to be created and what they could be used for. <br /> Curtis indicated they would not be building lots and they would provide some separation between the <br /> properties. Curtis noted an outlot would need to be replatted to become a building site and would require <br /> a public hearing. Curtis stated one of the concerns with the road connection is it separates the Walters <br /> Port property from the other portion of the outlot,which causes the land shortage for the improvements <br /> that are being proposed. <br /> McDermott stated the Dunkleys were very accommodating to the neighbors when they were remodeling <br /> the home and that they are proposing to fix the road that was damaged during the remodeling. <br /> McDermott stated his concern is the width of the road. <br /> Sue Dunkley stated their plan is not to stop helping out the Walters Port association and that they are <br /> planning to raise the road so it doesn't flood everyone's yards. Dunkley noted the easements have all <br /> expired and that they are willing to redo the easements as part of this. Dunkley noted they put about <br /> $200,000 into the lagoon wall to reinforce it that the neighbors should have participated in but that they <br /> still want to have some responsibility for the lagoon. <br /> Thiesse stated in his view a wider road will be needed but that the Council might waive that requirement. <br /> The Planning Commission took no formal action on this item. <br /> Page 16 of 20 <br />