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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,June 11,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 15. LA18-40 MATTHEW AND ANGELA HOPPING,95 SMITH AVENUE,CONDITIONAL <br /> USE PERMIT AND SECOND DRIVEWAY—Continued <br /> Crosby stated he does not have a problem with the second driveway since there is not a hardcover issue <br /> and that they are helping out the mother. Crosby commented they are probably trying to plan for the <br /> future,and since there is not a hardcover issue and the garage is partially hidden by the house,he does not <br /> have a problem with it. <br /> Dankey commented she is a little torn on this application because the City does not want everyone to have <br /> two driveway accesses. Dankey stated there appears to be some runoff from the corner of the property, <br /> and the more you build up the wall for a second driveway,the more likely you are to create erosion onto <br /> the road. <br /> Seals stated she is not a fan of a second driveway. <br /> Crosby stated it is not whether the Council personally likes it or not but whether it fits within the <br /> neighborhood and the criteria. Crosby noted Staff is okay with the proposal. <br /> Walsh asked whether Staffhas even made a recommendation on it. <br /> Curtis stated the City Engineer identified it as an issue that the Council should weigh in on. <br /> Seals stated no one with Staff is saying yes or no and that they have refened it to the City Council for a <br /> decision. <br /> Walsh noted there was a property owner on Fox Hill that wanted entrances on both sides and he did not <br /> think that was appropriate,but he was outvoted on that. <br /> Rief stated this could be considered a practical difficulty given the terrain. <br /> Walsh commented a practical difficulty can also be created by the way it is designed and that one side of <br /> the lot is more sloping. <br /> Rief asked whether the Council needs more information in order to make a decision. <br /> Walsh stated it is more a matter of the Council making a decision on whether the two curb cuts fit into the <br /> neighborhood. <br /> Crosby asked what the hardcover percentage is with a second driveway. <br /> Curtis indicated they are exempt. <br /> Dankey asked why they are exempt. <br /> Curtis indicated it is because they are not in a hardcover zone in the shoreland. <br /> Walsh stated the City can enforce the parking but that he is not in favor of the second driveway. Walsh <br /> stated he would like the applicants to redesign and have one driveway. <br /> Page 15 of 20 <br />