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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,June 11,2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 15. LA18-40 MATTHEW AND ANGELA HOPPING,95 SMITH AVENUE,CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SECOND DRIVEWAY—Continued Seals commented she feels the same way. Dankey stated she is torn because the applicants are trying to be respectful and have a place to put their vehicles indoors. Seals noted they are not saying they cannot have the two garages but rather they cannot have two access points. Crosby asked why Staff did not make a recommendation on the second driveway. Curtis stated there are standards in the code for a second driveway access on residential properties,and it states one driveway approach shall be allowed from up to two single-residential parcels and to the same road provided appropriate easements are in place. Parcels having frontage on more than one public road shall be allowed a driveway approach to a public road. Curtis stated the code does not specifically say you can or cannot have two driveways. Dankey commented if this was a large lot,she would probably feel different about it. Seals moved,Crosby seconded,Application No.LA18-40,Matthew and Angela Hopping,95 Smith Avenue,to direct Staff to draft an approval resoluNon for the conditional use permit,subject to parking being restricted on one side of the street,with construction vehicles being kept on the property as much as possible,and with notice being given to all the contractors regarding the parking and turnaround; and to deny the second driveway access. Schutt asked whether those would be additional conditions to the conditional use permit. Walsh indicated they would be. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. 16. LA18-41 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT: GATE OPACITY— ORDINANCE NO.209 THIRD SERIES Curtis stated this application is regarding a change to the regulations for driveway entrance gates. Gates at driveways are permitted but must meet certain standards,including a 5-foot setback from all property lines when associated with entrance monuments. Gates and entrance monuments are permitted up to eight feet in height. Fences are allowed up to 42 inches in height adjacent to the street except in yards abutting a county highway on a lakeshore lot,where the maximum height is six feet. Fences may be privacy in nature or 100 percent opaque. In addition,there is a proposed formatting modification regarding gates in locations where entrance monuments do not exist. In these instances,gates would not be permitted to extend higher than the permitted fence. Page 16 of 20