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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 /> 16. LA18-41 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT: GATE OPACITY— <br /> ORDINANCE NO.209,THIRD SERIES—Continued <br /> At their May meeting,the Planning Commission held a public hearing and discussed the draft ordinance <br /> which contemplated removing the requirement for transparency. Following the public hearing,the <br /> Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 on a motion to modify the proposed ordinance amendment to permit <br /> gates to have up to 75 percent opacity. The dissenting Commissioner felt that there should not be a <br /> requirement for transparency. <br /> Comments from a resident were received during the public hearing and those related a request to have no <br /> opacity requirement. <br /> The City Council should adopt or amend the approval resolution. <br /> Walsh stated the City Council can either require 25 percent transparency or eliminate that. Walsh stated <br /> in his view the City should not be telling people how to design their gates if the purpose of the gate is for <br /> privacy. <br /> Seals noted fences can be complete opaque. <br /> Dankey stated the gates are also far enough back that a vehicle can pull out and still see the street before <br /> entering it. <br /> Walsh stated the gates are also required to turn inward. <br /> Crosby commented he sees it in Tonka Bay and it has a boxy and closed off feel. Crosby stated he would <br /> favor some level of transparency. <br /> Walsh stated it comes down to aestherics and your rose colored glasses versus someone else's rose <br /> colored glasses. <br /> Seals stated someone can have a fence that is completely opaque but yet the City requires the gate to be <br /> transparent. Seals questioned whether they are creating a solution for a problem that does not exist. Seals <br /> commented she understands where they are coming from but that it does not seem like something Orono <br /> needs. <br /> Dankey moved,Seals seconded,to approve OpNon A and to adopt ORDINANCE NO.,Third <br /> Series,an Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances Pertaining to Gates. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br /> Nays 0. <br /> 17. LAl-42 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT: NOTIFICATION DISTANCE FOR <br /> PUBLIC HEARINGS—ORDINANCE <br /> This item was removed from the Agenda. <br /> Page 17 of 20 <br />