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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> ' MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2003 <br /> 8. #03-2951 Juditl� and Ja»ces Pierpont, 1849 artd 1801 YT�est Farm Road—Lot <br /> Li�te Rearrangement—Continued <br /> police those conditions. <br /> McMillan stated the only way to enforce the appropriate use of the guesthouse, is to <br /> require the removal the kitchen. <br /> White stated he would like to see standards for historical residences, and also a definition <br /> of a kitchen. <br /> Mrs. Pierpont stated they installed a cooktop to help prepare simple food items for <br /> children. Otherwise guests dine at the main house. <br /> Gaffron stated that the applicants wanted to move the lot line 3/lOths of an acre, creating a <br /> 2-acre and a 4-acre lot. Rededicating easement is not an issue. They would still have two <br /> buildable sites with setiver coming in to both sites. <br /> Mrs. Pierpont stated they want to redefine the lot line because they have the chance to <br /> bring in sewer to two lots, defraying the cost of sewer for the neighbors and making it <br /> more feasible for the City to bring sewer. Also, their son suggested they divide lot 14 so <br /> that they'd have the option of selling it off someday if they wanted to. They also own a <br /> house on 6th Avenue North, which their son lives in. If someday the property passes to <br /> him, he would have the option of selling off lot 14. <br /> Gaffron stated that as it currently stands, lot 14 is a separate tax parcel from lot 15. Both <br /> lots abut a private road. The only reason to move the lot line, could be because the septic <br /> system for lot 15 crosses the property line. ��ith sewer coming, lot 14 could remain at 2.2 <br /> acres. <br /> Barrett stated the Pierponts cunently have rivo lots, so there is no real need to change it. <br /> They would then be left with a nonconforming guesthouse on a lot with under 4-acres of <br /> dry buildable. If the kitchen were removed, that problem would be solved and they could <br /> leave the lots as is. <br /> Gaffron stated that the typical kitchen contains a sink, stove and refrigerator. The <br /> Planning Commission was not concerned with the Pierponts use of the house, but there is <br /> a risk that the next owner could use it as a permanent residence. <br /> Murphy stated that there ought to be a better way to insure the future use of the <br /> guesthouse than to punish the Pierponts for wanting to leave things as they've been for the <br /> last decade. <br /> McMillan stated that the lots were supposed to be combined in 1990, before the <br /> 13 <br />