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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 26, 2005 " 7:00 o'clocic p.m, Sansevere stated that, according to the neighbor's letters, they do not agree that this design will fit into the character of the neighborhood or the land itself. Broitzman stated that City Code allows him 15% structural coverage on his property, of which he has only proposed about 7.5% NlcMillan stated that, though the formula works to his advantage, she felt he was overdeveloping the lot. Furthermore, similar to the County, she stated that she, too; would like to see the driveway access off Heritage Drive as opposed to County Road 15 in an effort to minimize the curb cuts on the county road and would make this part of her recommendation. Broitzman stated that he brou�ht in the Co,unty for 'their opinion for a second driveway off � Heritage, not a replaceme»t for the one off. County'Road 1,5. He stated that, from what he understood of the codes, he could not be forced to change the existing driveway. � Murphy stated that he had spoken to and`received a:letter from Mr. Nelson, a neighbor, who felt he was misled by the ap�licant, as were many other neighbors who felt they were told numerous diffei•ent stories. Muiphy stated that he could not suppo��t moving this amount.of dirt to create or overhaul this piece of land to suif the applicant's desire for walkouts. Mayor Peterson commented that she was distiu-bed by the way the applicant had raped the lot of trees and its history,and found it difficult to support a lot width variance for something so expansive and out of character for;the neighborhood. White pointed out that the purpose of the zoning code is to implement the comp plan. Aesthetics and what is appropriate to fit in with the character of an area makes up a piece of the comp plan. In addition, the comp plan is designed to protect what the city holds dear which is the character and stability of a neighborhood, as noted by the adopted Rw•al Oasis Study. He indicated that he would not support altering the appelrance, in bulk, for something that he felt failed on evety count of the Ordinance that he could identify with regard to the compatibility of the neighborhood. 2