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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 9, 2020 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Mr. Gamble stated it is nonconforming the way it currently exists. <br />Johnson commented that it is lawfully nonconforming at this point and there are hardcover benefits. <br />Mr. Gamble said the property owners do not get the benefit of the land north of it to use as hardcover for <br />south calculations. The only calculations for the south hardcover are the houses that are there. <br />Barnhart, Walsh, and Seals stated he gets the benefit of the hardcover because it is gross for the lot. <br />Johnson said the big issue is the 75 feet from the lake because everything is a variance. The City Council <br />is more rigid on the hardcover within 75 feet. <br />Crosby noted the property owners are taking advantage of the hardcover because of the north land. <br />Walsh suggested a scenario where the two wooded lots became one lot which would conform and it is <br />1.2-1.3 acres and the other lots are individual lots. He asked if those lots stand on their own how much <br />hardcover they have, and whether that would make them nonconforming. <br />Barnhart stated it may. He did not do an analysis of the hardcover for the south lots. The two north lots <br />conform in area and width. The only way to make the south lots conforming is to combine them, although <br />he understands there are two dwelling units there. <br />Seals stated it is not that the City is not interested in commercial; however, the residents in the area would <br />be opposed to that. <br />Councilmembers discussed the zoning in the area which was ascertained to be residential. <br />Crosby stated the owners get the benefit of the hardcover from the land and they should have added it on <br />to 2414 and 2440 as their backyard. <br />Mr. Gamble commented that it is his job to maximize the use of the land in its current situation and asked <br />how he would do that. <br />Crosby and Mr. Gamble discussed whether the land to the north was helpful regarding hardcover for the <br />lots on the south. <br />Johnson stated there was a lot of hardcover on the 2474 address. <br />Mr. Gamble stated when it was surveyed, a hardcover survey was done. <br />Johnson asked where the property line was for the survey. <br />Page 13 of 18 <br />