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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,July 13,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson noted the total is roughly 3,100 square feet. <br /> Mr. Hanson stated it is basically 230 square feet. <br /> Walsh said the other variances are practical difficulties and he would support them. <br /> Crosby asked if the Applicant felt there was a place he could allocate to get down to 25%. <br /> Mr. Heath Burris, 15535 52nd Place North, Plymouth, said he is building the home and he could get <br /> down to 25%by making the driveway smaller. He is not sure how that would affect the curb cut. <br /> Currently the curb access is about 20 feet and is not quite as wide as the driveway. The goal is to keep the <br /> rainwater from entering the lake, and he does not know if the amount equates to five gallons or 500 <br /> gallons of water. In the past they have been able to capture that with a French drain or a French garden. <br /> Although they are 2%over,with certain landscape designs, the impact on the soil, lake, road, and <br /> stormwater sewer is the same whether it is 27%or 25%. He asked for that option to be considered. If the <br /> Council does not approve the variance,the driveway will be smaller. The homeowners could still park on <br /> the sod/grass. <br /> Walsh stated he did not think the City had trade-offs for rain gardens in the code so it was not an option. <br /> Crosby asked if rock would be considered hardcover. <br /> Curtis said rock for a driveway would be hardcover. <br /> Walsh noted once something is compacted, it becomes hardcover. <br /> Mr. Burris said that was an idea they have come up with in the past in the same situation in other cities <br /> around the lake, so it was one of the alternatives he brought to Tim and Carrie. <br /> Walsh stated each city has a variety of things they look at; it is not in Orono's code as a trade-off. <br /> Crosby said Casco is not a great road and he is concerned about safety. He also understands why the <br /> Council wants to stick to 25%. He asked if the builder could find a place where he could rob Peter to pay <br /> Paul to get to 25%. He stated it would be better to have more cars off the road. <br /> Walsh noted it is human nature to maximize things such as the house and minimize the driveway because <br /> more driveway is less house. <br /> Crosby said he understands that because the rules changed in the past, the Council wants 25%. <br /> Johnson moved, Seals seconded, to deny LA20-000037—Tim Hanson,2645 Casco Point Road- <br /> Variance Request.VOTE: Ayes 3,Nays 1 (Crosby). <br /> 15. LA20-000024—JAY NYGARD 1380 REST POINT ROAD—LOT AREA, LOT WIDTH, <br /> HARDCOVER,AND SIDE YARD SETBACK VARIANCES <br /> Staff presented a summary of packet information. <br /> Page 5 of 19 <br />