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h- -»r- > . t MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 26,2005 7:00 o’clock p.m. McMillan stated that she would only approve a lot width variance if extra side setbacks were implemented to allow for additional drainage and screening. She maintained that the applicant had adequate space to bui'd a decent new home on this lot but not enough extra room to allow him to remove by CUP soil to create walkouts. She could not support land alteration to simply make it convenient for the applicant to implement this proposal. BroHzman stated that he purchased the lot because of its view and character of Orono. Sansevere pointed out that, ironically, this character and view are the things he has proposed to change most dramatically with this proposal.1 .r Broitzman stated that he found it frustrating that the new home, though more narrow than the current home, and despite his willingness to plant trees on his and his neighbor’s properties that he could be denied. , * ? ■ I McMillan pointed out that each homeowner must be able to adequately screen their home witliin their own property boundaries. She could not support his screening on adjoining property owner’s home sites. v*‘ ‘ * . I : ‘j ■ Murphy suggested the applicint tddh up with a contractor or architect who knows the Orono ama and design a home that fits more within the character he found so appealing. Sansevere slated that he did not recall ever hearing from so many neighbors as he had on this project f tf.;. • : . -va Mayor Peterson pointed out that while the neighbors support the prospect of a new home, it is the sheer magnitude of the proposal that they Find disconcerting. Greg Coward, 1950 Heritage Drive, stated that ss an immediate neighbor, he had received incomplete communication. While construction easements were granted because the neighbors recognized that something would be buih on the site, the C’JP calls for permanent land alteration and concrete swales which do not fit within the character of the neighborhood. Coward stated that