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MlNUTHSOKlMb ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday. March 8,2004 7:00 o’clock p.m. given adequate driveway. Gaf&on sated that the best that staff ever offers applicants is to present 15% structural cover and ask for a minimal driveway to accommodate it. He encouraged the Council to consider recommending new standards for driveway and parking, when safety is a key factor, as well as, the magnitude of removals in die 0*75’. Mayor Peterson disagreed with Sansevere that the City would be, in essence, granting ’bonus points’ for removals. She stated that she had based her recommendation on safety and the fact that this will be a far better situation dian what is there currently. She urged staff to craft a resolution that would not be seen as precedent setting and one that hits on the Council’s key points in this case. Sansevere asked if the resolution could be crafted to justify a hardship. Gaffron maintained that, once quantified, staff could support 15% structural cover and safe driveway access, however, he questioned whctiier the City might be opening itself up to people returning from past applications to ask for more. McMillan suggested that die City give consideration to increasing hardcover from 25% to 30%, if the reality is diat the City is continually bombarded by hardcover variance requests. Oaffron noted that if the City wishes to give credence to removals within the 0-75’ zone, their may be justification for upping the coverage within the 75-250* zone. Murphy acknowledged that, in this case, the applicants can’t be expected to safely back out onto County Road 19. Mayor Peterson moved, White seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. granting a lot area and hardcover variance for 1740 Shadywood Road per the Planning Commissioa rccommendatioii, revising the resolution to reflect the concepts of discussion amongst the Council this evening. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 2, Sansevere and McMillan dissenting. PAGE 8 of 23 \ -------------