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MINUTES OF TIIK ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, Oclobcr 18, 2004 (i;00 o’clock p.iii. Staff recommends approval of the average lakcshorc scttiack vanance and denial of the side street setback variance and denial of the hardcover variance as proposed as there are no hardships to suppoit the vaiiances as ic(|uestcil In addition, Staff is rccoininending appioval of any variances be made contingent upon approval of a restoiation plan to rcineily the vegetation leinov.il on the property. Rahn asked for public comment concerning this application. Jeff I'ssrn. 2048 Casco Point Road, indicated he had met \v!h the npplicaiit piioi to last month's I'lanning Commission and discussed his original plan and the concerns he had regarding drainage, trimming of trees, protection of established ticcs, and off sticci paikmg F.sscn stated Vogsliom indicated at that time tha'. • was agreeable to installing gntlns and ilownsponts. diam tile, and constiiict a swale between the two piopcilics. lisscii stated he agreed to work with V'.gslrom on tiimming his tires in an cffoil to impiovc Vogslioin's view of the lake. lissen stated last week Vogsliom had a tiec sei vice come in who illegally took down two mature trees on his property os w'ell 03 other liecs and 'Tgclalum on his own piopcily. b'.ssen indicated liascd on lliosc actions, he no longer is in support of this proposal until such itme ns n tcsioiation plan is approved an«l the damage has been .idcqualcty addressed. Paul Raster, ,’<>t)t) ('asco Point Road, stated he is the neighbor to the noith and at the last meeting was In favor of the variance to ennoaeh on the fiic lane Raster iiutie.iled since the applicant has now clear ent hi.s lot. he would like to withdraw his support of ihc variance. Raster staled he nmv has eom rins irgatding eiosion since the s egetation has hern totally icmovcd Vogstrom slated he is m agierment with his two neighbors legauling their eoiiccins and that the tree company was hired to icmovc a couple of trees that were dead. N'ogstrom apologiecd to the r'liy and his ueighhoi s icganlmg the removal of the vcgctaliou, noting that he wa,s not aw ate the tree company was going to remove as much vegetation as tliey dul Vogstiom indicated he did ask the tree removal coinjiany to contact Staff tcgatd*r,g this incident, but that he accepts full responsibility tor tbe mistake PAGE 6