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MIMTESOFTIIK <br />OROM) ri.A.\MM; (*mi.MISSIO% MKFTIMi <br />MuniLiy, September 20, 2004 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(M)4-305l Ke%ln and Jnllr FiKpalrick, < ontinued) <br />Kii/palrtck staled he was unable to find any history requinn^ lots to he accumulaie«l or combined in <br />tirdcr to create a larger lot. <br />Fii/pairick staled the central character of West Ijikc consists of older homes, sitme large lake cottages <br />and some small cottages, some rental homes, and some family homes, and that diversity sh«mld he <br />preserved. Fii/patrick indicated the character of lh«' neighborhotid has a lot to do with the pcv*ple living <br />there, which is an essential character worth preserving as well <br />Michael ('•onar.. XWW Wot Bu-h I akc Rt»aJ. BUx>mmg:«>n. indicated he i> here on behalf of .Michael <br />and c Shields and Riihert and l.isa I.nck>on I’nman stated the Shields and Fncks«ins arc opp*»sed <br />to the construction of a new residence i»r. this Uh. and noted that it is difl'icult to oppose new neighbors <br />coming into the neighborhood. <br />C'ronan indicated their opposition is based on two cases. First, the extreme aggressiveness of the <br />proposal that the Fit/patncks have brought forward to rebuild on this site, and secondly, the whole <br />question of the future of West I ake. t'ronan stated the current home that exists on that lot is a modest <br />home with a Hat roof t'ronan stated the proposed residence with a ps'uked nmf is going to be a major <br />change m the neighborhiNid as well as the lot coverage, the massing, the bulk and height of the <br />residence. <br />Secondly. Cronan noted there is no mitigation being olTered at all. Cronan slated no landscaping is <br />being proposed between the two residences and that the Fit/paincks have not provided the ( ity with <br />elevations ol the stiulh or north sides of this property. <br />C'ronan stated the Planning i'ommission should also consider the planning fulua* of West I akc. t 'rinun <br />indicated there is a trend in Orono to cons4»lidaie small lots, particularly in this ncighborhvHid. Cronan <br />stated at the time West I ake was originally pbltcnl. there were 26 .^O-foot lots (Her tinK that vision tif <br />having 50-ftNil lots has changed more towards that of the I R-I.\ Atning distnct. which has two-acre k>Ls <br />with lOO-fcK»t frontage Cn>nan stated Oronti's code says it prefers two-acre lois. and that presently <br />there only exist nirve lots m this neighKwhiMtd. with all of them being larger than 50 ’ lots Cnman <br />pointed out a new home in that neighborhtHHi has not been c«mstructed for met 50 years and that there <br />has been a trend in the past years to move towards complying w ith the ctnle. <br />C’ronan stated the issue is redevelopment, not first development ('nman siaicxl alth«»ugh the existing <br />home IS very modest and may not fit the Fit/paincks’ needs, it docs have a reasonable use that can <br />cimtmue to be used if it is nuiniaine ’ Cronan explained they are not asking the Fit/patncks to land <br />bank this lot <br />Cronan stated in Ins opinion statTs di.scu.vsion concerning policies deals more w ith expansion of the <br />MlfSA line and first dcvclofvment type issues rather than the redevelopment i»f substandard lots w ithin <br />the city. C’ronan stated in hts opinion there is a difTercnce between redevelopment and development and <br />someone wailing for c.xpansion of the MUS.A line. <br />Cronan noted the Shields and Fneksons have more than twice the money as the Fit/patncks invested in <br />their lots and that a million dollar price tag is not a bad price for a lakeshore lot in Orono. C'ronan stated <br />PAGE 16