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r MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 23,2003 7:00 o’clock p.m. *8. #03-2899 TIMOTHY PELLIZER, 520 NORTH ARM DRIVE - VARIANCE RESOLUTION NO. 4999 Murphy moved, Sansc^'ere seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4999, a Resolntlon granting an average lakeshore setback variance to allow constroctloD of a 1,228 s.f. attached garage addition encroaching 68’ Into the average lakeshore setback for the property located at 520 North Arm Drive. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. *9. #03-2900 WM. YALE SMILEY III AND TIMOTHY J. MAHONEY, 2730 AND 2760 PHEASANT ROAD - REARRANGEMENT OF COMMON PROPERTY LINE - RESOL UTION NO. 5000 and 5001 Mnrphy moved, Sansevere seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5000, a Resolntlon approving a lot line rearrangement between the two develooed residential lots located at 2730/2760 Pheasant Road; and to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5001, a Resolntlon approving the vacation of a dedicated drainage and utility easement withia Lot 2, Block 1, Yale Smiley Addition. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. 10. #03-2901 DENALI CUSTOM HOMES, INC. ON BEHALF OF MELINDA LEE AND THOMAS DEVEAU, 680 TONKAWA ROAD - VARIANCES - RESOLUTION NO. 5002 Gafiron rc|>orted that the applicants have proposed to remove the existing house and construct a new home on the property and are requesting variances to permit new construction on an undersized lot (.54 acre where I acre is required) having a lot width of 64’ where 140’ is required. Gaffron indicated that the applicants had provided a revised plan, proposing 75-250’ hardcover at 3.249 s.f. or 28.6%, slightly less than the original proposal, and a revised grading plan that had not been reviewed as of yet. Generally, Gaffron noted that the Council accepted the Planning Commission’s recommendation regarding hardships that support the hardcover variance. He acknowledged that, after visiting the site, the neighbor has significantly impacted the applicants ’ lake views. Gaftron stated that the revised proposal suggests that hardships supporting the 75-250’ zone hardcover of 28.6% could be quantified as follows: 80 s.f. credit for boulder walls needed to su|^rt steep slopes in the 75-250’ zone 127 s.f. credit for stairways needed to traverse steep slopes in 75-250’ zone 192 s.f. of driveway needed in 75-250' zone due to inability to move house closer to road in order to preserve lake view s due to neighboring house location allowed by variance The total credit is 399 s.f which equates to 3,249 - 399 = 2,850 s.fVl 1,360 s.f *= 25% With regard to staff recommendations, Gaftron noted that whtle the City has rarely ever attempted to quantity credit that should be granted for a specific site factor that is considered a hardship, the method used here seemed reasonable. A method that might be. cautiously, applied to the City ’s advantage in future applications. Despite the fact that staff originally recommended denial of the application, Gaftron pointed out that the variance request as presented, appears to be supported by a hardship. He stated that the resolution approves the lot area, lot width, and 75-250’ variance i PAGE 10 of 15