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* <br />! <br />K| <br />I <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 23,2003 <br />7:00 o ’clock p.m. <br />Gaffion pointed out that the Commissioners who voted to deny the applicatim agreed with staffs <br />recommendation that there was no hardship to support hardcover in excess of 25% permitted in the <br />75-250’ setback zone for new construction on the lot. <br />While Gaffion reported that staff would reconunend approval of the requested lot area, hardcover <br />in the 0-75’ setback zone, grading within 75’ of tlie OHWL, and filling in a bluff impact zone with <br />the conditions noted above, staff could not support the requested hardcover exceeding 25% in the <br />75-250’ setback zone for new construction. <br />Dr. Killian, accompanied by his new architect Kathy Alexander, stated that the existing bouse sits <br />entirely in the 0-75’ setback zone and it would be his intent to rectify this situation by moving the <br />house back. He believed his proposal to be more a environmentally and aesthetically pleasing plan. <br />He pointed out that, being at the end of the cul-de-sac, his house narrows to 65 ’ at the street and <br />provides little in the way of parking. He wished to construct a bit longer driveway to accommodate <br />parking and slide the house in order to avoid removing some large trees in the yard. Killian <br />questioned why a smaller lot down the street was granted a variance to build a larger house than he <br />has proposed on his larger lot. He felt there was adequate hardship to support his request and <br />questioned why staff did not support his application. <br />Alexander stated that the house has been placed in its proposed location since the sides slope <br />steeply from side to side and in order to avoid removing some big woods. <br />Gaffron indicated that the Planning Commission had made the point that, if the lot were less pie­ <br />shaped and more rectangular, the hardcover would be closer to 30%, still in excess of the permitted <br />25%. He agreed that parking proves to be an issue. <br />Murphy asked how big the house was as proposed. <br />Alexander stated that, after removing the tuck under garage, driveway, sidewalks, etc., the footprint <br />was approximately 1,600 s.f. <br />Sansevere noted that at 2-3 stories, that would equate to a roughly 5,000 s.f. home, a substantial <br />PAGE 12 of 22 <br />i