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480 Deborah Drive - (1990) (Denied and tabled at City Council) <br />Proposed T in height and to be located 30* from propert>’ line rather than required 100*. This <br />application was denied at the Planning Commission due to lack ofhardship and tabled by the <br />City Council. The applicant did not complete the review process. Howem, the monument/gate <br />was constructed at the required street setback and at 6* in height. <br />2710 Pence Lane- (1988) (Approved) <br />Proposed 7 '/a* in height and to be located 10 ’ from the side lot line and 14* from the defined rear <br />lot line. The appUcation was approved by the Planning commission and City Council. The <br />applkatioo was approved with hardships which included security and limitation of traffic onto <br />the private road serving only two residences. The height variance being necessary to allow <br />construction of a structure of a size and scale to be a deterrent in itself and the setback variance <br />necessary to keep the structure near enough to the entrance of the property' to deter unwanted <br />trafRc fipom entering the property. <br />Fire Marshal: <br />William Meyer, Fire Marshal, City of Orono has advised that the required opening excluding the <br />gate portion of the structure at the proposed setback must be at a minimum 20 ’ based on width of <br />fire emergency vehicles. Also, as gates will be electrically controlled, the emergency agencies <br />ask that a lock box **knox bo.x" be provided for ease of access by emergency veliicles. Manual <br />override instructions in case of power failure should be posted inside lock lx>x. <br />Statement of Hardship: <br />Over the \*ears the applicant has been quite concerned about security. As the applicant has stated <br />in his hardship statement, the gates w ill be added to provide an increased sense of security for the <br />property. Also, the gate at the main entrance is proposed at its location to minimally disrupt the <br />border of mature trees along the edge of the driv’e. <br />The applicant should also be asked for their testimony regarding this issue. <br />issnes for Consideration: <br />1. The existing fence has been in place for many years and w ill remain. Currently, there are not <br />plans to replace it. Should the pedestrian gate be allowed 3* into the right-of-way? <br />2. Are the entrance monuments in character with the neighborhood? <br />•03-2t7t MacDonald A Mack ArchitccuTd Hamm <br />413 Orooo Orchard Rmd S <br />3/12/2003 <br />Pa|(3or4