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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING ' Moaday» October 22,2001 7:00 o’clock p.m. Applicant is proposing to remove the existing residence and construct a new residence. Because the lot is located at the end of the Baldur Park peninsula, 79 percent of the lot is located within 75 feet of the lakeshore. Variances are required to allow the new building to encroach within 48 feet of the lakeshore. which is approximately the same setback as the existing structure, and to allow hardcover within 75 feel of the lakeshore. A variance to lot area is also required. This property consists of 0.495 acre, with the minimum lot area being 0.5 acre. The Planning Commission had recommended approval of this application by a vote of 7 to 0 for the variances subject to the condition that the property oxvner verify either conforming septic sites or connection to City sewer be completed. The lot is not immediately adjacent to City sewer and the property owner would be required to extend the sewer line to his property as well as obtain an easement from the adjoining property owner. The Applicant did hire Koch’s Soil Testing to complete soil testing and design for a septic system. The tests and design work show tha* the property can support a nuLximum three bedroom system. The proposed house was proposed to be a five bedroom home. Man Bolterman. On-site Systems Manager, has approved the design, but for a house w ith three bedrooms or less. State Code requires that the number of bedrooms in a single family residence be used to determine the required system capacity. Weinberger stated back in 1970, the lots adjacent to Mr. Puzak's property were commonly owned up until the early 1970s. The City at that time required that the lots be connected to City sewer. The property owner did not agree to connect the house or to prov ide sewer connections to any of the vacant lots. Eventually the property sold, with Lot 30 being sold to Mr. Puzak and the other remaining lots being purchased by Mr. Franklin, PAGE 23 .iriaiaMillkA i