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Mayor Wm. Brad Van Nest July 8, 1980 Page 3 Mary Butler stated that the request by Mr. Rhode for changes in his variance request was not significant. Since Ms. Butler does not want to follow the rules of conduct as suggested by the Code, which calls for the matter to be submitted to the Planning Commission, I can only assume she is beholden to Mr. Rhode or wishes to discrimi nate against me. Mr. Rhode is asking for three changes, each one individually being material. He is asking that the house be put in a location different from that specified by the original Resolution 851. He is asking for a waiver of Paragraph 28F calling for a restrictive covenant between Mr. Rhode and other owners of the lot rior to the effective date of the variance.fhirdly, he is asking to delete the provision of the variance which calls for Mr. Rhode to extinguish the easement rights for future ease ment holders who might purchase Mr. Hannah's or Mr. Stewart's domicile. The request for changing the position of the house and placing it forward of the line specified by the Orono City Council is, in itself, a major change since it violates the City Code which provides that no building may be located closer to the shore line than the average distance from the shore line of existing residence buildings on adjacent and nearby lots (Sec. 34.201). The City Council erred in*permitting Mr. Rhode and his lawyer to make an argument tor changes in Resolution 851. Mr. Alan P. Olson's letter of June 18, 1980, states that he would recommend "a complete review by the Planning Commission as per the City's standard procedures.'* I was not prepared on June 30 for a hearing before the Council, in view of what Mr. Olson had said in his letter which indicated that the Planning Commission would be the proper form for arguments. Also, in talking to Jean Mabis at 3:30 P.M. on June 23 4 > 1