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���� <br /> � O\ <br /> ��O 0�;, <br /> i� �,b _- ,; CITY of ORONO <br /> �� � �, ,� <br /> \� G'� -� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> �L`9 4�'/ NO. �$ �y, `U' � <br /> �kES�/ <br /> __� <br /> 7. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing <br /> on June 15, 1998 at �i�hich time the applicants indicated they had the ability to <br /> acquire Lot 65 from Farnes for leaal combination «-ith Lot 64. The applicants <br /> further proposed to relocate the cabin to a conforming location ��-ithin Lots 64- <br /> 65. The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recortunend approval of a lot area <br /> variance for the combination of Lots 64-65, comprising a total combined area <br /> of approximately 0.5 acres and having a defined width at the shoreline of <br /> approximately 98'. The Planning Commission further recommended that Lots <br /> 64-65 henceforth be designated as Record Lot 15 and that Lots 8-9-10-11 be <br /> legally combined with an adjacent existing Record Lot (potentially with Record <br /> Lot lb), subject to approval of Fames. The lot area variance and redesignation <br /> of Record Lots is justified by the followinQ: <br /> a. The net result is that no additional Record Lots ��-ill be created on <br /> Big Island, hence the overall density will not increase, which is <br /> in keeping with the City's ordinances and Comprehensive Plan <br /> goals and policies for the Island. <br /> b. The combination of Lots 64-6� �vill allow development of Record <br /> Lot 15 for the allo�ved seasonal recreational purposes without the <br /> need for further variances. <br /> c. As many as 20 other Big Island Record Lots �vhich are designated <br /> as "substandard - buildable" are 0.5 acres or smaller in area, hence <br /> approval �vill not be out of character with the neighborhood. <br /> d. The proposal is an amicable solution to a long-standing dispute <br /> between the City and the former property o�vner. <br /> 8. Farnes has provided a letter to th�' City indicating agreement with the <br /> redesignation of Record Lot 15 as proposed and stating an intent to attach Lots <br /> 8-9-10-11 to another adjacent existing Record Lot; this letter is attached to this <br /> Resolution as Exhibit A. <br /> 9. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br /> recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, conunents <br /> by the applicants and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety <br /> and welfare of the community. <br /> �age 3 of 6 <br />