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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR JANUARY 10,2000 <br />(#5) U2539 JOHN AND BECKISUNDET, 684 TONKA tVA ROAD - Continued <br />Jabbour said if they pull the house away from the 75’ setback, they could still build everything <br />iney need and not ask for any additional hardcover in the 75’-250’ setback. <br />Flint said he feels this is too much height and too much footprint addition that close to the lake. <br />Kelley said he concurred with Flint. <br />Sansevere asked if the neighbors know the height the house would be. <br />Sundet said they saw the plans. <br />Mishovic e.xplained the position of the neighbors ’ houses and said he does not feel the height of <br />the house will be a problem. <br />Peterson asked if the water flow and the drainage system will have any detrimental impact on <br />any trees that currently exist on either side of the house or on adjacent properties. <br />Weinberger said there are some very mature trees and there is concern that grading will occur <br />within 10 feet of some of the trees. There is always a potential that the grading could damage the <br />root system of the trees. Most of the trees are located on the neighbor ’s property. <br />Peterson said she concurs with Kelley and Flint. She is concerned with the amount of mass. <br />Sansevere said he is concerned about the height of the house, not the square feet. He does not <br />feel 2,600 square feet is too large. <br />Jabbour said the problem is the size of the lot in proportion to the size of the building. <br />Kelley moved, Peterson seconded, to deny Application for Variances, #2539, John and <br />Becki Sundet, 684 Tonkawa Road. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays I (Sansevere objected). <br />(#5A) SEWER ASSESSMENT/COST ALLOCATION POLICY <br />Moorse presented the staff report. The Sewer Assessment/Cost Allocation Policy is being <br />discussed partly in relation to the Fox Ridge Sewer Project where there was some discussion <br />about the City financing a portion of a trunk line that could potentially serve some other <br />properties. For neighborhoods where the extension of sewer was the only solution for existing <br />and potential septic problems, the City set the assessment amount based on the amount of benefit <br />to the property that could be defended against appeal. He said that in neighborhoods where the <br />residents have requested a project, the residents pay 100% of the costs through assessments. He <br />said it is staff s recommendation that the City’s assessment policy should continue to be that <br />assessments are based on the benefit to the property. <br />Page 13