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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR AUGUST 9, 1999 <br />(#2504 Warren and Tana Garrett, Continued) <br />stated the Applicants are requesting variances in order to construct a 12 by 20’ home <br />addiuS^an addition to the existing deck, and construction of an inground s-^imming pool. The <br />initial applsj^ion by the Applicant included a request to construct a split-rail fence along the <br />property lineS(5om the driveway to the lakeshore. The Applicant withdrew the request for the *ir.c8 <br />at the PlanningX^mission meeting. <br />The Planning Commis^i^n recommended approval of the variances for the addition to the house, <br />the deck addition, and th^iMround swimming pool, but recommended denial of the variances to <br />allow construction of a five fobUiigh split-rail fence. <br />Jenson stated that a mature stand oNwes would prohibit the neighbors from having a view of the <br />new addition and swimming pool. <br />Garrett commented he has read the resolutiorrhefore the City Council tonight Garrett stated he <br />will withdraw his application for the fence due to sNj^ complaints by one of the neighbors. The <br />fence was designed to help deter trespassers onto m^j^ope> ty from the adjoining Long Lake park, <br />but the number of trespassers has declined this past ye; <br />Mayor Jabbour stated that the City does not like to have fence^^nstructed within 75' of the <br />lakeshore. <br />Kelley moved, Peterson seconded, to approve Application #2504, anH«^dopt <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4332, a Resolution Granting a Variance to the Avera^i^akeshore Setback <br />to Allow the Construction of a 12 ’ by 20’ Addition to the Home, an Additioh>to the Existing <br />Deck, and an Inground Swimming Pool Surrounded by a Deck, and to Deny th<^ariances <br />to Construct a Five Foot High 3-Rail, Split-rail Fence Along the South Property L^ from <br />the Driveway to the Lakeshore. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />(#9) #2505 THE BANCOR GROUP, INC., WILLOW DRIVE/SIXTH AVENUE NORTH - SKETCH <br />PLAN REVIEW <br />Marty Campion, Bancor Group, was present. <br />Weinberger stated the Applicants are proposing to construct a 52 let subdivision consisting of <br />single family units over 58 acres located at the southwest comer of County Road 6 and Willow <br />Drive North. The Applicants have submitted a proposal to subdivide the property into 52 lots, w^ <br />an average density of less than one acre per lot. This is assuming the total property dedicated fer <br />right-of-way, ponding and wetlands will exceed six acres on the site. <br />The property is currently zoned RR-1B requiring f//o acres per unit The Applicants are request’ng <br />that the property be rezoned to R-1A to allow one acre per unit density and to develop the property <br />as a Planned Residential Development. The purpose of a PRD is to enhance the appearance of <br />neighborhoods through preservation of natural open spaces and to counteract the effects of urban <br />congestion. A PRD would allow the property to be developed at one unit per acre while allowing <br />the lots to be less than one acre leaving the remaining land as epen space by the creation of <br />conservation outlots. City sewer and water are available to this property. Weinberger stated that <br />this property would not be able to sustain individual septic systems due to the high water table c.nd <br />soil types present in this area. <br />Weinberger stated that the surrounding properties to this site include a two acre development east <br />Rage 7