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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 14, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. PUBLIC HEARING Mayor McMillan opened the public hearing at 7:22 p.m. There were no public comments regarding this application. Mayor McMillan closed the public hearing at 7:22 p.m. 5. #15-3733 SAARRATT DESIGN COMPANY, LLC, ON BEHALF OF JAMES AND KATHLYN WYMAN,1185 FERNDALE ROAD WEST, VARIANCES — RESOLUTION NO. 6535 (continued) McMillan asked if the City has seen any stormwater mitigation. Curtis stated it is basically showing that they will provide an equal volume swale to provide mitigation and that they have submitted the calculations requested by the City Engineer. Council Member Levang asked if Mr. Wyman has reached an agreement with Mr. Jackley, his neighbor. James Wyman, Applicant, stated he spoke to Mr. Jackley on Thursday and that he indicated he received the information from Ms. Curtis. After reviewing the information, Mr. Jackley stated he was in support of the project and thanked him for addressing his concerns about drainage. Levang stated she wanted to get that on the record because there was a prior question in an earlier meeting that was raised. Council Member Walsh stated at the Planning Commission meeting there were water issues discussed and that last year there were a number of water problems throughout the City. Walsh stated it appears that there were no prior issues before last year. Walsh asked whether that has been resolved to both parties' satisfaction. Wyman indicated that is correct. Levang moved, Walsh seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6535 , a Resolution Granting a Variance from Municipal Code Section 78-1605, for the property located at 1185 Ferndale Road West. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 6. #15-3738 KUHL DESIGN BUILD ON BEHALF OF JOHN AND CYNDY BOWLSBY, 1025 SPRING HILL ROAD, VARIANCES, AMENDMENT RESOLUTION NO. 6519 Curtis stated in June of this year, the Council approved lake setback variances in order to permit construction of additions on the lake side of the home within the 10 -foot setback from Long Lake and lakeward of the average lakeshore setback. A variance to permit construction of a pool within the 75 -foot setback and ahead of the average lakeshore setback was denied. The property owners are now requesting the approval be amended slightly. They are now proposing to eliminate the previously proposed larger additions on the west end of the home and construct a smaller addition in its place. Another 125 square foot addition is also proposed which fills in a jog in the lakeside of the home to accommodate a kitchen bump out. The pool has been relocated to be completely beyond all required setbacks. Page 5 of 39