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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 27, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />__________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 11 of 29 <br /> <br /> <br />6. #15-3744 JOHN BRUNELLO, 190 ORONO ORCHARD ROAD SOUTH, <br />VARIANCES – RESOLUTION NO. 6527 (continued) <br /> <br />McMillan noted there are some large trees that are around the present structure, which is a tear <br />down, and in order to construct a new house, there will be some tree loss. McMillan stated she <br />does not see a way around the tree loss. <br /> <br />Delaney asked Mr. Brunello if he planning on taking all the trees down. <br /> <br />Brunello indicated taking trees out is expensive and that he will not be removing all of them. <br />Brunello indicated he has not gone through them but that he is aware some of them will have to <br />be removed. <br /> <br />Delaney stated it would be nice to have them tagged so they know which ones will be staying <br />and which ones will be going. Delaney noted these are fairly big trees. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she understands the neighbors’ concerns, but the City does not have anything in <br />their code that requires people to preserve the trees outside of the 75-foot area and that it is their <br />decision. <br /> <br />Walsh stated as the application moves forward, it sounds like the applicants might be designing a <br />different house or modifying the house. Walsh stated it also sounds like the applicants want to <br />preserve as many trees as possible, and that in order to be neighborly, he would encourage the <br />applicants to meet with the neighbors. <br /> <br />Delaney stated she does not understand why there is so much discussion revolving around trees <br />on other applications but on this application there was not much at all. <br /> <br />Walsh stated those discussions probably relate to conservation issues. Walsh noted if it was not <br />for the setback variance, the applicants would not need to appear before the City Council and <br />that they could simply build the house. <br /> <br />Delaney stated she is not opposed to a house being there either. <br /> <br />Levang stated it sounds like the plan is kind of fluid, which is confusing since Mr. Brunello said <br />it was put together quickly and then Mr. Jagwell said it took a lot of time. Levang asked the <br />applicants if they are planning on changing the plan and whether they will have a deck facing <br />Woodhill Avenue. <br /> <br />Brunello stated what they spent the most time on was the actual footprint of the house and that it <br />is not a very big house. Brunello stated this initially was a variance request and not a full design. <br />When the City asked for elevations, that was when they had to come up with a plan very quickly.