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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 14, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 15 of 39 <br /> <br />8. #15-3767 JON RESSLER, 3683 NORTH SHORE DRIVE, VARIANCES – RESOLUTION <br />NO. 6537 (continued) <br /> <br />Levang stated the City Council has the responsibility to have the lot as conforming as possible, and if that <br />would eliminate one variance by pulling it out of the average lakeshore setback, it would help her be able <br />to approve the application. <br /> <br />Curtis stated removal of the covered porch or the deck above the existing home footprint would probably <br />help reduce some of the massing. <br /> <br />Levang stated an open deck rather than a structure with a roof would help reduce the massing. <br /> <br />Walsh asked what that would accomplish. <br /> <br />McMillan stated a lot of times the roofline will cast shadows or block the neighbors’ view or give the <br />appearance of more massing. McMillan noted the City has required rooflines to be removed out of the <br />average lakeshore setback in the past. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he is simply building on top of existing hardcover. <br /> <br />McMillan stated this would be structure within the average lakeshore setback. <br /> <br />Printup indicated he is okay with the proposal and that the natural thing to do on a small lot is to go up. <br />Printup stated he can also see the value of not creating massing on a small lot but that the current structure <br />is already in the 75-foot zone. <br /> <br />Curtis noted the deck would be smaller than what is currently there. <br /> <br />Walsh stated the applicant is not doing anything different other than going up. <br /> <br />McMillan stated they are intensifying the structure in the 0-75 foot zone. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he is in agreement with that. <br /> <br />Levang asked if the brick patio will remain. <br /> <br />Ressler stated they have not really discussed the patio, but if the Council feels it would be helpful to <br />reduce it, they would consider it. Ressler indicated they will be removing a concrete pad that has been <br />there since the 1960s. <br /> <br />Walsh moved, Printup seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6537, a Resolution Granting <br />Variances from Orono Municipal Code Sections 78-350, 78-1279, 78-1403, 78-1680 and 78-1700, for <br />the property located at 3683 North Shore Drive. <br /> <br />McMillan noted she will not be voting in favor of the resolution since it will increase the massing on a <br />small lot, which will create a tunnel effect and shade the neighboring properties. <br /> <br />Cornick asked if the changes proposed by the Mayor would be acceptable.