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LINDQUIST SlVE.nNUM P.L.LP. Orono City Council August 8, 1996 Page 4 driveway had been unilaterally abrogated by Tibbels, the then landowner, who simply paved the driveway - to your disgust. Against this backdrop, the Albrechts move in with their young family and attempt to improve the premises. Even though your memories of these past actions cannot be wiped clean, in fairness to the Albrechts, I would like you to concentrate on them as human beings trying to live in their new house and raise their family in the City of Orono, despite all the baggage which goes with their house. I propose to you that 'but for' the history of this site, the request to reduce the hardcover in the 75'-250 ’ zone would be cheered by the Orono City Council as a new homeowner bringing his property more into compliance with Orono City ordinances by the 205 square foot hardcover reduction. The City Council knows that the variance request is a mere technicality in this instance only because not even a rearranging of hardcover is permitted without City approval when the lot is over the limit. A secondary question is, however, present which is potentially decisive. The secondary question is whether the rearranging of the hardcover is a guise or subterfuge for the creation of some other bad or inappropriate condition on the property which should be vetoed by the City Council. In this case, the hardcover reduction is 115 square feet in a landscape area - which can only be positive. The other hardcover reduction is the reduction in size of the driveway and parking area by 255 square feet. This raises a legitimate City concern that this reduction in driveway hardcover is reducing the vehicle EB0I:88837} I i i