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JUfM 16, 199} 3 ia only a snail •lovation chanqo, a nidevalk curvinq in th« fashion indicatsd on tha sltai plan attached ba a pomlttad inprovansnt within tha 50-foot sona. Tha aidawalk will ba low- kay, nicaly landscapad and will ba a poaitiva addition to both tha fl99a raaidanca and to Suqarvoodn. Procadura. Tha Figqa's would like pamission to naka tha thraa changas dascribad abova. Tha cethodoloqy of making tha changas nay aithar ba by intarpratation of tha axiating daclaration and Orono Rasolution No. 2vi>2, or by varlanca from Orono Resolution No. 2652 and other governing rules and regulations because of hardship to tha applicant. With regard to tha sidewalk, tha hardship to tha applicant is caused by tha unique shape and topography of the Figge lot in that it drops away steeply to tha rear limiting the usable area outside the 50-foot setback zona on tha street side of tha property; tha problem is a naturally created one not created by tha Figga's; for a substantial and lovely new house it is a hardship that there ba no adequate means of pedestrian access to it. The lack thereof would sat their property apart from other lots in Sugarwoods which have a more amenable usable building area on tha street side for appropriate vehicular and pedestrian access. The reasons for the driveway interpratatiun or variance are similar, but are more related to, in essence, carrying out the intents and purposes of Orono Resolution No. 2652 in that a curving driveway, the Figge's submit, is more aesthetic, more natural, than a perfectly straight driveway and it is our view that "straight" refers to the permissible 20-foot width from the /n Immediately north of tha patio, at the rear of tha house there ia an area approximately 35* x 25*, triangular in shape, under water with about 10** of water at tha daapaat point which watar has already killed soma mature trees. The rigge*a wish to fill this area so that the area will positively drain to tha north of tha lot where the drainage and utility easement lias and where tha balance of tha drainage on tha lot now flows. This small, low spot was caused by "voluntaar" (suckering) ash trees which grew up along fence line. Tha trees should have bean trimmed to prevent water blockage, but they were not. Over time, as the ash grew in profundity they stopped the water flow out of the area, caused the water build-up and killed trees in the area. Even though this fill will ba within the 50- foot setback zone, it is beneficial to the rigge*s property and Sugarwoods in general in that it will facilitate better drainage from the site, will prevent the killing of more and more trees and will restore the area to its preexisting natural condition.