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MINIJTBS OF THE ORONO riAHHlHC COMMISSION MEFTINC HELD APRIL 15, 1985 iPAGE 4 <br />1903 WARD FERRELL Roycgno noted that for 20 years it has been taxed as a separate <br />buildable site and for the past 3 years it has not been taxed <br />as a buildable site. <br />Ward Ferrell stated that n? has kept the property all these’ <br />years thinking he could build on each parcel and he noted he <br />would like to build his retirement home on one of the parcels. <br />Ferrell noted he has owned the property since 1950 and is <br />entitled to build. <br />Planning Commission agreed with staff's inter" .etation of <br />the zoning code that the property needs a variance. <br />Chairman Callahan sugg- .ited that the Planning Commission be <br />polled as to their feeling on the application if it were an <br />actual variance recuost. <br />Kelley felt that Lots 7 and 8 should be combined into one lot# <br />thereby only allowing two lots (the existing let with the <br />existing home and ore other lot (7 & 8 combined)). <br />Mary Ferrell stated that the code is not consistent and is <br />contradictory in that the loni ig has changed along with the <br />code over the years. <br />Sime felt that there is very little doubt that staff <br />interpreted the zoning code correctly, but whether he agrees <br />with the basic premise is another point. Sime felt"that <br />there are a bundle of rights that go with the land and should <br />not be taken away from people by changing the rules or zoning <br />while they still own the land. Sime stated that the common <br />ownership issue seems to alter the rules for people. <br />Most of the Planning Commission felt they could only approved <br />two lots (the existing lot with the existing home and one <br />other lot] conditioned upon Lots 7 and 8 being combined. <br />Chairman Callahan closed the public hearing at 8:49 p.m. <br />Rovegno moved, Sime seconded, to confirm staff's <br />interpretation of the zoning code that these lots do need <br />variances. Motion, Ayes (6), Nays (0). <br />Rovegno felt that a less intense use of the property would be <br />more reasonable by combining Lot 7 aud 8 and that way the <br />applicants would only need a lot area variance and not a lot <br />width variance. <br />Zoning Administrator Mabusth stated that this application <br />was brought in under a request to confirm the interpretation <br />of the zoning code in order to save the applicants money. <br />Mabusth noted that a completed application would require <br />payment for area variances for each proposed and existing <br />building site in addition to septic testing for each <br />undeveloped site and an alternate test site for existing <br />I <br />IW <br />F •"i <br />J-v <br />MfNUTES OF fllB QRC <br />«905 DENNIS TBOMP <br />250 OLD CRYSTAL B <br />CONDITIONAL USE P <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />8:50 - 8:51 PM <br />■t <br />1907 JAMES BIGHAl <br />1545 LONG LAKE B) <br />VARIANCE <br />PUBLIC BEARING <br />8:52 - 9:12 PM