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Zoning File #990 September 8, 1988 Page 2 of 6 Now, Ferrell is revising his request: he wants approval to build on 1 of the lots in exchange for accepting a denial of buildability of the other lot. My letter to Ferrell dated August 9, 1988, responds to his request, hence the application is again before the City Council. Brief Synopsis - Although I am including here much of the information that has been reviewed by past Councils, I will try to synopsize the facts and policies which affect this application, as briefly as possible: 1. Ferrell bought the house at 3425 Watertown Road with 4 total acres of land in 1948. 2. Orono's original Zoning Ordinance was adopted in 1950, prior to division of Ferrell's property into separate parcels. As of 1950, the property was zoned for 1 acre minimum lot size. 3. In 1955, Orono's original Platting Code was adopted. 4. In 1958, Ferrell requested to build a second house on the property per Council minutes of 9/22/58. Ferrell was presumably told by Herb Ross, Mayor, that in order to build a second house it would require a subdivision, since the 1950 zoning ordinance allowed only 1 residence per lot. 5. In 1959, Ferrell presumably completed subdivision of the property into 4 lots of approximately 1 acre each. He built his current house on the easterly lot. He eventually sold the westerly lot with the house at 3425 Watertown Road. He kept the two vacant lots west of the new house. 6. On October 12, 1959, the City Council adopted Ordinance #22 which requires minimium lot area of 1 acre, minimum lot width r. *40 , which Ferrell's lots would meet or nearly meet. Ordinance #21 also allowed Council to approve building permits for substandard lots held in single, separate ownership, inferred that substandard "common ownership" lots would not be granted building permits, and established that the Council could allow variances to this section at Council's discretion.