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11. On September 14, 1967, the Council adopted the Orono <br />Zoning Ordinance designating the R-lC zoning district in <br />which the property is located, requiring a minimum of 1 acre <br />in area and 140' minimum width. <br />12. On January 1, 1975, the current zoning ordinance came <br />into effect, rezoning this pioperty to RR-lB, rural <br />residential zoning district, requi.ing a minim!un lot size of <br />2.0 acres in area and 200' minimum width. <br />13. Mr. Ferrell has retained ownership of Parcels ', 2 and <br />3 since their creation as a result of the 1958-59 <br />subdivision. <br />14. In 1985, Mr. Ferrell applied for variances to construct <br />a residence on each of Parcels 2 and 3. On February 18, <br />1986, the Planning Commission, after numerous reviews of th- <br />application, recommended denial of variances to construct <br />single family residence on each of Parcels 2 and 3, but <br />recommended approval of 1 new building site using the <br />combined Parcels 2 and 3. <br />15. On May 8, 1989, the City Council adopted Resolution <br />#2637, denying the variance request for 2 new building <br />sites, but waived the normally required 6 month delay for <br />resubmittal of a variance application to approve 1 new <br />building site to be created either by combining Parcels 2 <br />and 3 or by rearranging lot lines in conjunction with a <br />legal combination to create 1 new building site. <br />16. On June 28, 1989, Mr. & Mrs. Ferrell applied for <br />variances to combine Parcels 2 and 3 into a single lot of <br />1.89 acres to construct a single new residence, leaving the <br />existing residence on Parcel 1, of 1.01 acres. <br />17. On July 17, 1189, the Orono Planning Commission <br />reviewed this application and recommended denial of the lot <br />area variances c,i a vote of 3-2, finding that approval of <br />the lot area variance would set a precedent in the rural <br />zoning district by creating a substandard lot. <br />18. The applicants maintain that trey divided the property <br />in 1958-59 at the request of th,:n Mayor Herb Ross. The <br />zoning code ir effect at that time did not necessarily limit <br />development to only 1 residence per building lot. M" <br />Ross would not apparently have been laaally bound to request <br />that a division be completed in order to allow the new house <br />which was permitted in 1958. <br />Page 4 of 10 <br />