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To: Mayor Grabek <br />Orono Council Members <br />City Administrator Bernhardson <br />From: Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning Administrator <br />Date: May 29, 1997 <br />Subject: #990 Ward Ferrell 3405 Watertown Road - <br />Variances - Denial Resolution <br />List of Exhibits 1. <br />Please refer to your information packet from the .last muting. <br />Additional Exhibits: <br />Exhibit A - Information/Surveys Submitted by Applicant at <br />5/26/87 Meeting <br />1) Swan Lake Plat - Mills New Subdivision <br />2) 900 North Brown Road <br />3) 1925 West Farm Road <br />Exhibit B - Denial Resolution as Drafted With Exhibit "A" <br />(Sketch of Properties in Question) <br />Discussion - <br />I. Cases/situations that applicant feels are similar. <br />The applicant, at your May 26 meeting, suggested that there are many <br />cases similar to his that the City has approved. In fact, because the <br />prime differentiating factor is common ownership; none of the cases he <br />brought up are similar: <br />A) Swan Fake Addition - specifically William Mills' Jr. plat - this <br />is a recent plat (1985-86) which divided Lot 7 into two lets each of <br />which contains two dry buildable acres exclusive of the lake/pond <br />area. This plat has absolutely no similarity tc what Ferrell is <br />requeFting. Note that the City has granted variances for <br />individual, pre-existing, separately owned s•ibstaniard lots in the <br />Swan Lake Addition. The key is separately owned. <br />B) 900 North Brown Road - this lot was created as part of the plat <br />"Farm at Long Lake" in 1978 under current zoning standards. The lot <br />at 900 North Brown Road contains about 2.1 dry acres in total, but of <br />which only 0.9 acres is outside of an extensive drainage easement on <br />the property. This lot was in separate ownership, was created under <br />current lot area codes and obviously was not considered as being a <br />substandard lot when created, as long as any house proposed to be <br />built on it could meet the Cit.y's septic concerns (primary and <br />alternate site) and setbecks, which it does. <br />(NOTE that at that time in 1978, the City did not exclude drainayr <br />easement area from the dry buildable. Now we do.) <br />