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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 26, 1987 <br />#990 WARD FERRELL <br />,JAO-S.-IOATERTOWN ROAD <br />VARIANCES <br />CONTINUATION OF REVIEW <br />Present for this matter were Mr. & Mrs. Ward Ferrell. <br />City Administrator. Bernhardson explained that Mr. <br />Ferrell owned a parcel of land appoximate 1 y 4.19 acres. <br />which was subdivided into 4 lots in the winter of 1958. <br />Mr. Ferrell's request, which commenced in April of 1985, <br />is that he be allowed to build on the ? remaininc <br />vacant parcels of land. The application was <br />subsequently brought to Council in April 1986, who <br />directed staff to draft a denial resolution which was <br />tabled twice. At the June 9, 1986 meeting Council moved <br />to adopt the denial resolution, the applicant then asked <br />that it be tabled. Subsequent to that he requested that <br />it not be considered at the June 23rd, 1986 meeting. <br />City Administrator Bernhardson stated that is where the <br />application currently stands. The previous Council had <br />indicated one of the courses of action was to allow Mr. <br />Ferrell to amend his request from two additional <br />building units to one. The second option was to pass <br />the denial resolution which would prohibit Mr. Ferrell <br />from bringing up the request for another six months. <br />Mr. Ferrell stated that his tax statement reads one <br />property at 1.22 acres and the other property at .97 <br />acres which makes it over two acres for both lots <br />together. He asked the ^ouncil what they consider to oe <br />a hardship. <br />Mayor Grabek noted that when determining whether a <br />hardship exists, the Council evaluates the effect of the <br />proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of <br />the community and the applicant. <br />Mr. Ferrel 1 notes that t!­^ house proposed to be bui It on <br />one, lot is a 2,000 s.f. mouse with garage on 40,000 s.f. <br />of land which will not affect the light. He also noted <br />that Asst Planning & Zoning Administrator Gafrron stated <br />that both lots were satisfactory for septic systems. He <br />feels that the surrounding property values will not <br />decrease and may in fact increase with a new residence <br />on the vacant lot. <br />Mr. Ferrel 1 cued instances <br />building permits were issued on <br />acres of dry buildable land. <br />-North Brown Road - Oberg <br />was built "in the water". <br />-Bill Mills residence <br />property). <br />in which he believes <br />parcels with less than <br />residence - septic system <br />(just south of Ferrell <br />-North Brown Road - house built on 1/3 acre and the <br />rest oL- the lot is all ditch. <br />