10-24-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 26, 1987 1990 WARD FERREI.L 3405 OATERTOWN ROAD VARIANCES CONTINUATION OF REVIEW Present for this matter were Mr. & Mrs. Ward Ferrell. City Administrator Bernhardson explained that Mr. Ferrell owned a parcel of lar3 appoximately 4.19 acres. which was subdivided into 4 lots in the winter of 1958. Mr. Ferrell's request, which commenced in April of 1985, is that he be allowed to build on the 2 remaining vacant parcels of land. The application was subsequently brought to Council in April 1986, who directed staff to draft a denial resolution which was tabled twice. At the June 9, 1986 meeting Council moved to adopt the denial resolution, r_he applicant then asked that it be tabled. Subsequent to that he requested that it not be consiipred at the June 23rd, 1986 meeting. City Administrator ternhardson stated that is where the application currently- stands The previous Council. had indicated one of the --ourse; of action was to allow M Ferrell to amend h s request from two addiciona_. building units to one. The second option was to pass the denial resolution which would p_ohibit Mr. Ferrell from bringing up the request for another six months. Mi. Ferrell stated that his tax statement reads one property at 1.22 acres and the other property at .97 acres which makes it over two acres fo•- both lots together. He asked the Council what they consider to be a hardship. Mayor Grabek noted that when determining whether a hardship exists, the Council evaluates the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community and the applicant. Mr. Ferre 1 1 notes t iat the house propgsed to be built on one lot is a 2,000 s.f. house with garage on 40,000 s.f. of land which will not affect the light. He also noted that Asst Planning i Zoning Administrator Gaffron stated that both lots were satisfactory for septic systems. He feels that the surrounding property values will not cl•.crease and may in fact increase with a new residence on the vacant lot. Mr. Ferrell cited instance! building permits were issued on acres of dry buildable land. -North Brown Roar' - ob,+rg was built "in the water". -Bi ! 1 Mi 1 1 s residence property). in which he believes parcels with less than residence - septic system (lust south of Ferrell -Nortn Brown Road - house bui 1 t on 1/3 acre and th* rest of the lot is all ditch.