Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 10/24/1988

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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 lets 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. 1. 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 I hp houne at 3425 Watertown Road with 4 total acres of land in 1948. 2. Orono's original Zon.:ng Ordinance was adopted in 1950, prior to division of Ferrell'3 property intu ..,epdrate parcels. As of 1950, the property was coned for 1 acre min?r.um lot size. 3. Iu 1955, Orrnno'� rc:yinal Platting Code was adopted. 4. In 1958, Ferrel! requested to build a second house on the property per Counc-il 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 lcts west of the new house. 6. On October 12, 1959, the City Council adopted Ordinance 022 which requires minimium lot area of 1 acre, minimum lot width of 140', Mnich Ferrell's lots would meet or nearly meet. Ordinance #22 also allowed Council to approve building permits for substandard lots held in single, seFarate_ownershiF, inferred that substandard "common ownership" lots would not be granted buildinq termits, and established that. the Council could allow variances to this section at Counci l's discretion.