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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 3 4 9 9 <br />a. At 165' in width and 1.97 acres in area, the property is substantially large <br />enough to accommodate development of a single family residen..:e without <br />the need for any variances other than lot area. lot width and those needed <br />for construction of the driveway in the 0-75' setback and bluff impact <br />zones. <br />b. The subject lot is served by and has been assessed for sewer as pan of the <br />Stubbs Bay Sewer Project. <br />c. The only road right-of-way adjacent to the property is Bayside Road. It <br />is not reasonable to Jeny access to Bayside Road, and the City cannot <br />force a neighboring property owner to sell or grant an easement for access <br />to the applicants' property. <br />d. Although the proposal w ill eliminate a significant number of trees and <br />destroy a significant amount of vegetation in the 0-75' zone and on the <br />bluff impact zone. the impact is beir.g minimized by the construction of <br />retaining walls w result in less area being disturbed than -,vould be <br />disturbed if retaining walls were not used and slopes were graded at the <br />required 3: 1 slope. <br />e. For the purpose of this application . the tor.al area of the 0-7 5' zone <br />includes only that area wit)·1in 75' of the shoreline and not within the 66' <br />right-of-way of Bayside Road. The 0 -75' setback zone therefore contains <br />an area of 2,970 s.f. Hardcover proposed in the 0 -75' zone is 1,265 s.f. <br />or42.6%. <br />f. Applicants have provided a replanting pian which will provide for <br />screening of the retaining walls as viewed from the lake, and \Vhich <br />proposes to replace approximately on a tree-for-tree basis the number of <br />6" diameter or larger trees expected to be removed in both the 0-75' and <br />bluff impact zones. While the trees to be planted do not match in height <br />or diameter the mature trees to be removed. said new trees will help retain <br />the natural wooded character of the lot. It is appropriate in the context of <br />the major disruption which will occur that applicants · plan be modified to <br />replace no Jess than one tree for each tree 6" in diameter or greater that <br />is removed from the 0-75' setback zone . <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />Form 500 5 Dis k Orono