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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday , November 1 , 2009 6 :30 o'clock p.m. MICHAEL AND MARILYN HUTHWAITE, 3382 BAYSIDE ROAD, CONT e is flexible on the materials and that he would like safe access to t Rahn stated there are mate · ls that allow a lot of water to pass through a allow a lot of water to pass thr h. Huthwaite stated he would like to utili low the water to pass through as much as possible. The City 's wetland consultant has Schoenzeit moved, Rice seco ed, to recommend approval of Ap · cation #09-3428, Michael and Marilyn Huthwaite, 3382 ayside Road, granting of a lot area varian variance as reflected o the revised plans, a street setback variance, bar ver variances, and approval of the co 1tional use permit, subject to Staff's recommendations, a subject to the foot bridge being co tructed of appropriate architectural materials that will allow a surface. V E: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 4. #09-3433 RICHARD HANSON, 340 BIG ISLAND, V..ARIANCE M1D VA CAT.ION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, 7:35 P.M. -8:01 P.M. Turner stated the applicant is requesting vacation of unimproved Meta Comet A venue as well as a lot area variance to clarify the status of the property. The required notification of Big Island property owners was done in 1983 . However, the lead staff person left the City's employ that fall. In 1986 , a second notification was done. George Hanson, then the owner of the property, returned the lot area variance application and other paperwork at that time. Earlier this year, Staff began to update the records of Big Island properties . Unprocessed applications for the "automatic lot area variance" were found in the files of about seven record lots . Staff had intended to bring all these applications for simultaneous consideration . Since Mr. Hanson made application for the vacation, it seemed appropriate to also process the lot area variance. Proposed to be vacated is a 33 -foot wide street right -of-way that extends about 200 feet into Mr. Hanson 's property. This right-of-way was dedicated by the plat of Morse Island Park, which was recorded in 1887. It dead ends about 38 feet from the lake. Formerly it connected to Massasoit Avenue , which was vacated in 2002 . All abutting property is owned by Mr. Hanson . Since there is an overhead electrical line that serves both 340 and 350 within this right-of-way, a utility easement will be maintained over a portion of the right-of-way . The telephone company indicates it has nothing within the right-of-way . ------------------Page 9 !'.