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Mayor Wm. Brad Van Nest July 8, 1980 Page 3 2) Mary Butler stated that the request by Mr. Rhode or changes in his variance request was not ant. — Since Ms. Butler does not want to follow the rules of conduct as suggested by the Code, which calls for the matter to be submitted to the Pl"nnir.g Commission, I can only assume she is beholden to Mr. Rhode or wishes to discrimi- nate against me. Mr. Rhode is asking for three changes, each one individually being material. He is asking that the house be put in a location different from that specified by the original Resolution SS1. He is asking for a waiver of Paragraph 28F calling for a restrictive covenant between Mr. Rhode and other owners of the lot Prior to the effective date of the variance. Thirdly, he is asking to delete the provision of the variance which calls for Mr. Rhode to extinguish the easement rights for future ease- ment holders who might purchase Mr. Hannah's or Mr. Stewart': domicile. The request for changing the position of the house and placing it forward of the line specified by the Orono City Council is, in itzclf, i maior change since it violates the City Code which proviu no building may be located closer to the siiure- line than the average distance from the shore- line of existing residence buildings on adjacent and nearby lots (Sec. 34.2011. 3) The City Council erred in permittin& Mr. Rhode and his lawyer to make an argument for changes in—Reso ution 851. Mr. Alan P. Olson's letter of June 18, 1980, states that he would recommend "a complete review by the Planning Commission as per the Citv's standard procedures." I w ,s not prr pared on JTune 30 for -ate it n�efore the Council, in view of what Mr. Olson had said in his letter which indicated that the Planning Commission would be the proper form for arguments. 'llso, in talking to Jean Mabis at ,:3C P.M. on J•-ine 23,