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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. ----6--.1-4-, +-7,- <br />d. The proposed street setback of 30 feet rather than the required 50-foot setback <br />is a function of balancing the need for a usable buildable envelope with the <br />existing constraints of the required street setbacks and top of bluff setback, <br />which if no variances were granted would yield a buildable envelope of less <br />than 10 feet in depth. <br />e. Based on the location of the neighboring residence structures and the <br />configuration of the private road and cul-de-sac serving the neighborhood, the <br />proposed location of the new home 30 feet from the street lot line will have <br />minimal or no negative impacts on the character of the neighborhood. <br />f. The topography and shape of the Property creates a practical difficulty for <br />locating the home in a conforming location with respect to the defined top of <br />bluff and bluff impact zone. A significant portion of the property meets the <br />Zoning Code definition to be considered as a bluff. <br />g. An existing old driveway bed located just above and just below the defined <br />top of bluff may provide some level of slope stability that would not otherwise <br />be present. The proposed house location will be within 15 feet of the top of <br />bluff but is intended to be uphill from the driveway bed and not disturb the <br />integrity of the driveway bed. <br />h. The Applicants' proposed site plan indicates that approximately 10 mature <br />trees protected by virtue of being within the bluff impact zone will be <br />removed along the uphill edge of the old driveway bed. No other protected <br />trees are proposed to be removed. <br />1. The Applicants' engineering consultant has provided an opinion that the <br />proposed house location above the driveway bed will be in soils that have <br />sufficient stability to allow construction of the proposed home. The City <br />Engineer in his review has indicated that while the information provided by <br />Applicants is not a guarantee of slope stability, the proposed house location <br />will minimize grading and erosion potential, and the positioning just above the <br />driveway bed provides the most stable location with regard to the downhill <br />slope. <br />J. Approval should be conditioned on the recommendations of the Applicants' <br />Engineer and the City Engineer as noted in their respective submittals, <br />especially in regards to erosion control and surface water runoff management. <br />Page 3 of 7