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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 24, 2003 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS, Continued <br />Gappa stated that the playground equipment at Bederwood had been tested and found to be <br />within the acceptable range for arsenic levels. He believed much of the wood had been <br />weathered enough to decrease the levels. <br />Nygard inquired whether it might be prudent to have the equipment shellacked to ensure <br />safety. <br />Sansevere concurred, and encouraged staff to varnish the equipment as soon as the weather · <br />would permit, as a precautionary measure. <br />Gappa indicated that he would do so. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS -J. Marc Fritzler, Representative <br />As several Planning Commission items were pending,--Fritzlerjndicated that he had <br />nothing further to report. He noted that the Planning Commission looked forward to a <br />joint work session with the City Council in the near future. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />There were none. <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT <br />*4. #02-2864 JOSEPHINE CARPENTER, 480 RUSSELL A VENUE, VARIANCE - <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4942 <br />White moved, Murphy seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4942, a Resolution <br />granting a variance to permit construction of a 239 s.f. (11.9'X20.1 ') detached garage <br />closer to the front property line than the principal residence located at 480 Russell <br />Avenue. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />5. #02-2874 RICHARD KAIL -3753 CASCO A VENUE -VACATION <br />Bottenberg explained that the applicant was seeking approval to vacate 7' of that portion of <br />the unimproved dedicated alley adjacent to his property. The alley was originally <br />dedicated in the plat of Casco Heights in 1911. She noted that the alley is 14' in width and <br />317.8' in length. The applicant was proposing to vacate half of the alley (7'), while the <br />other 7' wou,ld go to the neighbor to the east. <br />Bottenberg reported that the applicant had another zoning application pending, in which he <br />had proposed to build a new single family residence on the property. Since the proposed <br />structure was above the allowed 15% lot coverage by structures, the Planning Commission <br />Page 3 of9