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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 14, 2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. 17. #15-3796 A. SADOWSKI DESIGNS 0/11/0 MICHELE WILLLAMS-ABBOTT, 2941 CASCO POINT ROAD — AVERAGE LAKESHORE SETBACK VARIANCE — PUBLIC HEARING (continued) Sadowski stated they attempted to do their due diligence ahead of time and the fact that there is no Planning Commission meeting in December came up as a surprise. Sadowski stated the neighbors will be coming back in the spring and that there is a shared driveway that they got consent to use. Sadowski stated to push it back another month would make it difficult to finish the project prior to the neighbors returning. Levang asked if a building permit could be issued that quickly. Mattick stated traditionally building permits do not issue until the resolution has been adopted. Mattick stated as long as all of the necessary securities are in hand, he would not have a problem with the request that building be allowed to commence before the resolution is adopted. Mattick stated he is assuming the resolution would likely be on the Consent Agenda. Levang asked if the applicant understands she will not receive the building permit tomorrow. Community Development Director Barnhart stated there is some time involved in obtaining a building permit and that he is not aware of when the building permit was applied for. Barnhart stated Staff will review it as quickly as possible but that this meeting tonight is intended to help move it along faster. Walsh stated normally this would come back to the City Council in January but that they can circumvent that and it is just a matter of Staff reviewing the plans. Sadowski stated the plans have been submitted to the City for a couple of weeks before they found out about there being no Planning Commission meeting in December. Curtis stated the plans have been submitted. Typically whenever there is a variance request, the building inspector does not review them until the variance and resolution have been approved but that he has been asked to review them earlier. Levang stated she just wants the applicant to understand that the building permit probably will not be issued tomorrow. Sadowski stated she understands that. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Mayor McMillan opened the public hearing at 10:31 p.m. There were no public comments regarding this application. Mayor McMillan closed the public hearing at 10:31 p.m. McMillan noted this is a practical difficulty given the location of the house on the left. Page 36 of 44