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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, JULY 9, 2001 <br />C1 <br />( #2636 Gary and Susan Cable, Continued) <br />Cable stated he had not had time to research the historical significance of the ice house. <br />Mayor Peterson stated there was nothing in their codes to allow them to table the issue for <br />such research. <br />Nygard stated that Council had granted variances before to save trees, and therefore he <br />would support the applicant, even though the application came after - the -fact. <br />Weinberger asked if Council would add a provision to the motion regarding a sidewalk to <br />the front door and the driveway. Moorse stated that at some point in the future the <br />driveway would be paved to the third stall. Nygard stated that they had to deal with people <br />.in good faith. Moorse stated that Council could find a hardship, but in the past had always <br />moved structures out of the 0 - 75' zone at every opportunity. <br />Nygard moved, and White seconded, to direct staff to draft a resolution of approval <br />of the variance request to allow the ice house to remain in the 0 - 75' zone at 3532 Ivy <br />Place with the provision that there will be a permeable sidewalk installed to the front <br />door, such as wood chip with no underlying plastic, and no paving shall be installed <br />to the third garage stall. <br />Vote: Ayes 2, Nays 3 (Mayor Peterson, Flint, Sansevere). • <br />Nygard stated that he did not see the difference between this application and the one for a 3 <br />story house, when both were based on saving trees on the property. Sansevere stated this <br />application was made after - the -fact, and the other one was not. Nygard stated saving trees <br />was a legitimate hardship for a hardcover variance. He added that 25% (hardcover) is <br />25 %, and 2 %2 (stories) is 2 '/2. Both variances would have been based on the same <br />principal. <br />Sansevere moved, and Flint seconded, to direct staff to draft a resolution of denial of <br />the variance request to allow the ice house to remain in the 0 - 75' zone at 3532 Ivy <br />Place. <br />Vote: Ayes 3, Nays 2 ( Nygard, White). <br />5. #01 -2686 Suzanne and Terry Johnson, 543 Park Lane — Variances <br />Mr. Johnson was present. Bottenberg stated that the applicants requested variances to <br />permit remodeling and a garage addition to an existing residence. The garage addition (24' <br />by 24') would increase hardcover in the 75 - 250' setback area and structural lot coverage <br />on the property. <br />• <br />10 <br />