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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 22, 2002 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />( #7) #02 -2791 DAVE AND JODI RAHN,1385 REST POINT ROAD - VARIANCES - <br />Continued <br />Rahn stated that the hardship was the hazardous condition backing out of the driveway created. <br />Sansevere asked what the hardship was for keeping the existing garage. <br />Rahn stated that, up until the very last minute of the 1998 meeting, Rahn had believed that he had <br />an additional 1000 s.f. At the last minute, Gaffron asked that hardcover in the 0 -75' setback be <br />added to the 75 -250' hardcover when factoring hardcover. Rahn pointed out that the home meets <br />the average lakeshore setback and at that moment, he lost 1000 s.f. <br />Murphy questioned why the City ever allowed the garage to be put where it was if it were in such <br />a dangerous position. Obviously, the garage was placed there to avoid the floodplain, but Murphy <br />asked why it was moved up the hill. <br />Rahn stated that they moved the garage to the top of the hill in order to allow for storage <br />underneath. <br />10 Sansevere asked if the current garage is still considered impractical and unsafe. <br />Rahn indicated that the garage /shed would be used for storage. There is a definite lack of storage <br />on this property, and in this area, he questioned how he could remove the garage or make it <br />unusable when it was valuable space. Valuable space that many smaller neighboring lots have <br />been allowed. <br />Rahn asked if he could change his proposal by removing the proposed driveway and calling the <br />proposed garage, simply, an addition instead, whereby keeping the old garage. He stated that it <br />is the need for a new lengthier driveway, which puts him over on the hardcover, not the structure <br />itself. <br />Mayor Peterson asked how this would affect his hardcover in the 0 -75' and 75 -250' setback, <br />respectively. <br />Weinberger noted that they would lose 2' in the 0 -75' setback (19.5 %) and the 75 -250' setback <br />where it is at 16% now, would be at 25.3 %, an increase of 703 s.f. <br />Rahn stated that he could supply them with comps from across the street if the Council was <br />interested. <br />• Sansevere asked staff where there was consistency, by allowing the shed to remain would they be <br />consistent, or would this be precedent setting. <br />PAGE 15 of 35 <br />