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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 22, 2002 6:30 o'clock p.m. 07) #02 -2791 DAVE AND JODI RAHN,1385 REST POINT ROAD - VARIANCES - Continued Sansevere asked if this would be acceptable to staff. Gaffron acknowledged that this slightly affects hardcover. Murphy stated that this is the nearest compromise Rahn will get. If the floodplain issue had not been part of the equation, Murphy stated that he would have supported staffs resolution. Sansevere stated that he still grappled with the floodplain issue. Rahn questioned whether it was Council's intention to maintain a 10,000 s.f. standard for a nearly 14,000 s.f piece of property and literally just have the footprint of the house and maintain the 25% hardcover, that seems unrealistic. He maintained that, over the past five years, the City had not denied lots their 15% structural coverage. There may have been applications that have come in that have not requested their full 15 %. He questioned whether an applicant should be penalized for not building their lot up to its potential the first time through. Mayor Peterson agreed that they should not be penalized, but this situation has to do with the hardcover issue. Again, Rahn stated that the lot next door has a higher percent of total lot hardcover that drains into the lake. His lot has a lesser percent of hardcover, that's held in a storage area, which a section in the zoning code encourages ponding. While he could not identify the section, he reiterated that the code encourages just what he has, water storage areas. Mayor Peterson asked if Rahn were not agreeable to going back and coming back with a redesigned garage. Sansevere questioned whether the City encourages its residents to sump pump water into the lake. Rahn indicated that sump pumping does occur. Murphy moved, Mayor Peterson seconded, to approve and adopt Resolution No. 4834 granting variances to allow an attached garage and walkway to the existing residence, with the conditions that the existing garage be reconfigured in such a way, to City staffs satisfaction, that it will not serve as a garage, but as storage only. Furthermore, all runoff from this 400 s.f of hardcover will be directed to the low level area of the property where it will be allowed to soak in, and finally, all existing hardcover around the building will be removed to City's satisfaction. PAGE 20 of 35