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• ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2003 10. #03 -2896 Bruce Boeder on behalf of Franciscus Bastiaens -665 Ferndale Road North — Conditional use Permit and Variance — Continued White asked about the driveway. Gaffron stated that code allows for one driveway access per residence. North Ferndale Road is heavily trafficked and by policy they prefer the applicants have one driveway, not two. Boeder stated that they had planned to ask for 5 years, but Bastiaens decided to only request 2 years, enough time for his son to finish college and get a start in life. He stated that he had driven Ferndale and it is flat where the Bastiaens house is located and the driveway access is easy to see. Gaffron stated the code allows for one 20' curb cut per residence, but that the Public Services Director could grant a second curb cut. Gappa stated that he recommended against the second curb cut, but that the applicant could bring the request before Council. Gaffron stated that the house was built in 1913, or potentially earlier. It was on a list of significant buildings in Orono by the Historical Preservation Office, but was not on the National Historical Register. Nothing currently preserves the building. He suggested the applicant consider if the house was worth preserving, or possibly moving to another site. • Gaffron stated that if the current septic became a problem, the applicant would have to then tear up the yard at a greater expense to connect the house to the new septic. Bastiaens stated that he would do so. • Sansevere asked if they were setting a precedent. Gaffron stated that it was precedent setting to allow a guest house on a 2.3 acre lot in the 2 -acre zone, but that it was tempered by the time limit of 2 years. With the agreement and escrow account, the City would have the right and the money to remove the house at the end of the time frame. Barrett stated that he saw no problem with the application. Bastiaens asked how many acres he would need to keep the guest house. Gaffron stated he would need a total of 4 acres to keep both houses on the same lot, and that it must meet all lot standards, so that the houses could be split onto separate lots at some point. Boeder stated that they could not configure the houses on the lot in such a manner to keep them both. Mayor Peterson stated that they were agreed on the guest house use, had resolved the septic issue, were agreed on the time of 24 months, and the driveway issue would follow the staff recommendation, knowing that the Bastiaens could appeal to keep the driveway at the end of the 24 months. 17