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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2003 6. #03 -2907 Jeff and Cara Ziebarth, 720 North Arm Drive — Variances Revised • Plan — Continued Sandy Smith asked if the drawings could be done to scale before the Planning Commission meeting. Jeff Ziebarth stated that the drawings were done to scale, but the copying was improperly done. Jeff Ziebarth stated that they were on their fifth set of plans for the house. They had been bringing plans to the City for three months and needed a resolution. Mayor Peterson stated that she had a problem with the F setback and would vote against the application. They were going to deny the application last time it came up because the setbacks were too small, and now they were even smaller. Also, she was not comfortable with moving on an application without having the drainage plan reviewed. Mr. Ziebarth stated that they had enough room on the north side for a swale and would control water flow with gutters. The shift in the roof orientation would help the neighbors by directing water flow away from the side lot lines. He stated the purpose of the overhang was to soften the look of the approach to the front door. He requested being allowed a colonnade along the walkway instead of the overhang. Kirk Ottesen of 710 North Arm Drive stated that he was concerned with the Ziebarths • adding bulk so close to the lot line. Mr. Ziebarth stated that they were adding only the garage piece to the existing house, and the current design had reduced the size of the house from the original plans by almost 800 s.f. They considered tearing down the house and building new, but that would only allow them a 720 s.f. footprint for the new home. Murphy stated that the problem was with the new addition coming within F of the side lot line, a matter distinct from the square footage of the home. He stated they had completely changed the design of the house, shifting the roof, and had no drainage plan, so it was unfair to expect a resolution from Council without the Planning Commission first seeing the plans. Cara Ziebarth stated that last time she was there, she explained to Council that they had changed the roofline. She said by August 4ch she would have the new plans into the City for review, including the drainage plan, and they were there on time. She stated the building had not changed from the last Council meeting, only she did not have extensive drawings at the last meeting. They did not need any variances except for the overhang. Mr. Ziebarth stated that rotating the roof would help the neighbors because the only maintenance required on the sides would be a gutter. Murphy stated that he would not approve the application because of the side setback • encroachment. El