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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2003 <br />i 8. #03 -2951 Judith and James Pierpont, 1849 and 1801 West Farm Road —Lot <br />Line Rearrangement — Continued <br />police those conditions. <br />McMillan stated the only way to enforce the appropriate use of the guesthouse, is to <br />require the removal the kitchen. <br />White stated he would like to see standards for historical residences, and also a definition <br />of a kitchen. <br />Mrs. Pierpont stated they installed a cooktop to help prepare simple food items for <br />children. Otherwise guests dine at the main house. <br />Gaffron stated that the applicants wanted to move the lot line 3 0ths of an acre, creating a <br />2 -acre and a 4 -acre lot. Rededicating easement is not an issue. They would still have two <br />buildable sites with sewer coming in to both sites. <br />Mrs. Pierpont stated they want to redefine the lot line because they have the chance to <br />bring in sewer to two lots, defraying the cost of sewer for the neighbors and making it <br />more feasible for the City to bring sewer. Also, their son suggested they divide lot 14 so <br />• that they'd have the option of selling it off someday if they wanted to. They also own a <br />house on 6`" Avenue North, which their son lives in. If someday the property passes to <br />him, he would have the option of selling off lot 14. <br />Gaffron stated that as it currently stands, lot 14 is a separate tax parcel from lot 15. Both <br />lots abut a private road. The only reason to move the lot line, could be because the septic <br />system for lot 15 crosses the property line. With sewer coming, lot 14 could remain at 2.2 <br />acres. <br />Barrett stated the Pierponts currently have two lots, so there is no real need to change it. <br />They would then be left with a nonconforming guesthouse on a lot with under 4 -acres of <br />dry buildable. If the kitchen were removed, that problem would be solved and they could <br />leave the lots as is. <br />Gaffron stated that the typical kitchen contains a sink, stove and refri_serator. The <br />Planning Commission was not concerned with the Pierponts use of the house, but there is <br />a risk that the next owner could use it as a permanent residence. <br />Murphy stated that there ought to be a better way to insure the future use of the <br />guesthouse than to punish the Pierponts for wanting to leave things as they've been for the <br />last decade. <br />• McMillan stated that the lots were supposed to be combined in 1990, before the <br />13 <br />