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MINUTES OF THE � <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> - Monday, September 26, 2005 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m, � <br /> . City Council, in all good conscience, not to suppoi�fi such an atrocity. <br /> Sansevere stated that, spec home or not, the proposed home did not fit the character of the <br /> neighborhood. : <br /> Mayor Peterson stated that she could not support the CUP and fou»d no reason to support the <br /> variance request, which simply allowed the applicant to build the,:design of his choice. She <br /> suggested he go back to meet witli staff and design a proposal that ft.tl�e property. <br /> ::,.�,::� <br /> Broitzman pointed out that his biggest concern centered,oii�tlie:fact thaf`the wording of the CUP <br /> .....: , .: :- .,::z:: :.:._, <br /> doesn't set limits, as a moving target, he would not��lu�ow what is acoeptable or not. While he <br /> maintained that the size of his structure fell witliiiaithe�l5% allowance and tliat:lle�has met height <br /> ,. . . <br /> .�:.::�„� ;,.�,, :: <br /> restrictions, he did not understand the letter of the.<law':as,if�:pei�aiiied to the CUP:� <br /> Sansevere asked the applicant wfiether,::he;;°ha,d consulfed�'�with:staff when he }�t�t together his <br /> . �� •:V" <br /> • proposal to move 5,400 cubic yards of�fll�.o'r�asked�for..input�w'itli regard to the lot width variance <br /> �� . <br /> to see if these were reasonable.reyuests:•�.;.._:.��� ��� �:-`�;,������:-�':�� . <br /> . �=;'; <br /> ::�,.; :�,,.�:.. . � . . • .. <br /> Broitzman stated:.tliat.�lie had�:worked with .the.>Engineer to determine how tlie drainage would <br /> work out with his'desigii:�He��pointed�:out�that lie�was within his legal rights to take dow�i the trees <br /> � he did, as•,he p"referred a;view:of the lake.to�frees. <br /> .,, ;ry� . <br /> �r:�:.�:r� '7.' , ''`•_�.n:`• � �•tr• �;�'.;:;;� <br /> , :,,�., ,j'i�':�'. <br /> ''y.�.'i..•_::..�:.' <br /> 1Vlayor�Peterson sfated��tliat the•City���Council could vote on his application as presented which <br /> might���in�ean�.lle could��iiot� come before Council again for 6 months, or he could table his <br /> application for redesign.piiiposes. . <br /> Broitzrnan requeste'd tliat the City Councii table his application. . <br /> White indicated that he would i�ot allow the applicant to lay a virtual parking lot next to a <br /> neighbor's property i» a residential neighborhood, as this urban proposal clearly does not ft the <br /> character of Orono. <br /> 5 <br />