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n <br />i <br />• <br />• <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 9, 2007 <br />7:00 i'clock p.m. <br />(6. #07- 328013281 VOGUE ICF HOMES, I <br />Turner inquired whether the City could restrict <br />AND 1350 REST POINT CIRCLE, Continued) <br />construction of steps if there is a lift installed. <br />Mattick stated the City can restrict the steps since this is a variance. <br />Bremer stated to her knowledge the lift <br />power outage. <br />Curtis stated another option would be a generator.' <br />always install a set of side steps in the event of a <br />Bremer stated she is in agreement with the separate' driveways. <br />Vogstrom stated he did look at the separate driveways and that they could put a small grassy area in <br />between the two driveways. <br />Rahn inquired whether the slope has already been <br />Vogstrom stated it has been. Vogstrom stated he <br />Bremer stated she would like to see the hardcover <br />Rahn stated he did not anticipate a great deal of <br />the driveways. <br />look at reducing the hardcover further. <br />to at least 26 percent. <br />in the hardcover because of the separation of <br />Turner noted one percent equals 90 square feet and that to get to the 25 percent hardcover, the size of the <br />house would need to be reduced. Turner pointed out the footprint for the house on 1350 is 1344 square <br />feet and the garage is minimal. I <br />Bremer commented she does not see a hardship for the hardcover variance. <br />Vogstrom stated straightening out the garage and re ducing the driveway would not result in that great of a <br />reduction in the hardcover. <br />Turner inquired how high the driveways could be <br />Gaffron stated the garage could be raised a foot <br />Vogstrom stated the garage at 1348 is set two feet <br />difficult to raise the driveway. <br />it would result in the slope being over ten percent. <br />the elevation of the road, which makes it <br />Turner stated if the garage is pulled in closer to the slope, it would become less of an issue. Turner <br />illustrated the bottom of the slope on the overhead and noted that the garage could possibly be raised a <br />foot. <br />Walsh stated in terms of the garage, the applicant is allowed two car garages on each lot and that he was <br />only allowed one two -car garage on his one lot, which equals the size of these two lots. <br />P. <br />9of15 <br />