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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 14, 2005 7:00 o'clock p.m. *5. #05 -3072 ORONO SCHOOLS, 685 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD NORTH — VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT — RESOLUTION NO. 5292 Sansevere moved, White seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5292, a Resolution Granting the Orono Public School District a variance and conditional use permit in order to replace the existing campus monument sign with a new monument sign. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 6. #05 -3077 BARRY AND ROBIN O'ROURKE, 2300 SIXTH AVENUE NORTH — VARIANCE Robin O'Rourke, Applicant, was present. Curtis stated at the January Planning Commission meeting the applicants were requesting after - the -fact variances to allow continued construction of a 16' by 48' lean -to horse shelter structure less than two feet from the rear property line and 45 feet from the western side lot line where a 75 foot setback from all property lines is required for a structure used for the keeping of horses. The Planning Commission voted 6 -0 to deny the setback variances, concluding that the shelter should meet the required 75 -foot setbacks. Since the January Planning Commission meeting, the Applicants have revised their request to reflect the following: A side setback variance to construct their horse shelter 45' from the western lot line where 75' is required; and 2. A rear yard setback variance in order for the horse shelter to be 30 feet from the rear lot line where 75 feet is required. Planning Staff feels there is no hardship inherent with the land to grant either of the variances. The Planning Commission has not reviewed the revised proposal, but did indicate at their January meeting that they would not be supportive of any variances. O'Rourke stated their hardship deals with the location of the existing structure and that the area depicted in black on the overhead is the only area available to them to construct this shelter. Sansevere inquired why the conforming location depicted by staff on the overhead is not adequate. O'Rourke stated they currently have seven horses and they need the extra room due to safety concerns for the horses. PAGE 4 Q: i' • •