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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 10, 2005 7:00 o'clock p.m. ( #05 -3121 Narrows Saloon, Continued) Good stated the loud motorcycle complaints typically are not written up and that every arrest takes one to two officers off the streets and that there might be a need to increase police resources if the expansion is approved. Sheryl Patten, 3405 Livingston Avenue, stated she has a concern with the noise and the motorcycles and that the expansion will bring more people to the area, which will create even more noise. Ward Edwards, 2474 Carman Street, thanked the Council for listening to the people. Dick Edwards, 2480 Carman Street, stated he has lived there for 50 years and that the biggest problem is the noise from the bar and the amount of motorcycles that frequent the Narrows Saloon. Edwards stated the traffic in the area is a problem and concurred that the City needs to take a broader look at this area. Murphy stated generally a six -foot fence does not surround outdoor seating and that there simply is not enough room on this lot to accommodate what is being proposed. Murphy questioned whether this is really a good location for outdoor seating. Sansevere stated the outdoor seating area does not bother him but that he cannot overcome the parking • issue. Sansevere stated in his opinion the music hurts the restaurant side of the business. Sudheimer inquired whether she could have her application tabled to allow her to look at her options. Murphy suggested the application be denied. Sansevere stated he would not be opposed to tabling the application. Gaffron stated the applicant would need to request an extension in writing before November 14`11 . Sansevere moved, Peterson seconded, to table Application #05 -3121, Cindy Sudheimer and James Anderst, Narrows Saloon, 3382 Shoreline Drive, at the request of the applicant. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1, Murphy opposed. 7. #05 -3136 TROY RROITZMAN,1860 SHORELINE DRIVE — VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL. USE PERMIT Troy Broitzman, Applicant, was present. Curtis stated this application was tabled at the September 26"' Council meeting, with the applicant being directed to revise his plans to be a better fit into the character of the immediate neighborhood and into the • character of the city as a whole. The applicant has proposed a slightly smaller home, with floor plans and elevation drawings being submitted for a home with a 5,146 square foot footprint and a total square PAGE 20