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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 24, 2006 • 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6.#05-3136 TROYBROITZMAN, 1860 SHORELINE DRIVE, Continued) as an issue, but also the swale, screening, drainage, and wetland preservation as potential issues. In addition, he did not wish to see the applicant cut in a temporary driveway in back for the house burn. Sansevere concurred, pointing out that if the house were more narrow, the applicant would not have to plant his screening on the neighbor's properties. He indicated that he needed to see a real landscape plan and that he would not support anything but tabling the application at this time. Murphy stated that the council will do all that it can to preserve the remaining trees and keep the existing buffer in place. Broitzman stated that they had marked the high point of the driveway and that the water flows in opposite directions from this high point. Murphy reiterated that the City needs more detail on drainage and how the water will flow. Once again, Murphy noted that while they had come a long way since the last meeting, the home is still a bit too wide and the Council would not be ready to make a motion tonight. White commented that it is not the City's intent to create problems for the neighbors by allowing this to move forward tonight and pointed out that the City can require that additional adjustments be made. He noted that photos would be useful. McMillan asked whether the current wetland has been delineated or whether it could support the additional water flow that is being proposed. Broitzman stated that they had turned in a wetland delineation with their original application and that this wetland has been called an incidental wetland created by the driveway and no culvert to divert it. Kellogg stated that he would require submittals of pre and post drainage numbers and the associated calculations. He pointed out that the water will not jump the driveway as suggested by the applicant to continue its path. Murphy repeated his concern that the applicant is pushing the margins as proposed and that staff will determine how the width of the house impacts all of these things. He reiterated that a smaller home would lessen and answer some of the remaining questions. Though many questions remain, few solutions have been given. Greg Coward, 1950 Heritage Drive, echoed the City Council's sentiments stating that this extremely big home on a small lot creates lots of serious issues. He stated that he had met with Broitzman and Bichanich last week to discuss several points. He maintained that adequate screening could not be accomplished without adding trees to both neighbors' properties and Coward suggested that he was agreeable to the additional trees being planted on his lot. He pointed out that he is lower than the applicant and that the driveway impacts of car headlights would be great. In fact, Coward stated that he was told by the applicant that the driveway would be constructed in such a way to obscure or shield them from headlights pointing directly at them, PAGE 4 of 10