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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 8, 2006 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (4. #05 -3136 TROYBROITZMAN ,1860SHORELINEDRIVE, Continued) Sansevere stated that he would not support the placement of a culvert across the Coward's property, unless they wanted it. He indicated that, he too, would prefer the applicant return to the original driveway but asked at this point if this could be mandated. Gaffron stated that, while the County would prefer fewer curb cuts off the County road, the County must recognize existing driveway cuts. Planning Commissioner Kempf pointed out that, in an attempt to slow the impetus or divert water from running off a long driveway to the lake, he would prefer it be directed thru a wetland. Sansevere asked the Council to consider the width of the home and questioned whether it was still too wide to fit all that the applicant was asking for. Murphy stated that although the home meets all standards to which the City has, the Council has discussed the side setbacks and average lakeshore setbacks. He repeated that, although it does not violate anything, the Council had repeatedly urged the applicant to get the picture and create something with his architect less than what is being proposed, which has not happened yet. Murphy maintained that the City and applicant have been going through an awful lot of trouble to make this all fit, including an intensive landscaping design. While she appreciated the applicant's effort to rethink the landscaping and swale, Mayor Peterson • stated that she was still having difficulty with the massing of the house. She indicated that she was torn between the two driveway accesses and was hoping that the applicant would have tweaked the plan before returning to Council. Broitzman pointed out that the current home is actually wider than the one being proposed. Steven Larson, of the Fox Hill Association, asked about the process which allows for an increase in hardcover by 50 %. Gaffron stated that the Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing to discuss the lot width requirements for non - conforming lot sizes which addresses the need for aggregate setbacks. Larson pointed out that the Association felt that the additional runoff being proposed for their pond may have a detrimental effect on the neighborhood and they would object to an increase in water there. Gaffron suggested that the City would need to determine whether the pond contained a closed basin or not. Mr. Coward questioned the landscaping plan which suggested arborvitae, a sun loving shrub, for the rear shady side of the property. He maintained that there was no way to make this plan work in this neighborhood even with the amount of engineering going on, and that it would have detrimental impacts on the neighbors' property values. • PAGE 6 of 17