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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) White withdrew his motion. Coward pointed out that a precedent for lot width had been set within the neighborhood and this house does not fit it as it is far more massive. Murphy stated that it saddened him to see how the proposed mass of the home nearly almost shamed his neighbors in size. Larson stated that it appeared to him that the only hardship the applicant faced had been created by the size of the home that he proposed to put on the lot. He failed to see any hardship whatsoever. Gaffron pointed out that, in a zone that requires 200' widths, any proposed construction would require a variance. In fact, Gaffron stated that all of the homes within Fox Hill would require a width variance to be rebuilt. Moorse indicated that the applicant had met the side setback requirements. Broitzman maintained that the City has a code which addresses the size of the footprint, on a less than 2 acre lot, where a certain percent is allowed for the footprint or is limited by the structural coverage which he stated they are in compliance with. Sansevere asked whether the applicant was willing to reduce the massing. Broitzman stated that he was not. Murphy moved, White seconded, to accept the resolution, moving the driveway to the original location off of County Road 15 and directing staff to compile findings of fact to support the location. Broitzman stated that last fall he was told by the Council to put the driveway out back and now, after 8 months, he would prefer it that way. White pointed out that until he could be supplied with a final plan for either location, he could not be in a position to decide which he would support. He believed that now that he had seen a proposal and all that it entailed, he preferred the driveway off the front. Brokl stated that the Council could direct staff to bring back a resolution and findings of fact to support the driveway off the front of the property. Morris Nelson commented that the water runoff from the front of the yards typically ends up in his yard where there is a culvert and offers a better solution. Broitzman asked the City Attorney if the Council could ask him to rework his efforts after having asked hint to put the driveway in the back previously. PAGE 8 of 17 • 11 •