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M MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 9, 2006 7:00 o'clock p.m. *6. #06 -3224 MICHAEL SHARRATT OF SHARRA.TT DESIGN & COMPANY ON BEHALF OF THOMAS AND REBECCA LOWE, 3295 CARMAN ROAD — VARIANCE — RESOLUTION NO. 5518 Murphy moved, Sansevere seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5518, a Resolution granting, variances for the property located at 3295 Carman Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 7. #06 -3231 WILLIAM S. DAMPIER, 3550 IVY PLACE — VARIANCE William S. Dampier, Applicant, was present. Turner stated the applicant is requesting side setback and lot coverage variances to allow the constriction of an addition to the lakeside of the residence to be located 3.4 feet from the south property line when a 10 -foot setback is required. The lot coverage variance is requesting 17.4 percent when the maximum is 15 percent. The applicant has revised his plans slightly and is now requesting 16 percent structural coverage. is In 2000, the applicant was granted hardcover and side setback variances for construction of an addition to the street side of the house and reconstruction of the second story. The original house was constructed with a north side setback of 2.9 feet to 3.4 feet. The current request would allow construction of a semi- circular room on the second floor on the lakeside of the property and a one -foot cantilevered extension of the first floor on the lakeside of the property. The applicant constructed the first floor cantilevered • extension and two feet of the second story addition in 2005 not in compliance with the prior approvals. The 326 square foot addition would place the property 306 square feet over the structural lot coverage maximum. The Planning Commission voted 4 -1 to recommend approval, with Planning Staff recommending denial of the application based on the amount of structural lot coverage. Turner stated the cantilevered area exists because of a misunderstanding by the applicant. Dampier stated he was originally granted permission to build 480 square feet of deck, and in the original . application, he attempted to stay under the 15 percent structural coverage so that the house would be an existing nonconforming structure. Dampier stated the 17.4 percent structural coverage is comparable to the neighbors adjoining this property and that the three lots are all 50 -foot lots and the residences are similar in size. Dampier gave some history regarding his original application. Dampier stated he is proposing a compromise that had been struck prior to getting the original permit back in 2000 with Gaffron and Building Inspector Lyle. Dampier stated he proposed an addition toward the lake. But Gaffron said he would not be able to approve that and instead recommended a different average setback line. Dampier stated he submitted the plans for reconstructing the lake side of the house to the building inspector. After a month or so the building inspector hadn't finished his review of the plans but he was verbally told that he could proceed forward with the plans. Approximately one month later he was told that Ire could not build the house as depicted on his plans and that he was to stop construction immediately. Dampier stated the only way the cantilever could be removed would be to remove a good portion of the structure since the timbers are all interconnected with each other. • PAGE 4of10