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• • CI MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 11, 2006 7:00 o'clock p.m. (14. #06 -3248 JOHNHOLLANDER, 200 Mayor Peterson requested that the City Council White stated the City is not willing to change its r not in compliance in its present location. White s 56 inches since it would set a precedent. White si appropriate authorities if he has other issues that the City Council at this time. Hollander inquired why the City has not Mayor Peterson indicated Staff has been directed Hollander stated there is not much to investigate verify the height. Sansevere inquired whether Mr. Hollander went Hollander stated he measured the fences from the that he has a concern with people breaking into hi departments regarding the break -ins and a potenti people hitting golf balls into his yard. Hollander request, the fence would remain as is and that he Mayor Peterson stated she also is not in Peterson moved, Murphy seconded, to adopt Variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section Hollander Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT ROAD, Continued) with the variance request. regulating fences and that Mr. Hollander's fence is the City Council is not able to approve the fence at sted the applicant contact the police and other d be addressed but that those issues are not before the other noncompliant fences throughout the City. investigate those cases. that all it takes is somebody to measure the fence to those other people's properties to measure the fence. oad and basically eyeballed them. Hollander repeated house, noting that he has contacted the police and fire ly set fire. Hollander stated he also has a concern with ated if the Council does not approve the variance ould be removing the boards lying on the ground. with the variance request. SOLUTION NO. 5555, a Resolution Denying a 1405(7)(a), for the property located at 200 Sansevere commented it has been an honor and a'delight to work with the City Council and Staff the past few years. Mayor Peterson stated she is in agreement with Murphy stated there is a plan in place to bring N protection area effective January 8 °i and that bof approximately six months until they are able to c Member Sansevere's comments. ✓acre into the Long Lake Fire Department's fire fire departments will go out on all calls for termine the appropriate demarcation line. White inquired whether the helipad has been elini Murphy stated he was not aware of that and noting that it has been painted over. look into it. White stated the location of the fire department does not always guarantee prompt response times and that the response time is more dependent on the location of the volunteer firefighters to the station. PAGE 13 of 17