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• ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 26, 1998 ( #10) #2363 William H. Bockmann, 1130 Loma Linda Avenue - Variances - continued Bockmann asked if they could add 1' to the two -car garage if they have to eliminate one stall. The two -car garage would be 21' wide. He stated that Mr. Gountanis had convinced Council that 22' was a State standard. Peterson responded that she did not wish to amend her motion. ( #11) #2365 CHRISTINE VALERIUS, 3750 BAYSIDE ROAD - SKETCH PLAN Christine and Gary Valerius were present. Gaffron reviewed the proposal to create one additional lot from a parcel that contains 3.31 acres of dry buildable and 1.2 acres of wetland, and take advantage of the wetland credit. The applicant wanted to submit a preliminary plat application but staff suggested a sketch plan because of the following issues: 1) whether the property would be considered 'sewered' since only one unit was assessed with the Stubbs Bay project, and 2) whether the City's intent with the Stubbs Bay sewer project was to create the possibility for wetland credits in the two acre zone to allow subdivision if it were not possible without the wetland credit. Since the City is proposing to take away the wetland credit, it was difficult to advise the applicant how to proceed if the credit were taken away prior to preliminary subdivision approval. Gaffron indicated another issue is that a neighboring property on Landmark Drive was given the same credit that the applicant is proposing to use. An additional sewer unit was given to the second lot and a connection charge was paid. Planning Commission reviewed the application and referred to Council noting concern about the width variance. The front lot lines proposed at the 50' setback are 185' and 214' where 200' is required. Options available to the applicant include acquiring additional dry buildable (but there is none available to make up two acres in each lot); asking Council to declare the lot sewered property, grant the wetland credit and lot width variance; requesting a rezoning; or selling a portion of the property to an adjacent owner to get the value out of the property. The applicant wants to proceed with the application as proposed and use the wetland credit. Valerius filed a formal plat application on May 21, 1998. Council needs to address the following issues: Is the property considered sewered, and if not, will Council allow it to be considered as sewered and grant the wetland credit: Should a moratorium be placed on the use of wetland credits, which would basically block the applicant's request? Is granting a lot width variance a possibility?