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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2002 <br /> . <br /> _ 10. Appeal ofAdministrative Decision—Fox Street Driveway—Continued �..- <br /> her. She mostly wanted to protect the trees on the property. Prosa stated with their <br /> proposed driveway they would only need to cut 2-3 trees. <br /> Murphy asked if they could move the drive to the north in order to keep the trees. Prosa <br /> stated they would then lose the circular drive. <br /> White suggested rotating the house to give the garage a different orientation. Prosa stated <br /> they designed the house for the view and want to keep the back windows in the current <br /> orientation. <br /> Sansevere asked if they were concerned with the looks of the house as people approach <br /> the property from the street. Prosa stated they were naturally concerned with the <br /> aesthetics of the house itself. <br /> Murphy suggested they could find a solution to minimize the loss of trees, such as curving <br /> the driveway to the north or south. He stated he was not in favor of adding a driveway to <br /> Fox Street. Weinberger stated the lot could accommodate a driveway nearly anywhere, <br /> but because of the location they chose for the house, the options were narrowed. <br /> Sansevere suggested tabling the item so that the applicant could consider other options. <br /> John Boyer, the builder, stated that they were going to move the driveway further north, as <br /> Murphy suggested, but found it w�ould not work because of the inclines and necessary <br /> turns in the drive to reach the garage. Because of the old white pine on the lot, the drive <br /> would only work where they had it located. He also stated that an entrance off Fox Street <br /> would be the best option aesthetically. <br /> Weinberger stated that the assumption was that the building location would be further to <br /> the north when the plan for the shared driveway was originally made. <br /> Mayor Peterson asked if the applicant would consider turning or moving the house. <br /> Johnson replied it was a walk-out design and they considered many factors when choosing <br /> the site for the house. <br /> Sansevere asked Weinberger how strongly staff opposed access from Fox Street. <br /> Weinberger replied they did not strongly oppose access from Fox Street, but that the issue <br /> concerned the intent of the resolution from 1996. <br /> Nygard stated that Fox Street is arterial, based on the amount of traffic it receives. <br /> Weinberger stated there is a gravel drive on the other side of the property, but it is <br /> privately owned and the owners will not allow access to it. <br /> 5 <br />