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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 10, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 8 of 17   <br />(4. #14-3648 BEN GOODWIN, 565 LEAF STREET AND 550 OXFORD ROAD, VARIANCE, <br />Continued) <br /> <br />Bremer stated once you have the visual break and some sound barrier, it is a benefit to anyone down in <br />the area by the church property. Bremer stated there also is an attractiveness element to consider for <br />keeping the height of the fence the same all the way along. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if Good Shepherd Church has had any problems with their columbarium. <br /> <br />Bremer indicated they have not but noted it is a flat structure. Bremer noted they also do not have <br />outdoor weddings. <br /> <br />Levang noted the neighbors of the Good Shepherd Church requested additional screening. <br /> <br />Printup moved, Bremer seconded, to approve Application No. 14-3648, Ben Goodwin, 565 Leaf <br />Street and 550 Oxford Road, and to direct Staff to prepare a resolution approving the fence height <br />variance. <br /> <br />Levang asked if the yellow is the existing fence along the McCarthy property. <br /> <br />Curtis indicated the yellow line is the portion of the fence that will be new and will not require a variance. <br />The pink line on all properties is the area that would require a variance. Curtis pointed out the location of <br />the existing fence on the McCarthy property. <br /> <br />Curtis noted there is a brick sculpture wall which this fence will cover and go to the end of that. Curtis <br />stated the two fences do not appear to meet. <br /> <br />Levang asked if the applicant is asking to fence in that little jagged area. <br /> <br />Curtis stated to her knowledge he is not. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if any additional landscaping details should be submitted. <br /> <br />Curtis stated if the City Council would like to see additional landscaping detail that should be included in <br />the motion. <br /> <br />Mattick pointed out the church cannot approve the landscaping, and if there is anything the City Council <br />specifically would like to see with the fence, those should be included in the motion. <br /> <br />McMillan asked whether maintenance would be covered in the resolution. <br /> <br />Mattick indicated the property owner who erects the fence would be solely responsible for the <br />maintenance of it. Mattick noted most property owners would likely just go on the other side of the fence <br />and maintain it but that the church could object to that if the fence is located on the property line. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the City has any enforcement mechanism regarding maintenance of fences. <br /> <br />Mattick stated to his knowledge the City does not have any specific fence maintenance standards.