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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 8, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 15 of 25  <br />8. #14-3679 THOMAS AND KATHERINE ZIEGLER, 2264 SHADYWOOD ROAD – <br />VARIANCES <br /> <br />McMillan stated she was okay with the structural variance but that her concern was the shed being two <br />stories and the massing. McMillan stated she realizes there is a shed next door and one to the north but <br />that she could not get an idea of how high the shed was going to be compared to the property next door. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the lowest floor of the shed is on the lake side and is three and a half feet lower than existing <br />grade. Curtis stated the shed door faces Shadywood, and from Crystal Bay Road, it will appear to be a <br />shed set on grade. Curtis stated the applicants can better address why they chose this design element. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if there is any blacktop going into the shed or whether it will be grass. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the applicants have reduced the size of the overhead door to the minimum that does not <br />require proof of hardcover. Otherwise the applicants would have to prove they have enough hardcover <br />available to put a driveway there. <br /> <br />McMillan stated one of her concerns related to future property owners and the desire to make that a paved <br />driveway at some point in the future. McMillan indicated she is okay with the shed but that she is not <br />sure about the two-story piece. <br /> <br />Katherine Ziegler, Applicant, stated the two stories are due to the loss of their basement and the need for a <br />storm shelter. Ziegler noted the house located across Crystal Bay Road also does not have a safety <br />shelter, which is the reason for the design. Ziegler indicated the shed will have 7-foot ceilings and will <br />not be a tall building. Ziegler stated the neighboring garage is considerably higher. Retaining walls will <br />be installed to help smooth out the slope. By the time the low area is filled in, the shed will be an 8-foot <br />plus high building. <br /> <br />Ziegler indicated they are fine with a restriction prohibiting a driveway to the building. Ziegler indicated <br />they do have a potential buyer anxiously waiting to hear the results of this request and that she has not <br />heard them say they want to put a driveway there. <br /> <br />Curtis noted the City does require a zoning permit for hardcover since the grade of the yard would be <br />disturbed. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the applicant was originally thinking of giving up one garage stall to have a family <br />room. <br /> <br />Ziegler indicated the first garage stall could be converted to a family room. Ziegler noted the current <br />garage is not a three-car garage. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if any cars would be stored in the shed. <br /> <br />Ziegler indicated there would not be given the size of the shed and that it will only be 12’ x 12’ and eight <br />feet high. <br /> <br />Curtis noted there are some trees already along the roadway but that the Council could perhaps request <br />that additional trees be planted in that area to prevent cars from accessing the garage.