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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 12, 2011 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 28 (9. #11-3520 HAROLD & SANDRA WINGERD, 1376 BALDUR PARK ROAD, Continued) Eve when he and his wife were out of the country and their children were having a party at their residence. Mr. Puzak currently resides in Florida during the wintertime. In addition to the area in front of the garage, there was a turnaround to the left that became a turnaround because there was no other place to turn around. In the wintertime there used to be a big post with a chain from one of the boulders to the post. Occasionally Mr. Puzak's coworkers would take it down to check on his house. Wingerd indicated they no longer have a way to access that area to turn around. Subsequent to the Planning Commission meeting, three of the boulders have been relocated to what used to be the turnaround. The post is in the middle of that and there is also a four inch steel pipe that in all likelihood was going to be used to string his chain fence from the pipe to the 6 x 6 post. Wingerd indicated his wife called the City and someone came out to stop the work. In addition to those changes, there have been 22 sections of Mr. Puzak's dock that have been placed near their property. Wingerd stated there does not appear to be any reason to place the dock sections there except for retribution. Wingerd indicated they have invested in excess of six figures in the litigation. Wingerd stated they would be happy to allow him to use his access and that they would like to create a new access for their property. Wingerd stated one of the recommendations was to flare both ends of the driveway, which he does not see in the report. Curtis indicated the turnaround would eliminate the need for the flared end. Wingerd indicated they are willing to comply with Staff’s recommendations and noted there is a portion of the easement where the hardcover would not be removed. McMillan commented in her view this is a good solution and that she is in agreement with the resolution. Rahn and Bremer indicated they are also in agreement with it. Rahn moved, Printup seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6074, a Resolution Granting a Variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1288, for the Property Located at 1376 Baldur Park Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 10. #11-3521 TAMI HELMER, 3131 CASCO CIRCLE, VARIANCES Tami Helmer, Applicant, and Mike Sharratt, Designer, were present. Curtis stated the applicant is requesting an average lakeshore setback variance and hardcover variance in order to improve the aesthetics of the existing home with proposed cosmetic changes to the exterior including new siding and exterior finish materials and changes to the existing roof by replacing existing skylights with dormers on the lake side of the home. Reorientation of the existing lake side deck, driveway, and a garage addition are also proposed. The dormers and deck changes are ahead of the average lakeshore setback. The garage addition involves changing nonstructural hardcover to structural hardcover. No overall increase in hardcover is proposed. The proposed garage addition will meet the side and rear yard setback requirements and is outside the average lakeshore setback line. The proposal is within the 15 percent structural coverage limitation. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 09/26/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 09/12/2011 [Page 13 of 28]