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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 14, 2008 7:00 o’clock p.m. __________________________________________________________________________________ *9. #08-3354 KERN HOPPE, 1150 WYNDMERE ROAD – RENEWAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT – RESOLUTION NO. 5743 Bremer moved, Rahn seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5743, a Resolution Extending the Preliminary Approval of a Class II Subdivision for Property Located at 1150 Wyndmere Road. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 10. #08-3350 J SVEN GUSTAFSON FOR FREDERICK PETERS, 3127 CASCO CIRCLE – VARIANCES J. Sven Gustafson, Stonewood, LLC, and Frederick Peters, Property Owner, were present. Gustafson stated they are proposing to construct a tennis court larger than 1,000 square feet in the street yard of a replacement residence and are requesting a variance to allow them to locate the tennis court between the house and the street; a side setback variance to place the tennis court 22 feet from the northerly property line, and a hardcover variance to have 37 percent hardcover in the 250 to 500 foot zone. The owner is proposing to remove the existing house and tennis court and construct a new house and tennis court. The new house would be located where the rear portion of the existing tennis court is. The new tennis court would be located between the birch trees in the island in the existing driveway and the street. The net result of the proposal would result in a reduction in the hardcover. The topography of the site is steep and is a challenging lot to locate the house in a location that conforms with Orono’s codes. Gustafson indicated the location of the residence is pretty limited to the proposed location given the various setbacks that would need to be complied with. Rahn asked whether it would make sense for the City to have city-owned tennis courts rather than have individual property owners construct tennis courts on their lots. Gustafson stated if the applicant is unable to relocate the tennis court, he would likely remodel the residence and leave the tennis court as is. Murphy asked whether the drainage issues have been resolved. Kellogg noted there was an easement granted to the neighboring property owner that restricts what can be done on this site. Turner stated the present drainage does not function adequately and that the neighbor has indicated he is fine with the location of the house. Gustafson stated basically the street side of the property drains to the area that is delineated in red on the overhead and that they would like to pitch the driveway to the south more to help drain the water away from the neighbor’s easement and help direct the runoff across the property. Kellogg pointed out the orientation of the garage also restricts the ability to construct a swale in that area. Kellogg noted they would be visiting the property tomorrow to review the drainage situation and that it is likely the applicant would need to submit some drainage calculations and a revised drainage plan showing how they would handle the runoff. PAGE 9 of 13 Item #02 - CC Agenda - 04/28/08 Approval of Council Minutes 04/14/08 [Page 9 of 13]