07-26-1976 Council Meeting Minutes

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� ORONO COUNCIL T�IEETING HELD JULY 26, 1976 Page 1� , Henry PZuhich,Building & Zoning Administrator, VARIANCE stated that Mrs. Ward Parten, 1020 Tonkawa Road, 1020 Tonkawa Road � is requesting a lot width variance of 40 ° from the required 140° lot width requirement in this � area �ahich is zoned LR-1B. This parcel previously contained a dwelling which was burned do�an by � the Long Lake Fire Department after arrangements • were made by P�Irs. Parten and the Long Lake Fire Department. Since the PCA and not the City of ' Orono is the agency responsible for special burning requests, the City was not aware of ,i the actual burning until the project was completed. Several weeks before we learned of the burning, � the City Administrator and myself inet with P�rs. Parten on this siteo She informed us of her intent to burn the old residence. [�Ie both suggested ' other methods of razing the old structure to prevent any type of pollution or damage to , foilagee [�1e suggested demolition with heavy equipment such as bulldozers or cranes, or � advertising for people interested in either moving the building from the site or in the used s lumber material. Prior to our adopting the Comprehensive Plan � and latest zoning ordinance, we found, through studies of the reports of various agencies and from experience, that parcels of less than 2 acre areas were not adequate to support on-site � se��uage disposal systemso Therefore, had the City not included the installation of a municipal � sewer system along Tonkawa Road in its original + comprehensive sewer plan, this area would have been zoned LR-lA (2 acre minimum area) rather a than the current LR-1B (1 acre minimum) . � Although we have experienced seepage problems from �rivate on-site sewage disposal systems _ previously, I believe we will be eliminating � this problem after all the dwellings along Tonkawa Road are connected to the recently i completed municipal sewer line. � Since we have eliminated this contamination ana pollution problem, I would recommend approval � of the 40 ' variance from the required lot width provided the new dwelling is serviced hy the S municipal se��er system rather than a �rivate � on-site sewage system, and that the location of the structures meet all required setbackse �Planning Commission t4eeting - July 19, 1976 Because of the cancellation of the July 6th � Planning Commission Meeting, a telephone poll was taken of several Council and Planning Commission memY�ers to get the necessary approval of this variance. (Continued)