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� KESCH�DLUED ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 17, 1977 Page 10 � Mr. Douglas E. �lint, representing Mr. Gary GARY PETERSEN • Petersen, read into the record his concerns as 3545 Ivy Place e �ecorded in previous Council minutes stating hat: � I represent Mr. P. Gary Petersen, who has submitted (` an application �or a variance on the above described property in the City of Orono. The property is • located on ivy Place in Casco Point. y Mr. Petersen acquired the property in 1976 from � the estate of Arthur P. Bendel with the intention of building his home on the property. r4r. Bendel � has owned the property since 1958. The property was platted in 1885 as Lot 184 of Taylor' s Sub- • division of Spring Park Lots and was in compliance with all zoning and platting laws at the time it � was platted. The Village of Orono subsequently � accePted and approved the plat. , Of the 13 lots in this subdivision, r4r. Petersen' s property is the largest. The other 12 lots range � in size from 10, 400 sq. ft. to 12,500 sq. ft. Mr. Petersen' s property measures 14, 271 sq. ft. • on the plat. Al1 other lots in the subdivision . have houses erected on them. Only Mr. Petersen' s property is undeveloped. � ze property has been assessed for sewer and water � and the following special assessments remain unpaid: $225. 00 sewer plant charge; $375. 00 SAC charge � sewer and water; and $250. 00 park dedication fee. Al1 special assessments will be paid if PZr. Petersen � is granted authority to build on the property. � In determining whether to grant or deny the variance � request, the Council should be concerned with the hardship on the property owner if the variance is � denied, the uniqueness of the property, and the interests of the City. � � If the City denies Mr. Petersen' s variance request, �* he will be stuck with a piece of property which � is absolutely useless to him. He can't build on it or put it to any productive use. The property � will be sterile and condemned as a practical matter. � It has been suggested that Mr. Petersen purchase the adjoining property and combine both properties � into one big lot. While this may sound like a good • solution, it is extremely impractical and perhaps impossible. The adjacent property is tax forfeited � and will be auctioned off later this summer. The ck taxes alone are over $10, 000 and one can' t redict what will be bid for the property over and above the back taxes. Moreover, there are redemption • rights to be considered, as well as the first refusal (Continued) i ' ,f