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Planning&ZoningBoard <br />October11,2006 <br />Page 6 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />stated,therefore,thatheisnowleftwithahugewetlandinbackandthatthe highway <br />tookawaylotfrontagearea. <br />M r.Plowe pointedoutthatthere isahometotheeast whichis 35ft.from the edgeof the <br />roadway,while they areproposinga30footsetback. <br />Mr.Rootasked fordetailson thehighwaytaking the land ,wonderingiftheotherhomes <br />existedatthistime.Itwasconfirmedthattheotherhomeswereexisting. <br />Mr.RootstatedthattheBoardhastojudgeanap plicationbasedonthecurrent <br />regulations,andnotwhathasoccurredpreviously. <br />Mr.Nelsoncommentedthatitisanextenuatingcircumstancetolookatsurrounding <br />homesandtheirsetbacks ,andthatitw arrantsconsiderationtolookatneighboring <br />homes. <br />Mr.Ladenstatedthatthisapplicationhasconsiderations,but he struggl es with the front <br />yardsetback reduction . <br />FranTourville,6948LakeDrive ,informedtheboardthat whenthecityputinsewer,they <br />agreedtohookups ewerfortwolots.Mr.Tourv illestatedthatheh adnoideaatthattime <br />theywouldremove ten feetfromtheproperties.He statedthey wouldhavefoughtthe <br />hookupifhehadfor e seenwhatwasgoingtohappen.He notedthathe usedtohelpout <br />thecitywithoutchargesbecauseheli vedhere ,andheis unhappyaboutthesituationheis <br />innow. <br />Mr.Trallestatedthat thisisau niquesituationthatneedstobedealtwithbut with <br />concernfor settingprecedenceforothers. <br />Mr.Tourville statedthatdueto thedepthofthelots,eachl otwouldbealmostoneacre . <br />Mr.Bengtsonexplainedthatthen eighboringhomemayhavetobepurchasedbythe <br />Countyiftheroadwidensinthefuture ,andthatallowingthesevariancesnowcould <br />createaprobleminthefuture. <br />Mr.Ladenaddressedthe bui lding padsandaskedwhatthedimensionswere.Mr. <br />Bengtson notedtheproposeddimensionsforeach pad . <br />Mr.Ladenaskediftheapplicantwouldallowforasmallerbuildingpadinorderto <br />increasethesetback.Mr.Plowestateditispossible. <br />Mr.Raf ferty commented thatauniquebuildingsituationcouldmakethedifference <br />betweenoneandtwolots. <br />Mr.Bengtson statedthatstaff wouldconsiderthecommentsoftheboardandwouldbring <br />theapplicationbeforetheboardattheNovembermeeting asaPubl icHearing .