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_ MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,March 17,2014 6:30 o'clock p.m. Geer indicated it would not be a dense flagstone pattern and it is proposed to be single steppers spaced two feet apart. 'The hardcover calculation for that would comprise approximately 100 square feet and is not necessarily something that would be included in the plan at this point. Curtis noted that hardcover would require a variance. Landgraver asked if there will be vegetation to the right of the west deck. Geer pointed out the areas of vegetation. Geer noted the drawing is somewhat inaccurate and that some elements are no longer planned to be included within the plan. Leskinen stated she is wondering why a permit was not sought when the notification from the City last March was pretty clear that a permit was required for any movement outside of the rip-rap. Leskinen stated she has a question why the permit was not applied for until after the work was started. Nelson indicated when he was brought on to the project in the late fall,he was inaccurately directed on what was applied for and what was not. Since that time the front walkway has been completed within the same footprint as the previous concrete walkway. Work was then started on the larger patio. The walls were constructed as well as the pavers installed. At that point Nelson indicated he talked to Staff about the project and the various things that needed to be done prior to any further work being completed. Geer indicated there was a different project team involved with demolishing the three-season porch and that they did not have any communication with them. Geer stated they were not aware of the stipulations prior to notification from City Staff. Lemke asked if a demolition permit was required. Curtis indicated it is and that a permit had been issued in March of last year. Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Jim Zimmerman, 2745 Shadywood Road, indicated he has resided next to this property for approximately 22 years and that Mr. Randgaard has resided there for approximately ten years. Zimmerman stated in his view Mr. Randgaard has been probably the worst possible neighbor that anyone could have. There have been numerous police calls to the property and it has been cited previously as an unruly house. Zimmerman stated when he first met Tom,he was told by him that he is going to have a lot of bashes at the house,which has proven to be true. Zimmerman indicated Mr. Randgaard has lived there a couple of brief occasions, with the house being abandoned for approximately two and a half years with the utilities shut off. In addition,the landscape was left to go wild and the gutters have fallen off. Zimmerman stated this has been a problem property in the past and that at one time Mayor Gabriel Jabbour caught Mr. Randgaard bringing tankers on to the property and the police were called. Zimmerman stated there was never a deck in that area. The two owners who lived there prior to Mr. Randgaard constructed a fully enclosed hot tub room off the master bedroom. Page 8 of 26