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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 19,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit opened the public hearing at 6:53 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments regarding this application. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 6:53 p.m. <br /> Leskinen and Levang indicated they would have placed it on the Consent Agenda except for the letter <br /> from the DNR and that they were expecting someone from the DNR to appear at tonight's meeting. <br /> Thiesse moved,Leskinen seconded,to recommend approval of Application#12-3573,Herman and <br /> Marilyn Crawford,4745 North Shore Drive,vacation of dedicated right-of-way. VOTE: Ayes 7, <br /> Nays 0. <br /> 3. #12-3581 MICHAEL AND SHARON BASKFIELD,2755 CASCO POINT ROAD, <br /> VARIANCE,6:57 P.M.—7:12 P.M. <br /> Michael Baskfield,Applicant; and Dan Murphy, Contractor, were present. <br /> Curtis stated the applicants are requesting a hardcover variance to allow the reconstruction and <br /> reconfiguration of a lakeside deck. With concurrent proposed deck hardcover removals,the hardcover is <br /> proposed to increase slightly from 28 percent to 28.3 percent using the total lot area of the Tier 1 <br /> property. Structural coverage is also proposed to increase slightly from 18.8 percent to 19.1 percent. <br /> Since the applicants utilized the old hardcover worksheets, Staff has adjusted the numbers to account for <br /> the exclusion of fabric-lined landscape beds,retaining walls, and 100 square feet of deck or patio. At <br /> 4,298 square feet, or 28 percent,the property currently exceeds the allowed hardcover level by 3 percent. <br /> In addition,the applicants' proposal appears to result in a 0.3 percent increase in hardcover and structural <br /> coverage. Staff understands the applicants' intent was to balance the existing with the proposed <br /> hardcover and structure. However, Staff has not received a revised plan and the proposed levels still <br /> exceed the code-allowed hardcover level of 25 percent by 498 square feet and the structural coverage <br /> level of 15 percent by 2,300 square feet. The proposal also exceeds the existing levels of 28 percent <br /> hardcover and 118.8 percent structural coverage by 45 square feet. <br /> A 75-250 foot zone hardcover variance was granted in 1989 in order to allow construction of a new home, <br /> deck, driveway and sidewalk. Under the new method of calculation,the allowed total hardcover was <br /> 3,833 square feet of the total, including the shed. At the time the variances were granted,there was no lot <br /> coverage standard in place. In August, 1989,the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 72, Second Series, <br /> that limited lot coverage to 15 percent. Compared to the site plan that was approved in 1989,there <br /> appears to be an additional 140 square feet of structural coverage. <br /> After reviewing the 1989 survey for the proposed home, it appears the house was constructed generally <br /> according to the approved plan, if only slightly larger. The driveway as shown on the 1989 survey <br /> generally appears to follow the same shape and size as what currently exists but exceeds the 1989 level <br /> allowed for the driveway and sidewalk by 109 square feet. The additional hardcover on the property <br /> today, which was not part of the plan in 1989,appears to be the stairs and stepping stones along the north <br /> side of the home, a paver patio, a slightly larger deck,a little straightening in the driveway, and a deck on <br /> the boathouse. <br /> Page 4 <br />