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MINUTES OF ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 1990 ZONING FILE #1452 - PEMBERTON CONTINUED ` • going to have to stand up and be counted on something like this. Are we going to allow people to build over a deck in the 0 -75 ?" Goetten further said to Mr. and Mrs. Pembertons, "You buy property, and you have these existing situations and sometimes you are just not able to do the kinds of things that you might like to do with a substandard piece of property. This is substandard; this is lakeshore ". Mayor Grabek said that he could not disagree with Goetten and that the concern of covering over decks is often relayed to an applicant when approval for a deck is given. Grabek said "My only concern with this one, as with the other one, is that it is not someone wanting to add on the entire deck, it's squaring off a room ". Grabek said that he has trouble with these when the applicants work with the City in alleviating hardcover concerns. Bernhardson posed a hypothetical question of whether the Council would allow this application if the deck did not exist. The general consensus was no. It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Nettles, to allow the variance for the 95 s.f., provided that all of the hardcover proposed to be removed, is removed and so • verified by staff. Nettles said that he had previously voted against this and had been prepared to vote no again. He felt, however, the applicants had made significant changes in terms of accomplishing what he considered to be the more important of two goals. Mayor Grabek asked that there be strong language included in the resolution prohibiting any additional building in the 0- 75' setback area and an explanation of the pre- existing deck. Councilmember Peterson asked whether or not the Pembertons would still consider removing the deck? Mr. Pemberton replied that he would prefer not to. Motion, Ayes -2, Goetten, Peterson and Callahan, Nay, Motion failed. It was moved by Councilmember Goetten, seconded by Councilmember Peterson, to conceptually deny this application and direct staff to prepare a resolution of denial for the January 22, 1990 Council Meeting. Motion, Ayes -3, Grabek, Nettles, Nay, Motion passed. #1468 GEORGE PILLSBURY 1300 BRACRETTS POINT ROAD VARIANCES/ CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Mr. and Mrs. Pillsbury were present for this application, as were Mr. Herb Baldwin, Landscape Architect, Mr. Thomas Meyer, Architect and Mr. Bob Mitchell, Attorney. City Administrator Bernhardson explained that this • application involved the approval of variances to construct a greenhouse and a conditional use permit to do minor grading of the lakeshore bank. Bernhardson said, "Since this matter was 7