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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING <br />HELD MAY 26, 1992 <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS - CONT. <br />Lapinski said that staff was unable to show him the ordinance <br />prohibiting the intensification of hardcover. He stated he would <br />not be extending past the limits of the current building and the <br />deck has been there for 20 years and the stairs would go over <br />existing hardcover. <br />Lapinski said he has a shower and wedding coming up in the near <br />future and would be willing to get the permit, but wanted to speed <br />up the process. He said he has.the largest lot in the cove on an <br />acre and a half and is set back further than adjacent neighbors. <br />Mabusth explained that 6 years ago the Planning Commission and <br />Council developed a review process differentiating between <br />structural and non - structural hardcover. She noted that it has been <br />the practice of the Council -to review any application which' <br />intensifies structural hardcover where excessive hardcover exists. <br />She noted that a cursory review of the property indicates 75% <br />hardcover in the 75 -250' zone. <br />Lapinski said that the Building Inspector was out inspecting the <br />neighboring building project and noticed the repairs he was doing <br />to his deck. They reviewed the plans for the stairway and was told <br />by the inspector that the stairs could not come off the side as it <br />would be encroaching the neighboring property. The Inspector <br />explained where the stairs would be acceptable and informed him <br />that if the stairs were to go through the existing deck there would <br />be no problem. The plans were redesigned to what is being proposed. <br />He stated that upon submittal for a permit, he was told that he <br />would need a variance as he was intensifying the structure and <br />expanding beyond the defined, boundaries of the deck. <br />Goetten stated that Lapinski is over the allowed limit of 25% <br />hardcover for that zone. She said that Orono is very concerned <br />with run -off to the lake and therefore has zoned lakeshore property <br />and only allows a percentage of hardcover within each zone. She <br />stated that many older homes are over those allowed percentages, <br />and those are reviewed as improvements are requested for the <br />property. <br />Jabbour explained that the existing hardcover on the property may <br />be non - conforming and Illegal. He stated that as properties are <br />redeveloped, they are reviewed for conformance with the ordinances. <br />Lapinski said the neighbor next door has built a deck which extends <br />much further out. <br />3 <br />J <br />