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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, April 15, 2019 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ because the City has a sewer line running diagonally between the two lines for which they have no easement for. The only building envelope is where the old and new house is. The other item for confirmation is that this variance is specifically for the deck as proposed and no additional encroachments into the lake setback. If there is, he would like that to come back before the Planning Commission. Schoenzeit stated he is in support of the project as presented limiting it to the in-kind replacement of the deck as proposed. Thiesse noted any increase in structure or hardcover would have to come back before the Planning Commission. Chair Thiesse closed the public hearing at 6:37 p.m. Ressler stated the proposal seems reasonable and that they are not talking about a second story or an addition but a deck. Ressler stated in his view the criteria has been met for a practical difficulty. Libby commented he understands the issues related to the hip replacement and that he can understand why the applicant would want to redo the steps. Libby asked how many steps are there currently or whether there is a railing. Curtis indicated they would be required to have a railing and that there are six steps down. Libby asked whether the City Engineer has reviewed this. Curtis noted the City Engineer does not review decks. Libby indicated he would be in favor of it since it is out of necessity. Erickson commented this is a reasonable use of the property. McCutcheon stated the application is pretty straight forward. Bollis stated this is straight forward request. Ressler moved, Gettman seconded, to recommend approval of Application No. LA19-000014, Precision Decks on Behalf of Steven Prawer, 4470 Forest Lake Landing, granting of average lakeshore setback variance. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0.