06-21-1999 Planning Commission Minutes

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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday,June 21, 1999 1111 (#2) #2492 RICK AND GAIL LUZAICH,2490 OLD BEACH ROAD -AFTER-THE-FACT VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT—(cont.) and recommend to the City Council that the Applicant and the Applicant's Landscape Architect meet with the City's Forester in order to revise a new landscape plan for consideration by the City Council which is more in accordance with the recommendations of the City Forester in order to allow this item to be expedited. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 2, Smith and Berg Opposed. Smith stated she was opposed to this application due to the lack of direction being given by the Planning Commission to the City Council on the revised landscape plan that is to be submitted. Berg stated that the Planning Commission should vote on the plan that is to be presented to the City Council. NEW BUSINESS: PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONTINUED (#5) #2499 THOMAS AND MARILYN SWANSON, 1740 SHADYWOOD ROAD -VARIANCES, 8:03 p.m. -8:16 p.m. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. Thomas and Marilyn Swanson, Applicants, were present. • Gaffron stated the Applicants are proposing to assemble a temporary screen enclosure, 10'by 17' on an existing deck. The screen enclosure will be assembled in the early spring and taken down in the late fall. The screen enclosure and existing deck are located within the 0-75'lakeshore setback. The structural coverage would increase with the screen porch, however, the hardcover amount does not change. Gaffron stated that a lakeshore setback variance is required to allow a 10' by 17'screen porch on an existing deck to be located within 75'of the lakeshore and a hardcover variance to allow 1,973 square feet, or 21.5 percent, in the 0-75' lakeshore setback area where zero percent is allowed. Gaffron remarked that one item for consideration by the Planning Commission is determining when something becomes permanent as opposed to temporary. Swanson stated that they would like to assemble this screen porch to allow them to sit on their deck during the evening hours. Swanson remarked that the contractor is installing these screen porches throughout the metro area. Mrs. Swanson noted that the roof of the screen porch would not support the snow during the winter and would need to be removed. Swanson commented that the structure is designed to allow removal of the screens, noting that the structure itself is placed on top of the existing deck. Smith stated in her opinion this structure should be considered permanent. Gaffron noted that City Code does not permit structures within the 0-75' lakeshore setback. • Lindquist commented that this structure should be treated as permanent. Smith noted that the Applicants are slightly over on their hardcover amount but that structural 8