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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, November 18, 2019 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 30 of 46 <br /> <br /> <br />Erickson noted it is not like they never had a screened porch before; they've got one now but in a different <br />place. <br /> <br />Ressler asked if there is a photo of the screened porch with the second-floor deck in the packet. <br /> <br />Oakden responded they have not built it yet; they are proposing it. They submitted it as part of a building <br />permit application for the home addition from earlier this year. Staff held their permit so they can go <br />through this process and work through it all. <br /> <br />Ressler noted this is an amendment they are trying to make. <br /> <br />Oakden stated that was right. The City issued the home addition permit and the homeowner is hoping to <br />get that wrapped into this project, so that's why they are going through it now. <br /> <br />Mr. Jesse Hartung, contractor, 18837 Ogden Street, Elk River, said he is representing the applicant who is <br />out of the country. He stated their understanding as a builder was that they were looking at hardcover. <br />You learn something new every day; massing is new to them. They did amend the plans for the addition, <br />and now they are requesting that they can extend the roof line. The lower section is all there; there has <br />been no construction done. He indicated an area on the drawing and stated that everything below that area <br />is existing and it is a flat roof that sits above it. The railings are existing currently for the deck above. He <br />was proposing to take the existing gable that is on the back of the house, which would look exactly the <br />same, and just extend it farther out to cover that as well as screen it in. <br /> <br />Chair Ressler opened the public hearing at 9:25 p.m. <br /> <br />There were no public comments relating to this application. <br /> <br />Chair Ressler closed the public hearing at 9:25 p.m. <br /> <br />Ressler said in the past, the Commission has approved a variance when someone is just going up and not <br />doing something exotic or egregious. The roof line does not appear to exceed the proposed roof line of the <br />previous project on the main part of the house, nor is it a high ceiling. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated the average lakeshore setback is set to protect the neighbor's view of the lake, and the most <br />affected neighbor has written a letter saying that they are in favor of this. The limiting criteria for him is if <br />the neighbors are happy with it on an average lakeshore setback. <br /> <br />McCutcheon moved, Erickson seconded, to approve Application LA19-000090, Brent Teele, 577 <br />Park Lane, Variance as applied. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br />