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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,February 10,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 13A. REQUEST TO STATE SENATOR DAVID OSMEK TO ADD$350,000 IN FUNDING <br /> FOR BIG ISLAND PARK TO THE STATE BONDING BILL—RESOLUTION NO. 7069 <br /> Crosby moved,Seals seconded,to approve the Consent Agenda as revised,with Item No. 11 being <br /> removed from the Consent Agenda and Item No. 13A being added to the Consent Agenda.VOTE: <br /> Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> None. <br /> PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> 11. LA19-000105—JOHN KRAEMER,855 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD SOUTH, <br /> VARIANCES—RESOLUTION NO.7072 <br /> Staff presented a summary of packet information. <br /> Walsh said this is generally a boathouse structure within the 0-75 feet,and the City has not done a volume <br /> expansion within that. Barring any practical difficulty,the property owner has to stay within the same <br /> volume they presently have,they can't move it outward, because that would open a Pandora's box. <br /> Printup stated the Council could allow this project but it reminded him of a situation where a property <br /> owner wanted to put solar panels on a new shed and the Council suggested the owner put them on an <br /> existing shed instead. This goes against some other applications the City Council has denied. <br /> Walsh said people can't create their own practical difficulty. They could go back to the same sloped roof, <br /> or build the flat roof but it's got to come back in a bit so the volume isn't any bigger. Otherwise,everyone <br /> will be coming in to change their volume and maximize what they have in a 0-75. <br /> Crosby asked to hear the applicant's explanation regarding their changes and then have a discussion. <br /> Johnson stated he was prepared to leave it on the Consent Agenda. The actual peak height was reduced <br /> and it is insignificant in overall size. It dropped down %a foot and the sides came up 1'h feet to probably <br /> aesthetically match the house plan. He is fine with the slight adjustment since overall height is reduced. <br /> Mr. John Kraemer said they are really not expanding the footprint of the structure;they are just bringing it <br /> up two feet to get it out of the floodplain. <br /> Crosby asked if there was a particular reason he was changing the slope of the roof. <br /> Mr. Kraemer said the change is to match the architecture of the home they are building. <br /> Walsh and Crosby noted that does not mean it is a practical difficulty. <br /> Johnson asked Staff if the peak outlined on the diagram is based on the original floor height. <br /> Curtis stated it was. <br /> Page 2 of 15 <br />