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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,February 18,2020 <br /> 6:00 p.m. <br /> original variance that was approved but would be over with the dock section if it is not considered dock. <br /> He stated both the homeowner and neighbor are present. Improving the esthetics,the neighbors would <br /> say, helped their area. Their experience in building on the point is these are favorable improvements <br /> along the shoreline. It's 12 square feet and a gable that doesn't increase hardcover. The intention was to <br /> compliment the house,and they feel they've done that. <br /> Chair Ressler opened the public hearing at 6:10 p.m. <br /> Karl Freienmuth,2659 Casco Point Road, said the renovations to the exterior of the boathouse don't have <br /> a big impact on anything except it makes it look a lot better. From the north you can see the boathouse <br /> behind it is a lot larger. There is also a lot of drainage that comes down from that lot to the south and he <br /> understands the need for a deck on the lake side because it will get pretty muddy. If there was a foul, it <br /> should have been brought up in the original variance. The hardcover is an issue,but the boathouse <br /> esthetics are a lot better than they were before. <br /> Chair Ressler closed the public hearing at 6:12 p.m. <br /> Thiesse asked if the window where the door used to be has the original header and whether it would be <br /> wide enough to accommodate the door again. <br /> Mr. Haack said the header is just enough for the window. The original door was a single-man door; it <br /> wasn't the width of the sliding door that was installed. <br /> Thiesse clarified whether it is still the original header from when the door was there. <br /> Mr. Haack indicated they put in a new header for the window. <br /> Libby asked if the claim is the new replacement deck is essentially a starter for the dock to go out from <br /> the land side,the first portion of a portable seasonal dock that would start the extension of the dock out <br /> into the lake for a dock and for the boat. <br /> Mr. Haack stated he does not know that terminology. <br /> Libby asked if the decking surface was essentially a pipe and bracket and tube replacement for what was <br /> previously there. <br /> Mr. Haack indicated there were dock sections there before. <br /> Libby asked if the replacement deck there now is essentially a like-kind: Pipes driven in the ground and <br /> brackets and deck top that sits on top, similar to the rest of the extension that would go out into the bay <br /> and water. <br /> Mr. Haack referenced a picture showing the original boathouse/dock and said the structure was metal <br /> posts. The homeowner had them replaced with other metal posts. Because of ice heaving from the lake, <br /> there had been a lot of shoreline creep back and bent/broken tubes. <br /> Page 2 of 30 <br />