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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 9,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Walsh asked if there was a photo showing the original deck. <br /> Johnson said he wanted to make sure that when they came in for the permit the deck was there and that <br /> they elected to remove that to get their hardcover within acceptable standards. <br /> Curtis stated that was true. <br /> Johnson asked if, when they presented the as-built survey, it did not include the decking,and after the as- <br /> built it was discovered the hardcover was added. <br /> Curtis said that was true. <br /> Johnson asked if the recently discovered changes of the structure were subtle. <br /> Curtis said when the inspector went out,the changes in the building were present.After the as-built,the <br /> deck was put on. <br /> Johnson asked how many permits would be required to do what has been done. <br /> Curtis discussed the different permits required for the different tasks completed. <br /> Johnson asked if the homeowner pulled those permits. <br /> Curtis said the re-siding permit may have been,but the changes to the structure--the volume and <br /> expansion--were not. It could have been one building permit for the shed. <br /> Johnson asked if there was a fireplace in the structure or a chimney for a future fireplace. <br /> Curtis stated the builder would have to answer that question but that would be a separate permit. <br /> Johnson asked if there were any utilities in the shed. <br /> Curtis and Councilmembers discussed that it appeared as though electrical was available and also a sink. <br /> Johnson asked what was in the shed prior to the reconstruction. <br /> Curtis said she did not know. <br /> Mr. William Haack, Gordon James Construction, 5159 Main Street,Maple Plain, said there was electrical <br /> in the shed previously. The owner wanted a countertop with a sink installed.A cabinet was put in but no <br /> sink installed and no plumbing. There is an irrigation system that comes alongside the structure. When <br /> they were building the new home,the owner asked them to freshen up the boathouse. He indicated the <br /> 2015 survey showed the same square footage of the boathouse as the 2019 survey--286 feet--which was <br /> after the work was done,so hardcover was not changed. It was a simple facelift and it was not considered <br /> that any special permits were needed to re-side it.The homeowner removed the deck and hired a dock <br /> company to install a removable dock system. The homeowner considered it part of his boat dock and that <br /> is how it was constructed. <br /> Page 6 of 18 <br />