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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 9, 2020 6:00 o'clock p.m. Crosby noted it will allow the homeowner to have more hardcover in their original building by pulling the old deck from there and bringing it to the house. Walsh added the City holds a zero tolerance for any expansions of boathouses and they want to remain consistent that it is a no for everyone. Mr. Haack clarified that the oversight was the gable on the roof. Walsh indicated that it would have to go back to the original roofline. Mr. Haack said the homeowner hired people to put the dock together. The homeowner asked for consideration that the dock remain, that it is smaller and their view is that the dock is not a deck. Walsh said the homeowners can have what they had, but that it has to come off somewhere else and they have to make that decision. Curtis pointed out the areas of the expansions after Crosby asked to look at the original sketch. Johnson asked if that was an after -the -fact sketch and noted the City was never considered in any of the improvements. Crosby indicated that he is clarifying on the gable part that the City was not considered. Mr. Haack said he understood it was on the original submitted plans. Johnson asked if Staff recommendations included returning it to its original state. Curtis clarified that the recommendation was to not approve any hardcover variances. Mr. Haack stated if the dock sections are taken off, the homeowner would be under the variance approval for square feet of the property. Walsh clarified that the homeowner will receive no hardcover variances. He can decide what to do with the 74 square feet he has; he can do so within the footprint of what he had previously. The chimney and gable would need to be removed. If the boathouse remains the same but is re -sided with 2 -inch stone rather than '/2 -inch siding, he would be fine with that. Curtis asked how the Council felt about the gable bump -out. The Councilmembers indicated that anything which expanded the envelope and the volume needs to be brought back to the original structure. The core shell cannot be expanded. If the homeowner gets rid of all the deck, he will have 75 square feet to work with. Johnson asked whether any changes will still require a permit. Curtis indicated that was correct.