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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,April 19,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Kirchner said although this is larger it is reducing hardcover and in all is a betterment to the situation. He <br /> heard Barnhart say by removing the walls it would remove an encroachment. <br /> Barnhart noted a retaining wall that encroaches in to the Dakota Rail property that will be removed with <br /> this proposal. <br /> Ressler moved,Libby seconded,to approve LA21-000023,3215 Crystal Bay Road,Variances. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> Barnhart noted this item will be reviewed by the City Council on May 10,2021. <br /> 2. LA21-000024 LORRAINE GOODWALD,706 NORTH ARM DRIVE,VARIANCES <br /> Lorraine Goodwald,applicant,was present. <br /> Barnhart noted they are getting some audio feedback so the mics had to be turned down. He asked <br /> everyone to please speak into their microphones and speak up a bit. <br /> Staff presented a summary packet of information. The property owner is requesting side yard,lake yard, <br /> and average lakeshore(ASL)setback variances as well as a hardcover variance for the reconstruction and <br /> expansion of an existing irregularly shaped deck. The applicant proposes that the shape of the deck makes <br /> it a practical difficulty in using the deck for family and normal deck accoutrements(tables,grills, <br /> etcetera),and that the location of the house,proximity to the lake,and the substandard area of the lot all <br /> contribute to practical difficulties. Virtually half the house is lakeward of the lake and ASL lines; Staff <br /> understands these variances but are somewhat challenged by the hardcover variance. Staff can support the <br /> setback variances but cannot support the hardcover variance. Barnhart noted there is virtually no spot to <br /> put a deck on this property without a variance.The hardcover increases from 33%to a 34.2%which does <br /> not sound like a huge number,but they try to hold firm to the standard 25%in Orono. Staff recommends <br /> denial;however the concern is with the hardcover. <br /> Barnhart noted this is an older survey and they have removed quite a bit of improvements, some <br /> hardcover and a garage. <br /> Barnhart stated Staff's recommendation is denial but really they are concerned with the hardcover which <br /> would likely require some modification to the deck. However, any deck,especially if it lines up with the <br /> side of the house, would likely require a side yard setback in addition to the lake and ALS. <br /> Lorraine Goodwald,706 North Arm Drive,applicant,said the reasons she is asking for this variance is <br /> because when they open up the door the deck is only 3 feet wide.. <br /> McCutcheon asked on the drawings,what is there for hardcover. <br /> Ms. Goodwald said right now underneath the deck are some brick pavers,she noted they bought the home <br /> as a foreclosure in 2011, so everything that was there when they purchased it still exists. She said it is the <br /> original survey from 2003 when the house was built and there really has not been any change. The <br /> existing garage to be removed is gone. <br /> Page 2 of 10 <br />