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MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 1990 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING GABRIEL JABBOUR CONTINUED ^Chairman Kellev allowed Mr. Jabbour the opportunxty to speak? but asked him' to hold his comments within a 5-minute time period. Mr. Jabbour said, "As you probably know, I appeared two wo#»!ce! aao before the City Council expressing concern and critcism aboSi the Planning commission. I am concerned about the way in Which Orono has been treating the lakeshore and Laxe Minnetcyi. a. In 1975 Orono adopted our present Ordinance ^ exceptionally cood first attempt to address all of the concerns Orono' has to address. Orono always set the pace for other municipalities to follow. Lately, I find there is a of confusion regarding what our Ordinance intendea to do and the way in which it is being interpreted. I am concerned about the way in which non-conforming structur.s within 0-75' of the lake are being addressed. dLlt with those in the past with a non-conforming I have been advised bv City Staff chat you can no longer deal with non-conformino structures in chat way because they are not a use thev are a structure. In 1975 our Code said specifically that any’ structure which did not have an appraised market value oSer t"!500 would be torn down. The City did not hake_it upon themselves to ao door-to-door to assure that those Sv--uc u _ were torn down,' but felt that as time wenu by they wou-c address this issue. I had one of those structures on my property ana I took out a permit from City Hall and tore it down. Lately we have a lot of residents for additions to their primary structures within / ^ The City has allowed the trading of hardcover to al^ow thes. additions to be constructed. The hardcover addition may wash out compared to the removals, but the indent of the Ordinance was that the non-conrorming structures would be eliminated. I feel it is the duty of the Planning Commission to amend the ordinance if a loop-hole is found to J- that the Planning Commission would change its £ reactive to proactive. Orono was always ten steps ahead. I feel the Planning Commission is sending a message to residents. 5Su want to^uild within 0-75* of the lake, go now and put in a rock garden with plastic underlining. Then come back to the Ci.-y and trade your plastic underlining in_for a new living room. I would like to see that message changed. #1493 CHOCK DOWNEY 2665 CASCO POINT ROAD VARIANCE CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING 7:40 P.M. TO 7:45 P.M. Mr Downey was present for the continuation of this public hearing! Zon?n, Administrator Habusth reviewed the information regarding this application. Mabusth presented new intormation - D -