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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, November 18,2002 6:30 o’clock p.m. fact that the City Engineer ’s comments had not yet been suitably addressed and suggested that the Planning Commission table the application. Gaffron laid out a series of seven recommendations for the Planning Commission to consider: 1) Gaffron suggested the Planm'ng Commission table the application to allow staff and City Engineer time to consider whether the plan is appropriate, and to allow staff, applicant and the applicant’s consultant time to confer. 2) Commission should provide direction as to whether the grades on the west lakeshore yard should be restored 3) Commission should provide direction as to whether the deck on the lakeside of the house might be approved if a fonnal variance request was made % 4) Gaffron maintained that any forthcoming approvals should be conditioned on timely removal of the illegal shed in the eastern 0-75’ zone, and removal of the gravel parking area in the same zone, returning both to grass. The applicant had been ordered to remove the shed back in July but to date has failed to comply. Gaffron indicated that staffs perspective would be that the variances for these improvements, if applied for, should not be granted as there is likely no hardship to support such variances. 5) Applicant should be advised to work with adjacent property owners in reaching a suitable conclusion in terms of ownership claims regarding Ae “accretions" east of tfi^; road 6) The survey should be revised to verify the encroachment of the concrete stairway into the City right-of-way. Gaffron questioned whether angling the stairway toward the driveway might avoid the encroachment 7) Because it is likely the necessary work would not take place until spring, the applicant it 1