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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PUWNTNG COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday. July 21.2003 <br />6:00 o ’clock p.m. <br />#03-2993 JOHN AND ROBERTA HENRICH, CoaUavcd) <br />Mobusth maintained that, not only could the deck size be reduced, but it could be pulled further <br />out of the bluff setback as well. <br />Mr. Henrich argued that the mosquito population is a nuisance and the deck raises them out of <br />the grass. In addition, he pointed out that the deck was granted approval in 1990 and should be <br />allowed to remain, licnrich added that neither the deck, nor shed, are noticeable from the lake. <br />He maintained that, theirs was a definite hardship property. <br />Rahn questioned if this were ne^v construction, whether the deck would be allowed to stay and <br />the hardcover meet 25%. <br />Hawn arrived at 6:20 P.M. <br />Chair Smith suggested they remove the shed. <br />Berg asked what the shed was used fur and noted that without it, the ow ners w ould need to house <br />everything uphill. <br />Henrich pointed out that, due to the extremely steep slope, the shed houses their pump, diKk <br />supplies, etc. <br />R-ihn stated that they have required others to lose their shed in lieu of a lockbox and asked how <br />much space w ould be gained. <br />GafTron stated that the ohed and steps constituted approximately 112 s.f. <br />Rahn indicated that he liked the changes the applicant had made and stated that he would be <br />willing to support the application as recommended by staff; however, he would require the <br />removal of the shed and their going to a lockbox. <br />Hawn stated that she viewed the application as new construction and found difficulty with the <br />proposal. <br />Henrich stated that, if he were able to rebuild, he would do so. Since his garage and deck have <br />already been redone; however, it is only the house that remains and it does not meet code. <br />Mrs. Henrich pointed out that they had already removed the top portion of the deck and <br />maintained that if thc>’ were forced to remove much more of the deck, it would be unusable as a <br />deck on top of the bluff. <br />Mabusth suggested the Commission require the applicants to cut back the deck to meet a 10* <br />bluff setback. She indicated that she could accept the 28% hardcover, recognizing they had come <br />PAGE 4 of 37