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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINO <br />Monday. SqMember IS, 2003 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />(07 003-293$ SANDRA S. LARSON, CoBtinncd) <br />Lissa Harvey. 1199 Elmwood Avenue, complimented the Commission for considering the <br />character of the neighborhood as relevant to the diKussion. She was pleased that they <br />viewed the aesthetics and floorplan as an important element of the proposal. <br />Perry staled that her parents had no plans to build up or further out, since they wished to <br />avoid stairs if possible. <br />Hawn questioned whether the City had granted other similar variances in the neighborhood <br />which would not make this precedent setting. <br />Gaflron stated that, the fact is, other variances in the neighborhood had been granted, <br />including the adjoining neighbor’s property. <br />Zugschwert asked how the other neighbors felt. <br />Perry stated that they were in support of the proposal and had signed off on that regard. <br />BreaMT Moved, Zugschwert seconded, to recoouneod approval of Applkalioo #03* <br />293S, Kent and Sandra Larson, 540 Orooo Orchard Road, granting street setback <br />and side yard setback variances in order to construct a 10'X2S* addition to the north <br />side of the existing home based on the finding that the hardship b ia keeping with the <br />character of the neighborhood, environmental concern over the loss of 5 large pine <br />trees, and that b b consbtent to what has been done In the past ia that neighborhood. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 2, Chair Smith and Fritxler dissenting. <br />Fritzler recommended denial based on his earlier comments, and Chair Smith felt the <br />approval went too far over the edge, setting a precedent. <br />(ad) M3-2940 SCOT AND LISSA HARVEY, 1 199 ELMU OOD AVENUE, <br />VARIANCES, 7:44 > 8:13 P,M. <br />Scot and Lissa Harvey, the Applicants, were present. <br />Waataja explained that the applicants request the following variances to reconstruct a deck <br />on the lakeside of the home: <br />1. Hardcover variance for the 0-75’ zone to allow 4.56*/'o hardcover when O’/* is normally <br />allowed and 4.S6/« currently exists. <br />2. Hardcover variance for the 7.*-250’ zone to allow 38.6% hardcover when 25% is <br />nonnaliy allowed and 38.2% currently exists. <br />3. Lake setback variance to allow the south west comer of the deck to encroach 3* into the <br />75’ setback. <br />PAGE 11 of 25