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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORO> T PLANTING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, September IS. 2003 <br />6:00 o'clock pjn. <br />(•I I M3-2944 JONATHON MENTH. CoatteMd) <br />Menth stated that his parents bought the home in 1991 and that he belie\’ed the original <br />deck, as built in 1967 ^-as 6'X26'. however had been enlarged over the >tars. He <br />acknowledged that the deck he removed w as in poor condition, rotting, and unsafe, while <br />the patio below was a poured slab and footings in fine shape. He stated that it would be his <br />desire to replace the deck he tore off and keep the lower patio as is, since he was unsure <br />whether removal of the footings around the edge of the patio might jeopardize the integrity <br />of the whole slab. <br />Zugschwert inquired what size the deck w as that the applicant tore off. <br />Menth staled that it was probably closer to 8*X26' than his proposed I0'X26'. At the tinte <br />he removed the deck. Menth pointed out that he also had removed railw ay tics in the 0-75’ <br />setback zone in an effort to r^uce hardcover and clean up the shoreline. <br />Rahn stated that he was confiised by the size of the lower patio, as well as, the upper deck. <br />Menth stated that the lower patio was surrounded by a pea gravel type rock which made <br />the edge somew hat uodefmed. <br />Rahn quesUoned whether the deck and patio should be reduced to the original 8'X26*. <br />Bremer empathized with the applicants concern that if the slab patio w as cut back and the <br />footings removed, it might jeopardize the integrity of the whole patio. <br />Upon doing some soil correction himself. Menth made note that the perimeter of the patio <br />slab seemed to have a foundation of sorts under it. <br />Hawn too. believ ed the patio should be cut back unless it compromised the integrity of the <br />slab and questioned how they would determine this. <br />Bremer stated that she could support the proposed 10’X26’ deck. <br />Hawn asked where the 10'X26' proposal came from. <br />Mabusth pointed out that the proposed 10*X26’ deck docs not cause any encroachment <br />problems, or increase hardcover; how ever, there is already excessive hardcover <br />Gaffron suggested they cut off the slab, if the integrity of the slab is in tact, to equal the <br />amount or size of the above deck. <br />Hawn suggested they table the application to answer the integrity question. <br />PAGE 20 of 25