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7 <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Chair I lawn and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Paul Weinberger. Zoning Administrator <br />March 12. 2002 <br />SUBJECT: #02-2752 Jerry and Cindy Gray <br />880 Partenwood Road <br />Variances <br />List of Exhibits: <br />A Application <br />B Plat Map <br />C Site Plan <br />D Resolution No. 1861 - Approval of Variances in 1985 <br />E 1985 Approved Site Plan <br />Application <br />Property owners had submitted a two-part variance application. <br />1. To permit additional hardcover in the 75-250' lakeshore setback for expansion of the existing <br />driveway. The expansion of the drive is to recreate the original design of the dri\ eway as a circular <br />drive. <br />2. fo permit construction of a screen porch on the lakeside of the residence, fl ’ariance <br />Application for Screen Porch - Withdrawn 3/8/02! <br />1985 Variance Request <br />1 he City Council approved variances for a previous property owner in 1985 to permit construction of <br />an addition on the house. The approval included the requirement to remove a large portion of <br />driveway to compensate for the additional hardcover the new addition would place on the property. <br />A copy of the Resolution approving the \ ariances is attached. The resolution states in the conditions, <br />the maximum allowed hardcover for the property is 7.087 s.f (38.8%). Additionally, the applicants <br />were advised that future additions of hardcover may be approved only with further concurrent <br />removals of existing hardcover. <br />1 he property owners have stated the house won a national award in 1978 from the American Institute <br />of Architects and they would like to incorporate the original drive that was required to be removed <br />after the 1985 addition There is no hardcover that can be removed from the property to allow a <br />greater amount of hardcover on the site.