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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, January 17,2001 (N26SI Stephen Longman Builders, Continued) Weinberger stated the Applicant did receive apprm-al from the City regarding the minor changes that were done. Weinberger indicated the cliangc relates to the ^rage. Bellows mquired why the shoreline measurement was not verified and included on the original survey. Bellow ’S stafid the shoreline setback is not a new requirement, and inquired whether the builder has constructed other homes in Orono prior to this residence Longman stated he has Bellows stated the setback has to do with the lakeshore and has nothing to do with the neighbor's property. Bellows commented in her view the hardship relating to the patio doors is really not a hardship and could be changed to windows Bellows stated sh? does not see a hardship iriherent to the land for this propert}-. Bellows inquired whether the roof overhangs have been considered m the hardcover. Weinberger stated the hardcover numbers that ha\e been approved deal with the footprint of the house. Bellows commented that the City ma\ hate been remiss with the roof Weinberger staled roof overhangs t)pically are not included in the hardcover calculations. The building inspector has indicated that unless the roof line is used for a covered walkway or patio, it ttpically is not included in the hardcover calculations Bellows expressed concern that these issues were brought to light back in September and that perhaps steps could have been taken at that time to limit the amount of hardcover on the property*. Bellows indicated she is not in favor of granting a hardcover variance on this property. Berg inquired how many surv eys for this property the City has Weinberger stated there are four or five in the file Berg inquired why there needed to be so many surveys done on this property. Weinberger stated the City would request a new survey whenev-er they* felt something was not in compliance with the plans Weinberger suded the encroachment of the deck was six inches and has been relocated out of the setback. Mabusth inquired whether anything was done regarding the roof overhangs. Weinberger stated the roof overhangs were depicted on the approved drawings Kluth commented he is not in favM^ of granting a hardcover variance for this property since the property owner has bu;lt right up to the ma.ximum allowed, leaving no margin for error. Kluth indicated the Planning Commission and City Council has iKcn fairly consistent in requiring the PAGE 12