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hUXUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesdty, Januarj-17,2001 (#2651 Stephen Longman Iluildcrs, Continued) shoreline was incorrectly identified six months into construction or when the house was 95 percent complete. Bupp stated ^t finding came as a complete surprise to tlicm and puts them in the position that they arc presently in. Bupp Slated, number one, they have acted m good faith with the City and attempted to work with tlic City in order to comply w ith the vanous requirements, such as reducing the sire of the driveway and the deck, regrading, and adding of gutters in an attempt to accommodate the requests of the City. Bupp staled he received a document from the City which includes a sumnury of the hardcover ordinance and how to calculate hardcover Bupp suited nc where w ithm that document IS there reference to setback tJ the adjacent property Bupp stated tlie second point he would like to nuke is Uut the hardcover being requested tonight is only .44 percent for the driveway and approxinutcly I percent for the patio. Bupp staled depicted on the approved site plan was tlic patio, the walkout, and llic larger driveway. Bupp stated currently they have patio doors that open to nowhere, which makes them unuscable at this time without some type of stairway Bupp stated tlui is their only access to the back yard, with their house being designed to access the back yard v ia the patio doors. Bupp commented in his view the irregular shape of the shoreline docs have a negative impact on the property. Bupp stated if the irregular shape of the shoreline :s taken into consideration w ith the property line, that results in the 75 foot setback for this area Bupp suted the incorrecUy identified shoreline was a complete surprise to both the City and himself, and this error of omission should be shared by the City and himself and should have been caught upfront during the planning process Bupp requested the Planning Commission take that omission into consideration when considering his lurdcover variance request Bupp stated due to that omission, they have been placed into an impossible situation and have attempted to accommodate the City ’s lurdcover limits as best they can Longman slated he disagrees with City Staff that no hardship exists Longnun staled the f; {the house has been constructed with a patio door designed to access a patio should be considered a hardship since they have acted in good faith through the app!;cai.ou rev lew f rocess Longnun seated the variance law is designed to lundic this type of situation, and requested that the Planning Commission take into consideration the irregular shape of the shoreline and the fact that the 75’ setback was incorrectly nurked and not discovered until the house was nearly completed Bupp stated had ti c shoreline been correctly identified upfront, they would have taken the necessary steps to accommod,. to that Bupp stated in his v iew they have done a good job of comply ing vvitli the City’s regulations and have tried to respect the neighbors’ opinions throughout this process. Longman stated they art open to compromise and are noc asking for much additional hardcov*er. Gary Thompson, Attomey-at-Law, suted he is here on behalf of Joseph and Jane Clemons, noting he has submitted letters to the City dated January 7* and January 15, 2001. Klulh indicated the Planning Commission does have the lener dated January-15 in their packet. PAGE 9 J