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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Wednesday, January 17,2001 <br />(M26S1 Stephen Longman Builders, Continued) <br />Bupp requested a cop\ of the letter <br />Thompson staled the amount of hardcover currently on the property is in dispute and has not been <br />verifi^ by the City. Tliompson stated the issues relating to hardcover and setbacks changed due <br />to the problem with the shoreline setback. Thompson stated the actual square footage of the house <br />is also in dispute, which also needs to be verified Thompson indicated the Clemons were told the <br />octual lot area would be verified by the City Engineer, w hich has not been completed <br />Thompson presented some pictures of the new residence the Planning Commission <br />Thompson stated there arc a couple of items that lu\c been added to the residence which arc not <br />depicted on the original plans which impact hardcover on the property, such as a column supporting <br />a roof and the roof overhangs Thompson commented the roof overhangs should be includi^ in the <br />hardcover calculation when the City’s ordinance calls for that to be included. <br />Thompson expressed concerns that a drainage plan has not been submitted to the City to solve <br />the drainage issues resulting from the construction Thompson stated the neighbors have a number <br />of concerns relating to drainage in this area, which should be addressed <br />Thompson stated the patio and the retaining walls will also require a setback variance, which has <br />not been requested by the propertv owner Tliompson stated in his opinion a hardship docs not <br />exist and the lot has simply been overbuilt, with the City and neighbors not being responsible for <br />creating this situation Thompson stated the neighbors arc here tonight request .ng the Cit> take steps <br />to protect their properties from any issues resulting from this project <br />Joe Clemons, 2690 Caroline Avenue, slated the certificate of survey makes no mention of a deck, <br />w ith the amount of allowable hardcover on this property being 5,6i5 square feet Clemons stated <br />the propertv owner is at 5,621 square feet Clemons stated in his view the driveway is equal to or <br />larger than what it was back in May and should be remeasured Ocmon,v stated in his view the <br />driveway exceeds the area depicted on the sun e> <br />Clemons noted the retaining wall has shrunk from 80 feet to 45 feet, and questioned which number <br />was correct Clemons indicated that Orono’s Ordinances state that whenever a roof extends out <br />beyond one and a half foot, the additional ovcl.ang should be counted as hardcov er and would <br />result between an additional 600 to ' 00 square feet in hardcov er <br />Clemons stated in his view there is not a hardship Clemons stated the building official found several <br />inconsistencies on the footpr'it that existed during construction Clemons indicated the deck had to be <br />removed and reconstructed bv.„use it was found to encroach three fe • mto the setback Clemons <br />Slated in addition to the shoreline being inaccurately measured, the s .y does not include a large <br />cement planter or a pillar and roof located on the northwest side of the house Clemons stated his <br />concerns regarding the hardcover relate r ’he drainage, noting the grade of the land has been <br />changed significantly. <br />Cleirons stated in addition, his vit*\ of the lake is pretiv much gone Clemons requested the <br />vanance request be denied <br />PAGE 10