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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Mowlay.May2l,200l (W6J6 CARY AND SUSAN CABLE. CONTINUED) Smith noted the Applicants ore 38 square feet over with the ice house, but lack a sidewalk to the front of the house and driveway access to the third stall of the garage. Smith inquired whether they would like to table it or have the Planning Commissitm vote on the motion that has been made denv ing the application. Cable indicated he would like the Planning Commission to vole on the application. Smith seconded the above motion. VOTE ON THE ABOVE MOTION; Ayes 4. Nay s 0. (W2) ttOI-2668 MANLEY BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, 1973 FAGERNESS POINT ROAD. VARIANCES, 7:05 p.m. - 7; IS p.ni. Curt Manley. Applicant, was present. Weinberger stated this is a three-part application, with t' : Applicants requesting an aOer-the-fact conditional use permit and variances to permit construction of two retaining walls within 75 feet of the lakcshore. a variance to permit two domicr window additions within 75 feet of the lakeshore and within the average lakeshore setback, and a request to replace a deck and three fiHM hand railing around a dct.u'hcd garage Weinberger stated the retaining walls were constructed approxinia .’ly one year ago to help slabili/c the lakeside of the residence and to improve the walkout area. WcinlK'rger staled the City is unable to v erify that there retaining walls in that area prev ious to the construction of the new ones Weinberger stated it is pcwsible sv>me very low level boulder walls may have e.xisted in this area which were completely covered by vegetation and do not appear in llie City’s photographs. A previ ms variance application in 1998. which included a survey, did not depict retaining walls in that portion of the property. The City also does not have any documentation showing when the original retaining walls were constructed. The second part of the application is a request to allow the construction of two dormer window additions within 75 feet of the lakeshore and within the average lakeshore setback. A variance is required because the dormer windows would be an expansion of the building within a required setback. Tlie dormers would be an expansion of the building envelope within 75 feet of the lake and an expansion of the building envelope within the average setback to the two adjacent residences I he third part of the request is to permit replacement of the deck and a three-foot hand railing that is liKaied on top of the detached garage. Weinberger indicated there was an original deck located on the garage depicted in a photograph taken in 1998. along w ith a hand railing. Tbe original deck was remov ed from the lop of the garage so the roof could be replaced. The Applicant is proposing to replace the deck and railing in a similar style to what had been there previously. Weinberger recommended the Planning Commission consider the retaining walls separate from the other requests. PAGE 6