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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday. May 21.2001 <br />(<W)l-266« MANLEY BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION. CONTINUED) <br />Weinberger staled in the earl) l*>8lh. the Council had approved a variance which allowed the garage <br />to be refurbished in its existing hKaliiMv Two of the condiliinis the Council had placed on that <br />approval was that the garage be reduced in si/e and cut back to meet a two foot setback to the street <br />and to be rebuilt with a Hat roof so as to not block the view of the lake from the neighboring residence. <br />W'einbcrgcr noted this property has double frontage on the lake. The railing is required for safelv <br />reasons since access to the roof of the garage is not restricted. <br />City SlatT is recommending approval of the variances to pennit the two dormer window addition and <br />conslniclion ol the replacement deck over the detached deck. Weinberger mned this residence was <br />consimcted prior to the adoption of the current zoning ordinances. W'cinbcrger stated the addition of <br />the two dormer windows wmild not change the character or use of the properly. <br />City Staff is recommending tabling the request for the conditional use permit and variances for the <br />retaining wall and would a'quest that the survey be updated to include revised hardcover calculations <br />for the d-75’ setback. <br />Manlev commented construction of the two dormer windows would not increase the building envelope <br />and would allow them to do some re-enforcement construction in this area. Manley stated the <br />construction in this area is poor and needs to be improved to make the structure more stable. Manley <br />indicated it was the intention at the time the deck was removed to fix the nx»f and that a railing is <br />required for vifetv reasons since the nxsf of the garage can be accessed from the ground Manlev <br />noted the si/e of the deck is being reduced somewhat. <br />Manlev stated he is in (xissession of some pictures which show the original retaining wall consisting of <br />two courses of railroad ties and shale, which was considerably overgrown. <br />Smith inquired whether the Applicant would be willing to separate the retaining walls from the rest of <br />the application to allow additional survey work to be completed. <br />Manley stated he is fine with that <br />Bill Delay. 1971 l-agerness Point Road, commented he is in favor of the plan being propi>sed, <br />Stoddard moved, second by Kluth. to recommend approval of Application itOI>266M, <br />Manley Brothers Con.ilrurtiun, 197J Eagerness Point Road, granting of v ariances to permit the <br />construction of two dormer windows and construction of the replacement deck above the <br />detached garage based on the findings and hardships contained in the Planner's Report dated <br />May 3,2001, and to table the request fur n conditional use permit and after-the-fact variances <br />for the retaining wall to permit additional survey to be submitted for review and approval by <br />City Staff. <br />Smith inquired whether there were any structural or hardcover issues associated with the retaining <br />walls <br />\Vc‘'fbergcr slated there is an issue with hardcover relating to the retaining walls. Weinberger stated <br />StaiTwould like to review the area in an elTort to determine whxu had e.xisicd previously. <br />PAGE?