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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, July 16,2001 ROLL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above date with the following members present: Chair Elizabeth Hawn. Commissioners William Stoddard. Dale Lindquist. Sandra Smith. Janice Berg. Jeanne Mabusth. and J. Marc Fritzler (alternate). The following represented City Staff Planning Director Michael Gaffron. Zoning Administrator Paul Weinberger. Zoning Administrator Wendy Bottenberg. and Recorder Lin Vee. Chair Hawn called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. NEW BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARINGS (#1) #01-2690 JOHN A. EIDEN, 330 BIG ISLAND, AFTER-THE-FACT VARIANCES, 6:31 p.m. - 6:40 p.m. John Eiden. Applicant, was present. The Certificate of Mailing and Aflldavit of Publication were noted. Weinberger stated the Applicant is requesting an after-the-fact variance to permit replacement of a lakeside deck on Big Island, constituting hardcover and structural coverage within 75* of the lakeshore. The deck is approximately 32' from the lakeshore. According to historical surveys and photos, the deck appears to be of the same size as the original deck. I he owner's intention was to repair the deck; however, only the original footings could be used because of extensive deterioration. Another issue, unrelated to the variance request, is that a structure located at the rear of the property is above a platted right-of-way used for pedestrian access or utilities. A previous owner had completed a rehabilitation of the structure in 1991 and w as issued a "stop work" order. No further work has been done to that structure and it has no impact on the current variance request. City Stalf recommends approval of the after-the-fact variance request for deck replacement w ithin 75' of the lakeshore constituting hardcover and structural coverage based on the fact that the deck previously existed, the existing building was located in its current location prior to current zoning standards, and some ty pe of structure is needed to the lakeside of the building for access. Eiden stated that he had eliminated a staiivvay resulting in less hardcover than the previous deck. He show ed a sample of the rotten floor joists to the Commissioners. There were no public comments regarding this application. Smith asked if the deck needed to be considered a rebuild rather than a repair. Weinberger responded that since only a couple of posts remained, it was considered new structure. PAGE I j-f