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ORONO PLANNING COM>nSSION MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR MARCH 20,2000 <br />with certain portions of the access not being included in the hardcover figures. Weinberger inquired <br />whether the home presently is handicapped accessible. <br />Oampier stated currently the home is not handicapped accessible, with the proposed plan providing <br />for a handicap access. <br />Berg inquired whether there is a survey on this property. <br />Bottenberg stated the survey in the file is dated March. 1990. <br />Berg stated an updated survey is always required at the time of the application. <br />Hawn stated there still appear to be some issues that need to be resolved prior to approval, with the <br />biggest issue being the amount of structural coverage being proposed. Hawn stated the Applicant <br />will need to reduce structural coverage somewhere on the property. <br />Lindquist stated the Planning Commission is looking for a reduction in the amount of proposed <br />structural coverage to reduce it to the amount that currently exists on the property. <br />Oampier expressed frustration with the fact that the deck that appears to be in question now was <br />just recently replaced, noting he is not in a Tinancial position to remove the deck at this time. <br />Kluth reiterated that the Planning Commission is not requiring the removal of the deck, but is asking <br />the Applicant to reduce the overall stTJCtural coverage on his property. Kluth stated removal of the <br />deck is one option available to the Applicant to reduce the structural coverage. <br />Oampier stated leaving the deck aside, if he chooses to change anything on the foundation, that <br />would be considered a rebuild rather than a remodel and then the setbacks would apply. <br />Lindquist stated City Staff is willing to work with the Applicant on this application in order to reduce <br />the structural coverage to what currently exists. <br />Oampier commented that a majority of the houses in his neighborhood currently exceed the <br />structural coverage limits. <br />Lindquist stated the Planning Commission is not in a position tonight to discuss those. <br />It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that they would be willing to approve van'ances <br />to setback and hardcover but not inclined to grant a structural coverage variance in excess of what <br />Page 16