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List of Exhibits: A B C D E F G H Application/Hardship Statement Plat Map Permit Record Photo of Ice House Survey and Enlargement of Driveway/Garage Layout Elevation Views of the Proposed House (for information purposes only) Hardcover Calculation Worksheet Property Owners Notification List Revised Variance Request: On 9/7/00 the City of Orono issued a demo permit to remove the principal and accessory buildings on the property. The house has since been removed. The property o\vners and have requested a variance to keep the existing 8' X 12' “ice house” located on the property. Section 10.03, Subdivision 9 states that no accessory building be located on a property without a principal building. The ice house is located on the lakeside of tlie property approximately 47' from the lakeshore. On lakeshore lots, accessory buildings are not permitted to be located closer to the lakeshore than the principal building on the property, not within 75' of the lakeshore and not within the average lakeshore setback. A N isual inspection of the ice house indicates replacement of the foundation may be required at some time in the near future. If the building is permitted to remain on the property a determination should be made on whether the foundation shall be permitted to be repaired or replaced. Typically, the City of Orono has requited variances to do anything other than replacement of siding or the roof which have been considered cosmetic work that would not extend the life of the structure. Repair to the building would not intensify a non-conformity. Hardcover Review: The total hardcover permitted on the property is 25% of the land area in the 75-250' setback. The City's hardcover policy reduces the amount of hardcover that is permitted in the 75-250' setback by the amount of existing hardcover in the 75' lakeshore setback. A variance is required to allow the ice house to remain on the property and to create minimal functional driveway apron and front sidewalk as noted below. Driveway Apron Layout In order to reduce hardcover in the 75-250' to 25%, applicants have proposed a driveway apron that begins to narrow immediately outside the triple garage doors, requiring much maneuvering to make use of the two outer stalls. At the center of the third stall, the apron ends only 1 O' fi’om the building. This in Staffs opinion is not feasible and will result in this or a future owner soon adding driving surface to make this situation workable. An option is to allow the added hardcover now. The V2636.Gary and Susan Cable 3532 *v> Place Variances * Public Hearing Page 2 i 1i