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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 14, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 23 of 39 <br /> <br />10. #15-3771 JULIE LENSING, 3349 CRYSTAL BAY ROAD, VARIANCE – RESOLUTION <br />NO. 6538 (continued) <br /> <br />From the garage, there is a 3-step rise which enters the lower level and there is a bathroom with no <br />windows and basically a study with no closet down there. Lensing indicated there is one large window <br />down there which is even with the yard. <br /> <br />Lensing stated what she is attempting to do with the addition is to remove the curved windows up at the <br />top. There currently is a vaulted ceiling there and that she is proposing putting a floor right at the top of <br />the three windows with a master bedroom and bathroom up on top. The laundry room is located currently <br />in the garage, so a laundry room will be added inside the house. Currently the home has three bedrooms, <br />with one bedroom on the main floor and two bedrooms on the upper level. Lensing stated she is not <br />increasing hardcover or structural coverage and that it would be very similar to the other homes in the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he is familiar with some of the homes in the neighborhood and that they are similar to this <br />home. <br /> <br />McMillan noted the structural coverage is conforming currently and that the applicant is not proposing to <br />go over that. <br /> <br />Lensing stated her options are limited and that she is not able to go out to the side. Lensing stated she <br />would like to add another bedroom to accommodate her children. <br />McMillan noted the side setbacks are conforming with the exception of the south setback. McMillan <br />stated there is an average lakeshore setback variance as well for this property and that the house next to <br />this house is a one-story. McMillan expressed concern about this addition towering over the neighboring <br />house more than what exists today. <br /> <br />Lensing stated she did speak with those neighbors and that they are in support of the project. Lensing <br />stated they do not have much of a view from the side and that they spend most of their outdoor time on <br />the deck located above the garage, which would not be affected by this project. <br /> <br />McMillan stated the only thing she is struggling with is the average lakeshore setback variance and that <br />due to the fact the story definition was changed in 2000, she does not expect compliance with the story <br />definition by this applicant. McMillan stated she is looking at ways to perhaps mitigate the average <br />lakeshore setback. <br /> <br />Levang asked how many feet the portion in pink comes out. <br /> <br />Curtis indicated it is two feet and would be similar to the bump-out above the garage. Curtis displayed a <br />sketch of the front of the house showing the bump-out. <br /> <br />McMillan asked how much higher the roof is going. <br /> <br />Curtis indicated it would be lower than the existing gable. <br /> <br />Levang asked if the home is nine feet into the average lakeshore setback.