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mmp45»m ■••Kaiai SBB^n <br />WSS^?|Hnl <br />w^^SEI ■*■■«;s;==a= — BBWtesf <br />B <br />mmxi <br />m <br />Qy •* ^4 . ^ ^ m <br />05^’vl: '; -'' ‘ H? ■ <br />Iffhp-5f i Ir' ' <br />1] <br />11$ <br />twTji'iii.’i.' <br />«r«3rulLV»T{i <br />fri|1 <br />V:' ' <br />> l••■' I't L' r ' ■.^.' <br />’ ■ i infv. <br />' ■ r'iimjj^ <br />cri--,/'; <br />I <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />COUvc,L,^_., , <br />M \ vli <br />m 2 4 199J <br />Date: NovSni^95pN©7 <br />Item No.7 <br />Department Approval:Administrator Approval:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Name: Michael P. Gaffron <br />Title: Senior Planning Coordinator <br />Item Description: Hardcover Policy Resolution: Plastic & Fabric : Structural vs Non-Structural <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Resolution <br />B - Hardcover Policy Analysis (Drafted 1996, distributed to PC 1997) <br />Orono has had a hardcover ordinance since 1975, but has never formally (by resolution) adopted <br />policies for its administration. Informal policies have evolved through the past two decades into a <br />fairly complex set of guidelines, which I have attempted to comprehensively analyze in Exhibit B. <br />Notwithstanding staffs concern that the City has placed entirely too much emphasis on micro- <br />managmg hardcover on individual lots, attached is a resolution at the Council's request that begins <br />to formalize a few of Orono's hardcover policies. The resolution does the following: <br />Makes a number of background statements/findings <br />Defines a list of items that are hardcover <br />Establishes that some are 'structural' and some are 'non-structural' <br />Defines any plastic or fabric in the 0-75' zone as nonconforming <br />Declares that any plastic or fabric contributing to a hardcover excess in other zones <br />is non-conforming <br />- Requires removal of non-conforming plastic or fabric prior to acceptance of <br />an application for hardcover variance <br />TTie resolution as drafted is, by design, extremely limited in scope as cc mpared to the many policies <br />or procedures which could be addressed. One of the benefits of having a policy resolution in place <br />is to clearly identify the City's policies for homeowners and applicants. Additional hardcover policy <br />resolutions may be appropriate, or Council may wish to consider having staff draft a single, more <br />comprehensive hardcover policy resolution. <br />Council Action Requested <br />Adopt or direct staff to revise the attached limited-scope hardcover policy resolution,