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i * <br />: i <br />j t <br />will comply. Many would likely fail to obtain a permit, and claim their <br />hardcover was placed before the ordinance, or that they merely <br />replaced pre-existing hardcover. Without a detailed, dated pre-existing <br />hardcover inventory, the City would be hard-pressed to prove a case. <br />C. Policy Evolution <br />It should be noted that Orono's attitude toward hardcover compliance <br />was rather 'low-key' prior to the mid-1980's. When the hardcover <br />ordinance was initially adopted, the intent was to use it as a guideline <br />rather than requiring adherence down to the last square foot. <br />Hardcover reviews were based on a site inspection by staff rather than <br />requiring that hardcover items be shown on a survey. Gravel <br />driveways, spaced wood decks, the water surface of pools, and <br />landscape areas were usually not called out as hardcover. The City had <br />not put together a hardcover worksheet with specific procedures or lists <br />of what is or isn't hardcover. Hardcover variances were granted (in <br />some cases merely acknowledged) without heated discussions about <br />trading 'this rock bed for that piece of driveway'. <br />This all began to change in 1984 with the infamous 'Paul Newman <br />House' near the Narrows on Shadywood Road. A building permit was <br />issued by staff per standard practice with only a cursory hardcover <br />review. During construction it was determined that a deck in the 0-75' <br />zone was proposed along wath some 0-75' filling. The resulting more <br />detailed CUP/variance hardcover review by staff revealed 40% <br />hardcover in the 75-250' zone. Council informally directed staff to <br />begin reviewing hardcover more thoroughly for building permits, and <br />this led to the creation of a hardcover worksheet, more detailed policies <br />and procedures, and a long series of staff memos and discussions with <br />Council about hardcover interpretations, including such topics as: <br />Defining what is and what isn't hardcover June 1985 <br />Hardcover tradeoffs June 1985 <br />Discussions with Dr. Hansen, FWBI July 1985 <br />Discussions with Joel Settles, HCD <br />re: Modeling runoff, use of underground <br />filtration systems August 1985 <br />Status of geotechnical fabrics August 1986 <br />Porous pavements, strip driveways 1987-88 <br />Guidelines for surveyors doing <br />hardcover calculations July 1988 <br />Eaves and Overhangs May 1990 <br />Pool water surface as hardcover February 1991 <br />Structural vs Non-structural February 1991 <br />Weed control fabrics again June 1991