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CITY off ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO.se 19 <br />3.The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on September 18. <br />1995 and recommended approval of certain of the requested variances and <br />conditional use permit and recommended denial of certain variances per the <br />followmg findings: <br />A.Planning Commission recommended approval oi the necessao' hardcover <br />variance aiKl conditional use permit for replacement of existing retauun. <br />walls finding that such walls are necessary to the integrity of e <br />property, and that such walls should be constructed per the <br />recommendations of the City Engineer regarding removal of the existmg <br />wood walls prior to construction of new walls. <br />B.Planning Commission recommended approval for repair of the driveway’, <br />replacement of a retaining wall along the north side of the drivew^, and <br />replacement of a front walkway from the stoop to the driveway, <br />that such improvements are necessary to protect the driveway and the <br />neighboring propert>> and provide access from the driveway to the house. <br />C.Planning Commission recommended approval of an approximately IW s.f. <br />front entry- addition to the house to alleviate a water problem due to <br />topography and roof pitch at that location. <br />D. <br />in excess ofl6% where only 15® lot coverage by structures is <br />and which additions would add to the bulk of the structure as viewed from <br />the lake, and which additions would encroach into the average lakeshore <br />setback. <br />Planning Commission further recommended that substantial amounts of <br />landscape hardcover on the property- be eliminated, given that existin^ <br />hardcover in the 0-75’ zone is 49.6% where no hardcover is normally <br />Paee 2 of 8