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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 21, 1995 <br />(#11 - #2050 William Toles - Continued) <br />The applicant said the property has huge spaces of green and assumed there was enough <br />space to warrant a pool He is willing to make any changes necessary without destroying <br />the house to accomplish the pool. The applicant said the deck is not matching and is in <br />stages of deterioration He would like to make the deck congruent with the pool It is <br />within his plan to adjust the decking amount. The deck is needed to gain access to the <br />house which is elevated but not necessary to sit on <br />Peterson said while the average lakeshore setback is generally a most sensitive issue, it is <br />not an issue here Because the pool is below grade, there is no visual impact The <br />hardcover itself is the issue of concern. Again, trading plastic for a swimming pool, is an <br />issue. <br />Mark Gronberg said the shape of the lot was unique The property is large but a big <br />portion is taken out of the 75-250' zone. He reitcreated that all hardcover is back from the <br />lake beyond 115' creating a good bulTer. <br />Schroeder asked the applicant what removals he had in mind for the deck. Toles said he <br />would like to shorten the deck where the massive deck areas are located. He was told he <br />would not need approval to do this <br />A question not dealt with was whether the 4' overhang with an area below it was <br />considered hardcover .Mthough there is a net decrease in the hardcover, it is trading <br />structure for non-structure Peterson noted there are no accessory structures but the <br />garage. <br />There were no public comments. <br />Smith asked for the Commission to see the decks plans to accomodate trading hardcover <br />for hardcover. The applicant said he would be shrinking the size of the decking w ith or <br />without approval for the pool Peterson said with removal of plastic and some deck, it <br />would not be a large isue He also noted with all of the green space, there was good <br />drainage on the property Smith said she felt there was a problem with trading the pool <br />for plastic under an overhang and questioned whether the plastic would be back in place <br />within five years The applicant said the house does not have a basement and the deck <br />does help keep the rain away and would like to keep the deck by the house <br />The odd-shaped lot was again noted by Schroeder. who reiterated no structure or <br />hardcover was located in the 0-75' zone. <br />Peterson said he would recommend approval with the applicant working with Statf to <br />reduce hardcover beyond the 400 s.f reduction planned in the deck/patio area.