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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 25,2023 6:00 o'clock p.m. Johnson asked about hard cover being removed. Eskuche said a generator and air conditioner units are proposed to be moved to the right side of the house and that hardcover space used for a patio. He said when the applicants submitted for a variance three years ago all the walls toward the lake were timber with plastic underneath. That was all removed. The main thing is conversion of driveway to pool reducing hardcover by about 3.6 percent. Johnson noted there are a lot of moving parts to this proposal. There is a need to address walls that were put in without permits. Curtis explained the walls were allowed by the variance but did not have a permit and needs an after-the- fact permit. That is a staff action. Walsh said he has no problem converting hardcover but the pool would be the addition of a structure. Johnson said he thought the applicant did a better job of locating the pool where there is existing hardcover and removing other hardcover. When it comes to removal of air conditioners,he said he would support exchange of hardcover but not an addition.He would not have supported the six-foot wall,he said. Benson said she agreed with the staffs recommendation to deny the application based on a lack of practical difficulty. Johnson moved,Veach seconded,to draft an approval resolution in part for LA23-000026,2605 North Shore Drive,variances,to include the location of the pool,the removal of all the hardcover proposed to be removed and the moving of the air conditioner units,and denial of the six foot stone wall and any additional retaining walls and that the applicant provide an updated plan conforming to the approval.VOTE: Ayes 3,Nays 1 (Benson). 15. LA22-000064,LEBRISIA IVERSEN,4448 NORTH SHORE DRIVE,VARIANCE— RESOLUTION NO.7403 City Planner Nye said the City Council first reviewed this application at the July 10,2023 City Council meeting. The Council reviewed a two-story addition with a rooftop terrace above the second story. The proposal also included a new deck on the lakeside of the home.The Council was not supportive of the project as applied and provided feedback to the applicant.The Council identified the difficulty of the small lot and working with a nonconforming building,however,the height of the addition was not supported due to the amount of massing. The Council did not support the new lake deck and stair as they were not in favor of any new expansion lakeward. The Council discussed some support of a one-story addition in the same footprint as the existing deck on the north side of the home. The initial application was not supported by staff and received a split recommendation from the Planning Commission with a vote of 2 to 3 to approve as applied. The applicant has chosen to amend their application by removing the proposed deck on the lake side of the home and reducing the height of the addition. The revised plans show a one-story addition with a similar footprint to that of the existing deck in that location. The addition has been reduced in height and size. However,the revised addition has a decreased side yard setback from the previous iteration. The applicant has provided a revised letter from that impacted Page 4 of 13