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Lilting from strict <br />H ___ <br />liance with Zoning <br />' (you must obtain <br />A-603 Govt Center <br />ed to each of the <br />se address labels <br />>ns as required, <br />ns) if any changes <br />i separate list of <br />tion. <br />Lication. Please <br />Lete it the above <br />:ion is complete. <br />,ate <br />tion required or <br />all fees and/or <br />and certifies that <br />best of his/her <br />cation and further <br />itaff# consultants# <br />loses of investiga- <br />KS days before the <br />■ are held on the <br />at all scheduled <br />f an applicant is <br />ements to have an <br />Building ft Zoning <br />f <br />ft-:.- -: <br />Pi-• - -V.I <br />*3 <br />V <br />r-* <br />/ fr V/—J <br />5f t , <br />r 4 <br />/L <br />To: Miyor Mary C. Builer and Membtrs of tht Orono City Council <br />Rt: City Hardcovir Dtfinitiont <br />jiT <br />Wt havt bttn atktd by tht City Zoning Administrator to writs this nott <br />conctming tht dtfinition of what constitutts hardcovtr for tht purpost of <br />issuing building ptrmits. Wt fttl strongly that tht currtnt dtfinition is» in <br />many rtsptcts» inconsisttnt with tht prtsumtd inttnt of tht ordinanct. Wt art <br />distrtsstd that tht vagutntss of tht currtnt dtfinition of hardcovtr has caustd a <br />major inconvtnitnct for us and will add significantly to tht cost of stcuring a <br />building ptrmit. Wt would sinctrtly hopt that tht Council will takt this <br />opportunity to txamint and clarify tht prtstnt dtfinition of hardcovtr so that it <br />can bt applitd fairly and uniformly to othtr rtsidtnts of our arta who art <br />sttKing to improvt thtir homts. <br />Wt btlitvt that tht purpost of tht hardcovtr rtstrictions isi and should <br />continut to bt» to: (1) prtvtnt txcessivt run~off into tht LaKt and thtrtby <br />prottct tht quality of this rtcrtational rtsourc*; and (2) to control <br />ovtrbuilding in tht City and prottct its atsthttic qualitits. To accomplish thsr <br />first part of this purpost* tht optrativt dtfinition of hardcovtr should bt: <br />Any artificial surfact that causts rainwattr to <br />rm-off that surfact into tht Lakt* or tributarits <br />of tht Laktt rathtr than to bt absorbtd into tht <br />soil and filttrtd or to bt rttaintd and tvaporattd. <br />If you accipt this dtfinition of hardcovtr* thtn thtrt art ctrtain <br />landscaping ftaturts which should not c onst i t ut t hardcovtr: <br />0 Spactd* porous wood dtcKing which has an absorbant* <br />porous natural surfact btntath it* i.t* no plastic <br />shtathing. <br />0 Landscaping rocks with tithtr no plastic btntath or <br />with plastic that forms a basin in which tht rain­ <br />wattr is capturtd and tvaporattd. <br />0 Stairs and retaining walls on stttp slopts < Ortattr <br />than a 35 dtgrtt inclint dirtctly to tht Lakt) that <br />do not incrtast tht amount of run-off which would <br />normally rtach tht Lakt. <br />f <br />Wt also fttl tl <br />concidtration in df <br />hardcovtr limits an <br />of a lot art within' <br />calculattd from tht <br />In ordtr to av <br />Council to clarify t <br />hardcovtr. <br />Wt wholthtar <br />City of Orono in pr <br />havt worktd hard 1 <br />takt this opportit^ <br />tfftctivt and fair <br />Thank you for your