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,ng Comroiasion Chairman Kelley Planning Commiasion Members administrator Bernhardson,1 T. Cffton, A..t Plannin9 * Adminl.tr.totjer 21» 1989 <br />- ir. <br />a.'d 333U <br />'on»'.*;v.v. ‘.r/artriiu*??; <br />r«u"3t«re. Which «t.n^ <br />, and any tennis /®°_tially surrounded by <br />-“'Vrrt?.n*%*. ‘“hUL'-wluTa^cVu ’^t tow..a lot <br />b„ 25. 19»9, the <br />„ta* r.’t" « s,c"i33“n”S!«"3, ‘s^\a “ri1;ro ”n U <br />•y*n- Vr«“"th"2 titVl"%«hi".a*Voitpr*i3Jiv «.:r-' ;^:v.\\«“.hri\" <br />Lon of lot coverage by structures: <br />1 roofed structures which extend more than 6* <br />jrade level. <br />nnis courts# peoiej <br />r "open" structures <br />Id by fences# railings <br />• above grade level <br />ires extends more than <br />structure shall count <br />patios# decks# and all <br />when partially or fully <br />or walls which extend more <br />(if any portion of such <br />6’ above grade level, the <br />toward lot coverage). <br />^ t' <br />i <br />f4 <br />Conaideration of teem December 21# 1989 Page 2 of 3 int -3. Pools, including pool basin and associated deck or patio areas# regardless of whether such poo l basin# deck# or patio Is enclosed with a fence.Ramifications -Staff would request that the Planning Commission seriously consider the original intent of the lot coverage code revision. It is staff's impression that the Planning Commission wished to limit the visual density of development on small properties by limiting the percent of above ground structural encroachments.There are typically two types of pools constructed in Orono;1. In-ground, below grade pools# typically a hole in the <br />ground lined with concrete and surrounded by grade level <br />patios. Typically this type of pool has permanently affixed <br />diving boards# and often is surrounded by a fence ranging <br />from 3' to 6' in height at a distance of 4* to 20* from the <br />pool water surface. <br />2. Above-ground pools# typically with a wood superstructure <br />containing a 3* high plastic-lined steel basin# which may be <br />partially below grade at one end to provide a deeper diving <br />area. The decking around such pools is typically at a <br />height 4* above grade# and may be surrounded with an <br />additional 4' to 6' fence outside the deck area# hence a <br />total pool and fence height approaching 10*. <br />Prior to adoption of the current ordinance# staff felt it <br />was imperative that# if a lot coverage ordinance was to be <br />adopted, the items to be Included or excluded from calculation <br />should be strictly defined. Since a side and rear yard fence <br />height of 6* is normally allowed in any non-lakeshore district# <br />staff felt that on small lots# any upward encroachments higher <br />than 6* would be considered as visual encroachments contributing <br />to visual density of a neightx.'-? lood# hence "tennis courts# pools, <br />patios# decks and other open structures partially or fully <br />surrounded by fences more than 6* above grade" were considered as <br />being visual obstructions subject to the lot coverage <br />limitations. <br />The idea that all pools should be considered as lot coverage <br />by structure# without regard for the actual height above grade <br />that the pool extends, would seem to be in conflict with the <br />perceived "visual density" intent of the lot coverage ordinance.