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Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members <br />City Administrator Bernhardson COliiifCi'L MEETIHGAUG 27 1990 <br />9Utt9it0fiONoFrom: Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning Admihist <br />Date: August 23, 1990 <br />Subject: #1556 Gerald Nelson, 1629 Bohn's Point Road - <br />Variance - Denial Resolution - Request for Further <br />-.-■onsideration <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - <br />Exhibit B - <br />Exhibit C - <br />Exhibit D - <br />Discussion <br />Denial Resolution <br />Pianniing €emmiooion Action Notice 8/14/90 <br />Applicant's Letter of Request for Further Consideration <br />Memo & Exhibits of 8/7/90 <br />At your August 13th meeting, Council voted 3 to 1 for conceptual <br />denial of the variance as requested. Staff was directed to draft a <br />resolution of denial for the August 27th meeting. That resolution is <br />attached for Council review. <br />The applicant has submitted a letter of request asking that <br />Council reconsider the denial based on some proposed changes in the <br />request. Applicant offers to reduce the existing driveway of <br />hardcover by the equivalent amount needed to construct the closet <br />addition. Further, he offers to remove approximately 200' s.f. of <br />porous fabric material from beneath rock beds on the north side of the <br />house. This area has not been included in the hardcover r-^lculation <br />appearing in the August 7th memo because at the time these rock beds <br />with fabric were constructed, fabric was a non-hardcover alternative <br />to plastic in the eyes of the City. While removal of the fabric from <br />this area would not decrease the hardcover percentage noted in the <br />calculations, it would have the effect of slightly reducing the amount <br />of hardcover on the property based on current definitions of <br />hardcover. <br />Applicant notes two hardships he feels are significant: <br />a. There is no basement or second floor in this residence <br />hence storage space is at a premium. <br />b. The exterior door that will be removed to accomodate the <br />closet appears to serve no real function in the context of <br />this single level residence, as compared to if this home had <br />a walk-out basement.