06-27-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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JUNE 17, 1988 TO: ORONO CITY COUNC I t FROM: DENNIS A. MEYER I understand why the planning committee received the impression that my garage foundation proposal constituted a replacement. In my response to them I failed to convey my engineers primary reason for rejecting a proposal to replace some of the block foundation rather than skirting it with poured concrete. The concern was that In the process of doing the work that the garage would not be properly supported while part of the existing foundation was removed and additional supporting fill might spill out. Enclosed s a diagram that I drew for the council meeting in January. By examing this, you can see that the proposal that I have submitted would be using the existing foundation and fill under the floor for the majority of the support of the structure. Only a few blocks will be removed to permit replacing the f it i that has been lost under the floor area and where it has kicked out. The poured foundation is primarily designed to reinforce the existing foundation and stop any additional movement. Only about IOR of the work is needed to provide direct support to the structure. To move the structure back 20 feet would block the only access route for equipment that might be needed to do maintenance to my homestead property or to the Henry's property on the side toward my house. The garage foundation contains the end of the parking area providing a sloped area that equipment is able to use for access to Henry's property and my homestead property. To relocate the garage on this property without blocking this access it would have to be moved further down the hill. The additional hardcover with the extended driveway would result in about 25R total hardcove for the entire lot and over 25R for the 75 foot to 250 foot zone. To relocate the garage to my homestead lot would require a foundation higher than the eaves of my house, and would also require a hardcover variance for the 75 foot to 250 foot zone. The lot and garage wera acquired in 1970 with the purchase of my house as they were sold together and the garaqe was bulit for Mabel Bergqulst, the former owner of the house. She sold the 14 foot portion of the lot along with additional lots she owned to provide a good size building lot for the house that is new owned by Myron Pederson. The 36 foot portion of the lot was retair.ed for the purpose of maintaining z garage. It was such an integral part of the homestead property that when addresses were f Irst assigned to the area both lots were assigned the address of 4719, which is the address of the garage I had the address changed to 4731 after ; reacgAred the homestead property in 1972.