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O v O CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �kESH� NO. 4798 3. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on April 15, 2002 and recommended approval on a vote of 7 to 0 for variances based upon the following findings and hardships: A. The second story addition will not increase the footprint size of the house. _B. There is no expansion of the building envelope within the average Lakeshore setback. C. The house was constructed prior to the current zoning standards requiring a 75' lakeshore setback. 4. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on April 15, 2002 and recommended denial on a vote of 7 to 0 for variances to permit expansion of the deck between the garage and house based on the following findings: A. The deck would add additional hardcover and structure to the property. The deck requires variances to permit the total hardcover to increase from 27.7% to 30.2% in the 75-250' setback where 25% is allowed. A second variance is required to allow the total lot coverage by structure to increase from the existing 1,901 s.f. (18.3%) to 2,013 s.f. (19.4%) where 1,553 s.f. (15%) is allowed. B. Over the past several years the City of Orono has not approved variances that would allow additional building mass on properties that are currently over 15% structural lot coverage. C. The property has lakeshore to the northwest side of the property and directly across Fagerness Point Road. Additional hardcover on the property has the potential to contribute to direct runoff of storm water to the lake. Approval of such a variance would be inconsistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan's Environmental Protection Plan. D. Such an approval would be inconsistent with other actions taken by the City for lots that have lakeshore on more than one property dimension. Page 2 of 6