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To: Orono Council Members From: Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning Administrator Date: January 23, 1985 Subject: #881, Krutzig Custom Homes, Inc., 1629 Bohns Point Road Variance - Additional Review Request Synopsis - At your December 10, 1984 meeting, Council directed staff to prepare a resolution of denial of the proposed hardcover variances to construct a deck and extensive driveway in excess of the 25% hardcover allowance. Applicant has submitted further information on this deck and hardcover in general, and requests your additional review. List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Application Exhibit B - Applicant's letter of 12/14/84 Exhibit C - Drainage Plan Showing Sewer Line Encroachments Exhibit D - Gronberg Report With Hardcover Calculations Exhibit E - "Seamco" Surfacing Material Literature The request to the Council is that you further review the issue of decks as hardcover. Applic:,.nt contends that a deck with specific minimum slat spacing and with permeable materials underlying the deck is not and should not be considered hardcover. City Engineer, Glen Cook, has been asked to review the technical aspect of this for you. His preliminary opinion is that under controlled specific circumstances, decks should not be considered hardcover. What is a reasonable enforceable performance standard? Do we give decks meeting specific slat spacing and underlayment materials credit as 0% hardcover? If so, we may have to require more intensive inspections of new decks, and may have to even consider performing routine follow-up inspections to ensure that they don't become hardcover later. We will certainly have to publish some type of flyer to explain the standards to the public. Also, consider that we have in one case accepted the concept of perfora*ed polysheeting under rock as be ng non -hardcover. Verifying this on every deck installation using this method will be a time consuming task, possibly requiring multiple inspections for what is usually a minimum ($25.00) permit. fee. In the Krutzig application, the decks are proposed to be located behind the 75' setback line, requiring only a hardcover variance. in another variance application you will be reviewing on February 11, a request is made for decks encroachinq on the 0- 75' zone. Remember that even if decks are declared as non - hardcover, they are still considered a structure, not allowed in the 0-75' zone.