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, - <br /> �'. -,` •�;� ,. <br /> .. �,, , <br /> � O ' V ' <br /> � O O <br /> �b_ - C ITY of ORONO <br /> � � � <br /> ti <br /> ��� �G'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> � �kESH�g' NO. � �11 O �i ., <br /> � A RESOLUTION <br /> ESTABLISHING POLICY � <br /> REGARDING THE HARDCOVER STATUS <br /> OF PLASTIC AND FABRIC LANDSCAPING MATERIALS � <br /> AND DEFINING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN <br /> STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL HARDCOVER <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Orono since 1975 has regulated the use and placement of hardcover <br /> on land within 1000 feet of lake shorelines; and <br /> WHEREAS, City Ordinances define hardcover as "Any structure, blacktop, or other <br /> material which interferes to any degree with the direct absorption of rainfall into the ground"; and <br /> • � WHEREAS, the City Ordinances placing limitations on the use of hardcover divide the <br /> 1000-foot regulatory zone into four tiered "hardcover zones" which are commonly referred to as <br /> "the 0-75'zone", "the 75-250'zone", "the 250-500'zone",and"the 500-1000'zone"; and said zones <br /> are respectively allowed 0%hardcover, 25%hardcover, 30%hardcover, and 35%hardcover; and <br /> WHEREAS,.the City Council has long considered that plastic sheeting and weed control <br /> fabrics(hereinafter referred to as'plastic or fabric')shall be considered as hardcover for the purpose <br /> of administering the hardcover ordinances, regardless of the extent to which such materials aze <br /> actually permeable; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City has never issued permits for placement of plastic or fabric on private <br /> or public property,and all such material where it currently exists in excess of the allowed hardcover • <br /> percentages on any given property, is considered as non-conformin�; and � <br /> WHEREAS, the City is continuously faced with requests for variances to the hardcover <br /> ordinances wherein applicants are required to provide calculations identifying the various types and <br /> square footages of hardcover within a property; and . . <br /> WHEREAS, hardcover variance requests are commonly reviewed by the City with the <br /> underlying intent that the percentage of hardcover be reduced from the pre-existing condition; and <br /> • Page 1 of 3 <br />