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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Wednesday, February 19, 2003 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#03-2865 KEVIN MANLEY, Continued) <br /> Since there is a tunnel between the house and garage, Manley stated that the purpose of <br /> this deck would be to provide a wider and safer walkway. <br /> Rahn questioned whether the undesignated boundary for the parking pad would have an <br /> impact on the proposed gravel parking area. <br /> Although technically the boundary had not yet been determined, Gaffron expected this one <br /> would likely be no different than the others in the neighborhood. He pointed out that a 20' <br /> wide X 25' deep parking area would have no bearing on the boundary. <br /> Chair Smith asked how the City would know this has been resolved, and what they would <br /> recommend the parking area be made of. <br /> Gaffron stated that it would be cleaner for the neighborhood if the area were paved and a <br /> permit may need to be required to complete the work in the spring. <br /> Bill Delay, neighbor to the south, stated that his initial concern was where the 20'X25' <br /> parking area would fall, as it did not look to be on the lot line, he concern was addressed. <br /> Gaffron pointed out that the parking area would need to meet 5' setbacks on either side. <br /> With regard to the deck issues, Chair Smith stated that she could not find adequate <br /> hardship to support the side deck. <br /> Rahn stated that the submittal does show a 12X24 deck on the side. <br /> Manley stated that the deck dimensions were incorrect and asked that he be allowed to <br /> come back with the appropriate size at a later date. <br /> Chair Smith stated that according to this application, the Commission would likely support <br /> the gravel parking area, and deny the two deck requests. She suggested the applicant <br /> provide a stronger hardship request than what's been provided. <br /> Since the applicant had built the deck on the lakeside assuming the City had given him <br /> permission, Bremer stated that she would likely be the only Commissioner to support the <br /> lakeside deck variance. On the other hand, Bremer stated that she could not support the <br /> side deck. <br /> Berg agreed that the lakeside deck had been signed off on in a previous application, but she <br /> too, could not support the need for a side deck. <br /> Rahn stated that he could support both the gravel parking area and lakeside deck. <br /> PAGE 12 of 26 <br />