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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, September 15, 2003 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#5 #03-2905 HEIDI B. NAGEL, Continued) <br /> reducing the driveway further would make access to the third car garage difficult, since the <br /> driveway is not excessive now. <br /> There were no public comments. <br /> Although an inherited problem, Hawn stated that she failed to see a hardship to justify the <br /> excessive hardcover. <br /> Mabusth stated that the variance request provides the Commission with the opportunity to <br /> bring the lot back into conformancy. <br /> Bremer asked what the length of the driveway was and whether other areas of hardcover <br /> could be removed. <br /> Gaffron stated that the driveway was 53' long and that the applicants had made reductions <br /> to other areas to achieve the 225 s.f. removals. As nothing exists in the 0-75' setback zone, <br /> Gaffron maintained that he could see no other areas to remove hardcover than the <br /> driveway. <br /> Fritzler stated that driving on grass does not constitute a hardship and that now is the time <br /> to demand compliance for present and future owners of the property. <br /> Rahn noted that, in reality, the lot is already 10% over its 25%hardcover limitation and <br /> that what is being asked is typical of what's has been required in the past. <br /> There were no public comments. <br /> Based on Commission feedback, Chair Smith urged the applicant to find an additional 75 <br /> s.f. to remove. She asked the applicant how the Commission should proceed. <br /> Nagel asked the Commission to vote on his application. <br /> Rahn moved, Zugschwert seconded,to recommend Approval of Application #03- <br /> 2905,Heidi B. Nagel, 995 Wildhurst Trail, granting approval of an average lakeshore <br /> setback variance to allow the enclosure of the great room per the revised plan over a <br /> portion of existing 1St story deck, and an extension of roof to cover the portion of the <br /> front porch per the revised plan, subject to the additional removal of 75 s.f. of <br /> hardcover identified prior to City Council action. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 1, Fritzler as <br /> the dissenting vote did not believe the driveway removals would not return. <br /> PAGE 4 of 25 <br />