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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 28, 2003 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (RICHARD ROBERTS, 1937 FAGERNESS POINT ROAD, Continued) landscaping/screening to soften the visual impact; denial of the variance to allow the retaining walls on the lakeside of the street; however, approval to construct a 4' side stairway, 10 cubic yards of fill in the 0 -75' zone to allow that area to become lawn, maintain the slope, and revegetate slope. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 7. #03 -2907 JEFF AND CARA ZIEBARTH, 720 NORTH ARM DRIVE - VARIANCES Gaffron stated that the applicants provided a new plan on July 14 for review by the Planning Commission at its July 21 Meeting which reduced the number and magnitude of variances needed to construct a second story addition and attached garage to the existing residence. The variances required by the most recent revised plan include: 1. Second story structure encroaching within 0 -75' setback zone, 65' from shoreline. 2. Second story structure encroaching 4.3 feet from left side lot line. 3. Second story structure encroaching 2.4 feet from right side lot line. 4. Attached garage addition and grading 6 feet from left side lot line (rather than 4') and moved back toward existing house footprint to avoid encroaching sewer line easement. 5. Remove existing 423 s.f. deck in 0 -75' zone, replace with a smaller 95 s.f deck still slightly encroaching average setback line. • 6. Hardcover in 0 -75' zone will be reduced from 1058 s.f. (29.4 %) to 535.31 s.f. (14.8 %) where no hardcover is allowed, by reducing deck steps and concrete slab areas. 7. Hardcover in 75 -250' zone will be reduced from 2257.1 s.f. (51.9 %) to 1961.38 s.f. (45.1 %) where 25% is normally allowed. Changes not requiring variances include: > Lot coverage by structures reduced from 1870 s.f. (23.5 %) to exactly 1500 s.f. where 1500 s.f. is allowed (no variance required). > Total hardcover as a percent of 75 -250' zone will reduce from the existing 3315 s.f. (76.3 %) to 2496 s.f. (57 %). Gaffron indicated that the Planning Commission voted 7 -0 to make the following recommendation: 1) Denial of the 4' side setback variances for the attached garage addition to encroach within 6' of the left lot line, as it could be still shifted to meet a 10' setback with some interior design changes. 2) Denial of the side setback variance for second story of structure to encroach within 4.3' of left side of lot line, and 2.4' of right side lot line, because the resulting structure would tend to overshadow adjoining properties and lead to future maintenance issues. 3) Approval of the second story addition encroachment of the 75' lakeshore setback, 65' from the shoreline. PAGE 8 of 18