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ORONO CITY ( • Monday, 7:00 o • 1►J ( #07 -3251 Mandeep & Leisa Sodhi, Continued) applicants have reduced hardcover on their propert was made in 2001 while the increase in hardcover i reduced to at least 2001 levels and preferably to 25 Turner noted that Building Inspector Bruce Vang di have a water problem. In his opinion the front patio toward the foundation and is uncertain whether the problem. Mrs. Sodhi stated she did bring a photograph this ei purchased the house going down to the bluff area. requires that a portion of the deck be removed, whi< Turner stated the shaded part of the overhead is the Mrs. Sodhi pointed out the landscape beds located remove the fabric. Since they purchased the prope have also removed a substantial amount of the nox and drainage have been made on the lot and some their belief they have reduced the size of the deck was approved at 26 percent. OF THE WCIL MEETING y 14, 2007 ck p.m. since they purchased it, the reduction in hardcover :curred in 2005. Staff recommends that hardcover be I meet with the applicants and has confirmed they do is probably needed to keep water from draining ibric under the planting beds is helping the water ling showing the steps from the time they originally e previously approved variance for the deck they are willing to do. of the deck that currently encroaches. ,ay from the house and stated they are willing to they have reduced the hardcover on the lot and . is weeds. In addition, improvements to the runoff wining walls have been removed. Sodhi stated it is m what previously existed. In 2001, the hardcover i McMillan inquired whether a table and chairs would fit in that area on the deck. Mrs. Sodhi stated that area is basically a walkway. Mr. Sodhi noted they have made a number of imp including the removal of the stairway, which has the deck and that some of the issues relate to the also tiled their entire basement after experiencing steps to help correct the runoff into the basement. McMillan inquired whether the deck was recently Mr. Sodhi stated the deck was replaced three years deck. At the time the deck was replaced, they did configuration, which eliminated the need to step in McMillan inquired whether they obtained a permit Mr. Sodhi stated they did not since they needed to son's birthday party the next day. Sodhi stated thf Commission. McMillan noted the Planning Commission 'ements to the property since they purchased it, .iced the hardcover on the lot. The issue is the size of foot setback and how the lot is laid out. They have ter in their basement twice and have taken other ;o after a construction worker fell through the rotten Luce the size of the deck and changed the the neighbor's property when exiting the deck. the work on the deck. place the deck rather quickly to accommodate their are okay with the recommendation of the Planning PAGE 9 a five foot setback for the deck.