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• • MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 10, 2006 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. #05 -3123 STONEWOOD DESIGI — REVIEW OF REMODELING VS REB to allow the existing encroachment into the set required at thestinie of the approval wotild`still UILD FOR MIKE HART, 1005 LINDEN LANE :D STATUS, Continued) to remain. Murphy inquired whether the conditions Gaffron stated the applicant has complied with all of those conditions but that enough of the existing house is being removed that this could be considered a rebuild. McDonald stated from a structural engineering stz, wall that has failed but that he does not have any 1 Murphy inquired whether the City Engineer has Kellogg indicated he has only learned of this , this is an unconventional way of reinforcing a with repairs being made to the foundation. an opportunity to review this situation. tonight and that he has not viewed the site. Murphy stated he has concerns with approving something that might fail and that he would like to have some assurance that the repairs being proposed by, the structural engineer are feasible. Gaffron noted typically the City does not require professional engineer has stated that the walls coi Sansevere stated he would like the applicant to re It was the consensus of the City Council to allow forward with the remodeling. 7. APPEAL, MICHAEL EBERTZ, 1220' Michael and Donna Ebertz, property owners, and )ther engineer's opinion when a registered be repaired. the walls. applicant to repair the foundation walls and proceed .WA —DECK REPLACEMENT Rymark, friend, were present. Curtis stated the applicants were notified in February that the lakeside deck on their property that was recently rebuilt was done so without proper City approvals. The Ebertzs were told in a letter dated February 9, 2006, that they were required to apply for an after - the -fact building permit for their new deck. On February 24, the City received an after-the-fact, building permit application but there were no plans attached to the application. The property owners were contacted and notified that plans were required to be submitted in order for the City's review to conti ue. The submitted plans were reviewed and on March 8°i Staff sent a letter notifying the property owners that after staff review their after -the -fact building permit had been denied and that the lakeside deck was to be removed no later than April 10`x'. On March 17", the property owners requested an appeal of Staff's decision to deny their after- the -fact building permit application Curtis indicated the property owners recently were before the City Council regarding lakeside retaining walls, land alterations, and hardcover variances. Itv October 2004, the property owners were involved in the land use application review process as a result of conducting land alterations, hardcover installation and retaining wall construction without permits. Ultimately the property owners received an after -the -fact conditional use permit and after -the -fact hardcover variances in order to complete the grading and PAGE 9 of 15