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� �' �ir' <br /> ; `:, <br /> • � <br /> � � ���,. o �1 <br /> i i��;� -,; ,, �� CITY of �RONO <br /> � � � � �'� <br /> , ti� <br /> ����� ' � G~',./� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> ,,.,l � %, <br /> .,\�y��S.Ho�/.' N O. �- E.!; E� �n <br /> A RESOLUTTON <br /> ESTABLISHING POLICY <br /> REGARDING THE HARDCOVER STATUS <br /> OF PLASTIC AND FABRIC LA.I�TDSCAPING MATERIALS <br /> AND DEFIl�TING THE DISTII\TCTION BETWEEN <br /> STRUCTURA.L AND NON-STRUCTURAL HARDCOVER <br /> VVH:EREAS,the City of Orono since 1975 has regulated the use and placenlent of hardcover <br /> on land within 1000 feet of lake sliore.lines; and <br /> VYHEIZEAS, City Ordinances define hardcover as "Any structure, black�top, or other <br /> nZaterial wluch interferes to any degree wit11 the direct absorption of rainfall into tlze ground"; and <br /> ��VHEREAS, the City Ordinances placing limitations on the use of hardcover divide the <br /> 1000-foot re�ulatory zone into four tiered "hardcover zones" which are conuiloi�ly referred to as <br /> "the 0-75' zone", "the 75-2�0' zone", "the 250-500' zone", and "tlle �00-1000' zone"; and said zones <br /> are respectively allowed 0% hardcover, 25% hardcover, 30%hardcover, a�1d �5% hardcover; and <br /> V4�HEREAS,.the City Council has long considered that plastic sheeting and weed control <br /> fabrics (llereinafter refened to as 'plastic or fabric') shall be considered as hardcover for the purpose <br /> of administering the hardcover ordinances, regardless of the extent to which such materials are <br /> actually perineable; and <br /> V�H.EREAS,the City has never issued perniits for plac.ement of plastic or fabric on private <br /> or public property, and all such nlaterial where it currently e�ists in excess of the allowed hardcover <br /> pereentages on any given properiy, is conside.red as non-confomlin�; and <br /> �'VHEREAS, the City is continuously faced with requests for variances to the hardcover <br /> ordinances wherein applicants are required to provide calculations identifyuzg the various types aiid <br /> square footages of hardcover witlun a property; and . . <br /> WHEREAS, hardcover variance requests are coinrnonly reviewed by the City with the <br /> underlying intent that the percentage of hardcover be reduced from the pre-existing condition; and <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />