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' MINUTES OF'THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> . Monday,August 15,2011 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Jones indicated that is not all of his concem. Jones pointed out there is also a window that..looks west <br /> which is in full view of his dining room and deck. Jones indicated those two items are essentially the <br /> crux of his concem. <br /> Schoenzeit asked whether all of the setbacks are met. <br /> Curtis indicated they are. <br /> Greg Becker, 3133 Casco Circle,indicated he resides in a house that was built in 1901 and that it has the <br /> same footprint today. Becker stated he has a couple of issues with the application. To his knowledge the <br /> rear deck was never approved by the City. <br /> As it relates to Drawing A6,it basically looks like there is 14 feet coming out from the garage for the <br /> screen porch. Becker indicated he liked Mr. Sharratt's original concept of building the screen porch over <br /> the deck,which would not protrude so much out the front. <br /> Becker asked what the need is for the third garage stall. Becker stated in his view it is because of the <br /> design element of the screen porch. Becker stated he does not know exactly what it will be used for since <br /> . the distance between his deck and the existing home is about 10 feet. Becker stated he does not lmow <br /> how the site will be accessed to construct the screen porch since there is not enough room. <br /> Becker commented he would like to say that no one should question Mike Sharratt's ability to design a <br /> beautiful home but that you can question the amount of hardcover that it takes to build that beautiful <br /> home. Becker stated in his opinion Mr. Sharratt can design a beautiful home without the additional <br /> hardcover. � <br /> Suzanna Pastock indicated she is Charlie Jones'fmance',and that usually a variance is granted due to a <br /> hardship for the current homeowner. Pastock stated the Planning Commission needs to be careful about <br /> granting variances when there is not a hardship. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the new term that the Plann.i.ng Commission is operating under is practical difficulty <br /> given the recent Supreme Court case. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 9:17 p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit asked whether the proposal meets the 10-foot setback. <br /> Curtis indicated it does. <br /> Schoenzeit stated part of Staff s presentation was that the reconfiguration reflects a zero net increase in <br /> hardcover. <br /> Curtis indicated that is correct provided the landscape plastic/fabric is removed. <br /> Schoenzeit asked Mr. Sharratt to speak to how this plan was decided <br /> Thiesse noted they are not here to redesign the plan. <br /> Page <br /> 27 - <br />