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MINUTES OF THE ' <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 16,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gaffron stated once the ordinance is adopted,the City Council may want to send this application back to <br /> the Planning Commission. <br /> Schoenzeit stated in his view the Planning Commission cannot approve this application under the <br /> proposed new ordinance. <br /> Landgraver asked if the applicant understands what the Planning Commission is discussing. <br /> Schumer stated it all depends on the ruling of the new ordinance and that it is uncertain when that will be ' <br /> approved. <br /> Leskinen asked if the applicant anticipates a plan being put together in the near future. <br /> Schumer asked if the Planning Commission has any idea when they will be possibly voting on the new <br /> ordinance. <br /> Curtis noted it is scheduled for review at the August 13th City Council meeting. <br /> ` Schoenzeit noted it is not certain the new hardcover ordinance would be adopted at that meeting and that <br /> it could be tabled again. <br /> Leskinen stated the applicant could bring his plan to the City Council at that point. <br /> Schumer stated he is planning to get together with his landscaper once he comes back from up north and <br /> develop a plan that would be in conformance with the hardcover changes. Schumer noted he started to <br /> discuss this with the City in 2009. <br /> Thiesse stated he is still having difficulty with requiring removal of the work given the fact that the <br /> Planning Commission knows the regulations are going to be changed. Thiesse noted the City's <br /> regulations are intended to help guide the residents. <br /> ; Schoenzeit stated based on the City Council's discussion about the new ordinance, it is not a 100 percent <br /> certainty that the ordinance will be passed as currently written. Schoenzeit stated the Planning <br /> � � Commission could also send it forward to the City Council with the recommendation that they not take <br /> any action on the application until the ordinance is adopted. <br /> Levang indicated she would not be comfortable with that because they do not know when it will be <br /> adopted. <br /> Schoenzeit noted it is just a recommendation and that the City Council can elect to take action on this <br /> application before the new ordinance is approved. <br /> Levang stated the Planning Commission should go back to Exhibit 3,which states: In September of <br /> . 2007, it was found that the landscape work had been installed without a permit being approved. The <br /> applicant has concurrently applied for and obtained a variance for a pergola which has not been <br /> constructed. Staff has been working with the applicant to make the hardcover compliant as part of the <br /> pergola construction. Levang noted Staff has been dealing with this situation for a long time. If action <br /> � Page 6 <br />