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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 23, 1998 ( #2403 Terry Clark, continued) recommendations, noting he will tend to go along with the vote of the Planning Commission. Flint moved, Peterson seconded, to approve Application #2403, 1575 Long Lake Boulevard, and adopt RESOLUTION NO. 4199, granting variances to street yard setback, lakeshore setback, top of bluff variance, hardcover variance in the 0 -75' setback, and a conditional use permit, per the recommendations of the Planning Commission. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Mayor Jabbour noted that the City Council has warned the Applicant that no new hardcover will be allowed in the event a larger garage is desired by this property owner or future property owners. ( #7) #2411 PAUL AND LEANN HANSSEN, 3195 CASCO CIRCLE - VARIANCES Paul Hanssen was present. Weinberger stated this application was reviewed at the last City Council meeting where it was sent back to the Planning Commission for further review based on new information. The Applicants are requesting to repair a boathouse located 15 feet from the Lakeshore. The boathouse has been determined by the City Building Staff to be in a state of disrepair. This application requires a variance to the hardcover in the 0 -75' setback and a variance to allow a boathouse to exist within 75' of the lakeshore. A variance from the side yard adjacent to street setbacks is also required to allow the structure to be located ten feet from a platted public right -of -way. Weinberger stated the deck located above the boathouse was damaged in a storm back in May, • and the Building Official did not issue the building permit due to the condition of the boathouse. The Applicant had a structural engineer inspect and prepare a report on the scope of work to be completed. It has been determined that the front and back walls would need to be replaced as well as portions of the side walls. Repairs to the foundation are also necessary. Weinberger noted that the State Building Code requires that these structures have new foundations as well as new footings. The Planning Commission originally had voted to deny this application in October based on issues involving replacement cost of the structure. City Council requested the Planning Commission revisit this issue due based on the fact they had the incorrect information when their decision was reached. The Planning Commission reviewed the application again in November and recommended denial of the application based on not having any new information to reverse their previous decision. Hanssen stated he has spent $550 on a structural engineering plan at the request of City Staff, and if improvements to these types of structures are already prohibited by City ordinance, then that cost could have been avoided. Mayor Jabbour stated in his view there is a misunderstanding about what the exact ordinance is that applies in this case. Dale Lindquist, Planning Commission, stated they had requested information from the City Attorney which they did not receive prior to their meeting. Mayor Jabbour stated it was his understanding based on what the City Attorney has stated that the value and use of the property does not apply in this case, and that this structure should be considered a non - conforming structure that requires a variance to the 0 -75' setback. Building Staff has determined that if improvements to the structure are allowed, then the boathouse must be Page 8