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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 25,1997 • ( * #5) #2255 RICK RICE, 2700 KELLY AVENUE - VARIANCE - RESOLUTION NO. 3945 Goetten moved, Kelley seconded, to approve Resolution No. 3945. Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. (#6) #2264 JANET KIERNAN,1491 SHORELINE DRIVE - VARIANCES - RESOLUTION NO. 3946 The applicant was present, along with Alan Christy. Gaffron reported that an application for additions to the existing residence was reviewed and approved one year ago, but plans have since been revised. The Planning Commission recently reviewed the application as well. The property located by Bracketts Point was planned for remodeling with additions to the garage. Existing structure and hardcover were reviewed. At the time of applying for the building permit, applicant proposed to remove the entire structure and begin anew with new construction. The plan included encroachment of the side and 75' setback. The Planning Commission had recommended that this new construction should include moving the house back from the 75' setback. The current revised plan will make use of some portion of the existing structure. The applicant will make use of 40% of the existing structure. After the additions, the new • structure will be 80% new and 20% existing. The plan was reviewed with the building inspectors. Gaffron noted that the code does not specify a percentage of existing building that must remain to be considered as a remodeling. The plans include a side setback encroachment. The 75' encroachment will remain as exists. The average lakeshore setback encroachment will change as the nature of the bulk and mass of the structure will increase in that setback. Gaffron indicated that the Planning Commissioners felt this change would not impact the neighboring properties due to its relation to and topography of the land. Staff recommended approval of the application subject to the conditions previously recommended by the Planning Commission. These conditions include no change to the side setback, a change in the driveway, addition of a garage stall, meeting the 15' street setback, and 27.6% hardcover in the 75 -25V setback for a 0.1% increase. The applicant presented a computer scanned photograph of the area depicting what the improvements will look like. Tree coverage was removed to allow the residence to be viewed. However, the actual tree coverage will remain. Alan Christy said no additional encroachment will occur into the setback of the footprint and only in volume for the second story. 0 Jabbour was informed that height was not an issue. 7