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Mike Gaffron <br /> From: Mike Gaffron <br /> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 3:38 PM <br /> To: Dustin Kindl <br /> Cc: Casie Kindl;Jennifer Storms; Mike Fritz <br /> Subject: RE:Variance Discussion, 2649 Casco Point Road <br /> Attachments: Hardcover Exclusion Code Excerpts.pdf <br /> Dustin & Casie— <br /> I have reviewed your situation with the planning staff and the City Attorney in order to ensure we provide you <br /> the correct information, as the existing code wording is less than perfect. Our conclusions are as follows: <br /> 1. As of Monday (March 13) the Council revised the lot coverage ordinance to allow 20%structural <br /> coverage and eliminate open decks from the calculation. Therefore your structural coverage as <br /> calculated at 17.8% (with the deck) last year, is no longer an issue. <br /> 2. Based on your lot area of 11,780 s.f. your standard hardcover allotment is 25% or 2,945 s.f. Then, per <br /> Code Section 78-1684(5), "the first 100 square feet of pervious paver patios/walkways or the first 100 <br /> square feet of deck with a minimum one-fourth inch spacing between boards and a pervious surface <br /> below" is excluded (see the attached code section and definitions). We have been interpreting and <br /> enforcing this to mean that you get your 25% hardcover plus 100 square feet of deck/patio that meets <br /> the required permeability criteria. <br /> 3. Based on your statement that currently without the deck your hardcover is at 2784 s.f. (or 161 s.f. <br /> below the 25% limit) you could add a 240 s.f. deck which would put your hardcover at 3024 s.f., but <br /> because you are functionally allowed 3045 s.f. (2945 +100), you would still be below the maximum and <br /> no variance would be required. <br /> 4. Your building permit application for the deck would have to specify the %" or greater spacing of <br /> boards, and we would require an engineered paver system design that meets City Engineer approval to <br /> be considered as a legitimate long-term pervious surface. It's more complicated than simply laying <br /> down paver blocks with spaces between them. <br /> Let me know if you have further questions. <br /> Mike <br /> Michael P.Gaffron <br /> Senior Planner <br /> City of Orono <br /> (Street Address)2750 Kelley Parkway <br /> (Mailing Address) P.O.Box 66,Crystal Bay,MN 55323 <br /> Phone: (952)249-4622 <br /> Fax: (952)249-4616 <br /> From: Dustin Kindl [mailto:dustin.kindl@gmail.com] <br /> Sent:Tuesday, March 14, 2017 9:33 PM <br /> To: Mike Gaffron <MGaffron@ci.orono.mn.us> <br /> Cc: Casie Kindl<casie.kindl@gmail.com>;Jennifer Storms<jstorms@mandmquality.com>; Mike Fritz <br /> <mfritz@mandmquality.com> <br /> Subject: Fwd:Variance discussion <br /> 1 <br />