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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, December 8, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 12 of 26  <br />  <br />(11. #14-3697 GARY AND JOAN MARQUARDT, 2617 CASCO POINT ROAD – VARIANCES, <br />Continued) <br /> <br />Printup noted if he votes yes, it would be back to 2-2 and the motion would fail. <br /> <br />Marquardt stated he is working on one vote at a time. <br /> <br />McMillan stated if it was just a hardcover issue, the decision would be easy, but that structural coverage is <br />a bigger issue than just hardcover. <br /> <br />Marquardt asked why there should be a difference between those two at all. <br /> <br />McMillan stated it has more to do with how much space the house takes up on the lot, which is massing <br />and size. <br /> <br />Marquardt asked what the detriment of the deck would be. <br /> <br />McMillan noted Mr. Greene talked about the City’s valuations increasing and she would credit some of <br />the increase to the fact that the City has some codes that have made Orono a desirable place to live and by <br />not allowing certain areas to become overbuilt. McMillan stated she periodically hears about massing <br />problems in Edina and other communities and many people can go around the Lake Minnetonka and <br />recognize when they are in Orono and not somewhere else. McMillan stated the City Council creates a <br />community through their code, which is why the planning code is important. McMillan stated if you <br />repeatedly let things go there is no longer a code. McMillan stated that is a difficult balancing act for the <br />City Council. <br /> <br />Marquardt stated this deck will not deter anyone from moving into Orono. <br /> <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve Option B, and to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6475, a <br />Resolution Granting Setback Variances from Orono Municipal Code Sections 78-350, and Denying <br />Variances from Orono Municipal Code Sections 78-1403 and 78-1700, for the property located at <br />2617 Casco Point Road. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 1, Bremer Opposed, Cornick Abstained. <br /> <br />12. #14-3698 SHARRATT DESIGN CO., ON BEHALF OF JAY HULBERT – 3035 CASCO <br />POINT ROAD – VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. 6476 <br /> <br />Curtis stated the applicant is requesting a side setback variance to permit a portion of an addition to be <br />situated as close as 8.5 from the side property line where a 10-foot setback is required. The home <br />addition is proposed to replace an existing elevated deck. The applicant’s proposal results in 157 square <br />feet less hardcover than what currently exists. However, because the property exceeds the Tier I <br />limitation of 25 percent and because the proposal involves new structural hardcover, a hardcover variance <br />is required in order to reduce the level from 34.2 percent to 33.6 percent as proposed. <br /> <br />At the November meeting, the Planning Commission voted 5 to 0 in favor of the variances for the <br />addition.