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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,April 15,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br /> Chair John Thiesse, Commissioners Chris Bollis, Bob Erickson,Matt Gettman, Dennis Libby, Mark <br /> McCutcheon, and Jon Ressler. Representing Staff were Community Development Director Jeremy <br /> Barnhart, City Planner Melanie Curtis,and Recorder Jackie Young. Council Member Matthew Johnson, <br /> Mayor Dennis Walsh, and City Administrator Dustin Rief were present. <br /> Chair Thiesse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> OATH OF OFFICE <br /> The Oath of Office was administered to Matt Gettman, Chris Bollis, and Mark McCutcheon. <br /> APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 19,2019 <br /> Libby moved,Ressler seconded,to approve the minutes of the Orono Planning Commission <br /> meeting of February 19,2019, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> 1. LA19-000014 PRECISION DECKS ON BEHALF OF STEVEN PRAWER,4470 FOREST <br /> LAKE LANDING,VARIANCE,6:33 P.M.—6:40 P.M. <br /> Nick Rukamp, Precision Decks, and Steven Prawer, Property Owner, were present. <br /> Curtis stated the applicant is requesting average lakeshore setback variances in order to rebuild existing <br /> decks in kind footprints. The home is nearly entirely lakeward of the average lakeshore setback line due <br /> in part to the extreme setback from the lake of the property to the north. The applicant is planning to <br /> rebuild in kind the existing decks on the street side and lake side of the home within the same footprint. <br /> Minor changes to the lakeside deck to rotate the staircase and to raise the deck floor 22 inches are <br /> proposed. Both decks are within the average lakeshore setback. <br /> No public comments have been received. <br /> Staff provided a practical difficulty analysis within Staffs report and can answer any questions the <br /> Planning Commission may have concerning the analysis. <br /> Staff finds due to the nature of the lot and the applied setbacks there are practical difficulties supporting <br /> granting the average lakeshore setback variance for the changes to the lakeside deck in conjunction with a <br /> near in-kind replacement. The applicant's desire to utilize the existing footprint in a slightly more <br /> functional footprint orientation is reasonable. <br /> Staff recommends approval of the average lakeshore setback variance. <br /> The Planning Commission had no questions for Staff. <br /> Page 1 of 29 <br />