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� � ♦ . / O � � I O 4 �, CITY of URONO � � ti �',� G'� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �9kESH0�� NO. � � ��. `'; 2. The property is located in the RR-1 B Zoning District,where 2 acres is the minimum lot area. The property consists of 14.06 acres of which 5.25 acres are dry contiguous. ;. The Planning Commission reviewed this application on January 17, 2001. , 4. The Planning Commission made the following findings of fact: A. The guest house will not exceed the 2 acre per "dwelling unit" density for properties in the RR-1B zoning district. B. The guest house meets all required principal building setbacks. C. Three septic sites have been identified by SP Testing and all building and wetl�nd setback requirements have been met. D. The Planning Commission had a split vote on approval of the variances for the full three stories and added height to the top of a safety railing above the roof line of the guest house. E. A house with a gabled or hipped roof, which is the standard house built in Orono,can have an actual height over 30'. The defined height is the midpoint of the gable not the peak of the roof. F. The guest house is proposed to be constructed with natural earth tones,with a dark wood color as the primary color of the structure. G. It is the intent of the applicants to construct the guest house before the main house. 5. The Comprehensive Plan(CMP)addresses the issue of structure height and states the rural cha�.racter of the Community is to be protected. Structures shall be contained �vithin tree lines. The added height of the structure to permit a railing is not in keeping with the height standards as addressed in the CMP and may set a negative precedent to allow a structure to exceed a 30' defined height for the railing on the guest house and to permit the chimneys on the main house to exceed 32'. Page 2 of 6 � � ' �