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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 17,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Peter Eskuche stated they took the square footage out of the floor plan and reduced the footprint of the <br /> house. The plans are now below the hardcover percentage and below the structural coverage limit. <br /> Landgraver asked if it would be correct to assume that the new plan does not move it further away from <br /> the lake. <br /> Eskuche indicated that is correct. <br /> Schoenzeit asked if the house meets the City's height restriction. Schoenzeit commented it appears the <br /> roof is a 16:12 pitch. <br /> Eskuche stated it does meet the City's height restriction. <br /> Curtis indicated Staff has not completed a full height analysis but it will be completed before the issuance <br /> of the building permit. <br /> Schoenzeit asked if they are requesting a height variance. <br /> Curtis indicated they are not. <br /> Eskuche stated the roof does meet the City's height restriction and that the pitch of the roof is not <br /> regulated. Eskuche indicated he does not know the exact pitch of the roof. <br /> Goodwin indicated the chimney has been removed from the plans. <br /> Leskinen asked if all the other setbacks are met except for the average lakeshore setback. <br /> Eskuche stated they do meet all the other setbacks and that they are just requesting an average lakeshore <br /> setback. Eskuche stated they have attempted not to impact the views of the neighbor to the north. <br /> Landgraver noted one of the letters from the neighbors identified a concern about drainage. By removing <br /> the existing driveway and changing the slope, Landgraver asked how the drainage would be impacted by <br /> those changes. <br /> Eskuche stated currently there is a sewer pipe in the yard that collects water from the street. The road is <br /> pitched so that all of the drainage from the curb on this side of the street goes to the other side of the <br /> street. Eskuche indicated they are limited in what they can do to change that. <br /> Goodwin indicated they have discussed constructing a French drain and draining it towards the lake. The <br /> trench drain would capture some of the water, pull it away from the street, and divert it towards the lake. <br /> Landgraver asked if the tennis court fence has to remain a chain link fence. <br /> Curtis indicated the owner could put vegetative screening up next to the fence if they chose to. <br /> Landgraver noted the owner could also tear the fence down and put a hedge there since it is not a <br /> protected view. <br /> Page 4 of 9 <br />