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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 19,2014 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> feet above the OHWL. Gaffron stated as long as just a second story is being added,the <br /> floodplain is a non-issue,but if they were to expand the house footprint,there will likely be <br /> some filling of the floodplain that will need to be mitigated. <br /> 3. Prior to issuance of a building permit,the applicants shall provide certification from a structural <br /> engineer that the foundation can support a second story or provide plans for a suitable foundation. <br /> Leskinen asked whether the applicants would need to come back to the Planning Commission if the <br /> foundation is not certified. <br /> Gaffron stated they would not and that the Planning Commission should address what is being proposed <br /> tonight. <br /> Schoenzeit stated if the foundation needs to be rebuilt, it will likely result in the house being torn down. <br /> Schoenzeit asked if the variances would apply to any new residence. <br /> Gaffron stated if there are any changes to the plan, it would need to be a separate application and come <br /> back before the Planning Commission unless they rebuild the house in-kind. Gaffron stated the Planning <br /> Commission is only being asked to approve a second story above the existing house. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the applicants will probably find that constructing a new residence will cost <br /> significantly less than replacing the foundation and building a second story. <br /> Tammara Maddrey, Applicant, stated she had nothing to add to Staff's report. <br /> Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 9:28 p.m. <br /> Amy Sullivan-Teele, 3515 Eastlake Street, asked for clarification regarding the 1912 survey indicating <br /> that the property does not go across the creek. <br /> Gaffron stated in 1912 the plat showed there was 100 feet of depth from Eastlake Street. Gaffron <br /> indicated every survey for the last 50 years along Eastlake Street have shown the lots at 100 feet deep. <br /> Based on that information, Gaffron stated in his view this current survey is incorrect since the legal <br /> description talks about the west X feet of the east X feet of Lot 1 from the original plat. Gaffron noted <br /> Lot 1 did not extend past the creek by 30 feet in any manner on the plat. <br /> Teele asked who owns the land on the other side of the creek. <br /> Gaffron indicated it would be the person on Oxford Road. <br /> Teele stated there are metal stakes staking out the up-pass on the other side of the creek. <br /> Gaffron stated those metal stakes do not mean much and that legally and technically there is no ownership <br /> by this property owner across more than the 102 feet of depth from Eastlake Street for any of the <br /> properties on that side of the road. <br /> Teele asked if the 102-foot depth would go to the creek. <br /> Page 26 of 31 <br />