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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 15,2018 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> The City Council also reviewed three sketch plans at the meeting. On the Morgart sketch plan,the <br /> Council indicated they were receptive to expanding the MUSA. As it relates to the Baldur Park sketch <br /> plan,the Council directed Staff to plan for the maximum number of lots and directed the applicant follow <br /> the code as much as possible. For the Lakewest development,the City Council was okay with the <br /> proposed density but did not support any height above 30 feet. <br /> Thiesse asked if 30 feet is still a reasonable number for height given the desire for 9-foot ceilings and a 2- <br /> foot trusses. <br /> Barnhart stated the Council has been pretty consistent on the 30 feet. <br /> Landgraver stated for high-density housing that number perhaps should be reconsidered. <br /> Erickson stated it would be interesting to research the 30-foot height limit and the date it was first <br /> enacted. Back in the 1970s and into the early 1980s,an 8-foot ceiling was very standard but nowadays an <br /> 8-foot ceiling is obsolete. Most builders are now talking about 9-foot ceiling, and if you have two or <br /> three stories,that adds a few feet to the total. Erickson stated just to conform with societal changes, a <br /> modest bump from 30 to 32 might be reasonable. <br /> Libby commented a work session would be the perfect forum to discuss something like that. <br /> OTHER ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION <br /> None <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> Olson moved,Landgraver seconded,to adjourn the Orono City Council meeting at 9:14 p.m. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. <br /> John Thiesse, Chair <br />