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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday March 13,2017 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />12. #17-3903 ALEX UGORETS, 2520 SHADYWOOD ROAD, SKETCH PLAN — Continued - <br />Goodrum stated the visual impact of the building is focused primarily on the three residential homes and <br />the windows in those homes are faced more away from the building. <br />Goodrum displayed some aerial pictures of the site, noting there are a nurnber of trees on the site between <br />the building and the residential homes that will remain. Goodrum displayed some pictures depicting the <br />view of the site from the residential homes. <br />Crosby asked what the people on the other side of the road will see. <br />Goodrum stated they would see a 30 -foot high structure similar to the Freshwater building. <br />Seals stated the last time she remembered a development being discussed by the Council there were a <br />number of residents who appeared and that she would encourage the developer to reach out to a wider <br />area. <br />Walsh asked if the height of a house could be 30 feet or 39 feet if it was stepped back part of the way. <br />Barnhart stated on a flat roof, Staff measures from the top point of the highest adjacent grade. Barnhart <br />stated the applicant is suggesting that there are some design elements that will mitigate some of that. <br />Walsh noted residential homes would be peaked at 30 feet and could not be stepped back in the front or <br />the back. <br />Goodrum noted residential homes have pitched roofs, which makes them appear taller. <br />Walsh commented they are actually getting more because they do not have the pitch. Walsh stated if one <br />person is allowed a higher height, other people will want the same thing. <br />Goodrum noted there is a 75 -foot buffer from the wetlands and that the trees in the area will not be <br />removed. Goodrum stated they also need to incorporate some stonnwater ponding in that area but that <br />they want to preserve as many trees as possible. <br />Walsh asked how many acres there are total. <br />Goodrum indicated it is approximately 20 acres if all the lots are combined. <br />Walsh asked how much of that is dry buildable. <br />Goodrum stated the area they are looking at is approximately three acres. <br />Barnhart stated he does not have that exact number, but to his knowledge there are approximately three <br />acres of dry buildable on this site and Freshwater has around five acres. <br />Walsh noted only the dry buildable counts towards the density. <br />Page 18 of 32 <br />