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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> MINUTES FOR JANUARY 19, 1999 <br /> • (#9)#2451 LYLE AND GRETCHEN SHAW, 1750 SHADYWOOD ROAD- Continued <br /> Roelofs stated that the application was written as though it was for a garage. He explained the current <br /> floor plan of the house. <br /> Stoddard asked if the desire for extra living space or the desire for garage space steered the <br /> application. <br /> Roelofs said they go hand in hand. The applicants want to bring a garage to the lot and expand the <br /> house. They want to keep the house as contiguous as possible. He said the addition is entirely behind <br /> the setback line. Roelofs reviewed the sizes of the neighboring houses. He said they would like some <br /> direction from the Planning Commission members before making further plans. <br /> Stoddard said he would like to see the hardcover scaled back. He asked what the hardcover would be <br /> if the structural coverage was brought down to 15%. <br /> McMillan said the applicants are allowed a minimum of 1,500 feet of structural coverage and that <br /> would automatically trigger additional hardcover. She said that 15% structure coverage would be <br /> 1,565 square feet and the applicants are proposing 1,650 square feet. She said she could approve the <br /> application if the structural coverage was reduced to 1,565 square feet. <br /> Roelofs said that would mean a reduction in building mass of 85 square feet. He said they did <br /> consider making the garage shorter, but it doesn't reduce hardcover because the driveway would be <br /> longer. <br /> McMillan said she believes that structural coverage is more important than hardcover and 1,565 <br /> IIsquare feet would be very close to the allowed 1,500 square feet of structural coverage. <br /> Lindquist and Smith agreed with McMillan. <br /> There were no public comments. <br /> Lindquist asked if Roelofs was comfortable with reducing the structural coverage to 15%. <br /> Roelofs said he believes they can work it out. <br /> McMillan moved, Smith seconded, a motion to approve Application#2451, Lyle and Gretchen <br /> Shaw, 1750 Shadywood Road,for a hardcover variance in the 75'-250' lakeshore setback with <br /> the condition that prior to the issuance of a building permit the applicant provide a drainage <br /> plan that would be acceptable to City Staff.VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> • <br /> Page 15 <br />