01-09-2012 Council Work Session Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCII,AND PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT WORK SESSION Monday,January 9,2012 5:00 o'clock p.m. 3. A 24-inch wide sidewalk connecting the front door to the driveway; 4. The minimum stairway or landing at all exterior doors as required by the building code; 5. Existing hardcover which encroaches (legally or illegally) on to an adjacent parcel or parcels. Standard hardcover exclusions include the following: 1. Public roads,trails, sidewalks,utilities, and other hardcover encroachments intended for the public's benefit; 2. Hardcover encroachments created by improvements on adjacent property not owned by the subj ect landowner. Massing standards include the following: Non-Industrial Zoning districts—Except for parcels zoned industrial, all lots in the Stormwater Quality Overlay District that have a gross acreage of less than two acres shall comply with the following massing standards for structures: 1. Maximum total footprints allowed. On lots equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined footprints of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 15 percent of the gross lot area. 2. On lots of less than 10,000 square feet in area,the total combined footprints of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 1,500 square feet. The following shall be included in the calculation of the total combined footprints by structures: 1. All roofed structures more than six feet above grade level; 2. Tennis courts,patios, decks, and all similar open structures when partially or fully enclosed by fences,railings, or walls which extend more than six feet above grade level. For parcels zoned industrial, the following massing standards for structures shall apply. 1. On lots equal to or less than three acres in area, the total combined footprint of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 35 percent of the gross lot area. 2. On lots greater than three acres in area,the total combined footprints of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 45 percent of the gross lot area; except that when the total building floor area on a site is contained within a single building, and when the total area used for loading ternunals, docks and berths is completely enclosed within the same single building, a lot coverage of not more than 60 percent of the gross lot area will be permitted. Gozola stated each property in the stormwater quality protection overlay district will be assigned to a protection tier based on its relative distance to receiving waters. As it relates to Tier I residential properties, the following conditions apply: 1. Hardcover which totals less than 15 percent of the gross lot area shall be permitted. Page 3 of 11