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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />clarifying some definitions to help clarify issues, and from a usability standpoint, Staff has identified <br />seven or eight definitions that are used daily but may not be thoroughly defined. <br />Barnhart stated Staff is looking at family and dwelling definitions due to the new rental house ordinance. <br />In addition, the City currently has a defined unit for animal but Staff is seeing more requests for how <br />many goats or chickens are allowed, which is not defined in the ordinance and should be clarified. <br />Also included in the City's definitions is building height, which includes the location of the top most <br />window. Building height is also used to determine massing. Barnhart stated it comes down to the <br />question of what impact the highest window has on massing, and so Staff is proposing to cut that last <br />sentence. Barnhart stated the change might have a marginal impact on height but the overall height limit <br />will remain at 30 feet. <br />Also being reviewed are the definitions for cornice and dry buildable. Dry buildable is important when <br />considering plats and subdivisions and is part of the process in RPUD calculations. Barnhart indicated <br />that should be included in the code. <br />Landgraver asked why it is not just considered buildable. <br />Curtis stated buildable area is used sometimes in setbacks. <br />Barnhart stated dry buildable is a term that has historically been used and that he would prefer to leave it <br />as is. <br />Schoenzeit stated if someone has a 20 -acre lot that is mostly wetland, the term dry buildable helps set the <br />expectation that that portion of the property is not counted as buildable. <br />Lemke asked if the buffer should be included in there as part of the equation. <br />Barnhart indicated the wetland buffer, steep slopes, and bluffs currently are not included in the buildable <br />area. <br />Thiesse asked if setbacks are included. <br />Barnhart indicated they are. Barnhart stated as it relates to dwelling, the code contains independent <br />living, sleeping, housekeeping accommodations, and sanitary facilities for occupancy by one family. <br />Barnhart stated this is important when talking about guest houses, guest apartments, and pool houses, and <br />if any of those improvements predate that requirement, Staff would like to clarify what a dwelling is. A <br />Page 21 of 23 <br />