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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, November 18, 2019 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 40 of 46 <br /> <br />Mr. Hueler stated it made perfect sense. He had the architect pinch the house and come up with a plan that <br />is very close to conformity. <br /> <br />Ressler said the Commission's intent by the feedback is to give the applicant hope. We're saying we don't <br />support it at 22, but it gives the City Council the opportunity to approve it at 22 percent. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated the type of motion he would be most comfortable with mimics the staff recommendation <br />which is, Planning Staff recommends approval of lot width, lot area, rear setback, and some level of <br />hardcover variance should the plan be reduced so the structural level is conforming at 20 percent. <br /> <br />Ressler said the applicant has stated he is generally agreeable if that is what it takes. <br />Bollis suggested approving it with that Staff recommendation rather than deny it. <br /> <br />Ressler said the only reason why is, by doing so, we're asking him to bring it at 20 percent in front of the <br />City Council where, right now it could still go in front of the City Council at 22 percent, and he could be <br />prepared with a 20 percent sketch in the event it does not pass. <br /> <br />Curtis stated if the Commission is not comfortable with the 22 percent, Staff recommends denying the 22 <br />percent with the reasons stated. Denying is not a negative; it's conditioned on those other conditions. She <br />felt that gives the applicant more clarity from the Commission's perspective. She said that's what she is <br />hearing, and she does not want to be ambiguous for the applicant because there are not a lot of meetings <br />left this year. <br /> <br />Ressler said the Commission would encourage the applicant to bring it to the City Council and see if 22 <br />percent would be agreeable but to be prepared with something that could be amended and approved at 20. <br />He stated Curtis was right, if the Commission makes it very specific as to why the Commission is not <br />approving, that gives direction to the Council. <br /> <br />Erickson stated that he likes what is on the staff report, that Staff recommends approval of lot width, and <br />so on, should the plan be reduced to 20 percent. <br /> <br />Ressler stated that is not how it is applied, is the problem. <br /> <br />Curtis suggested the Commission could do it in one denial of the whole as proposed, or the Commission <br />could approve the other variances and deny the structural coverage variance. <br /> <br />Thiesse said the Commission could deny it solely on the fact that he is over the structure cover by 2 <br />percent. <br /> <br />Erickson stated he would like to keep it positive and approve it with a 20 percent structural canopy. The <br />applicant still has the option to go to the City Council with something else.