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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 13, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. __________________________________________________________________________________ Page 15 of 40 (7. #14-3686 JOHN BESSESEN AND TOM WASMOEN ON BEHALF OF DAVID DELANEY, 2500 KELLEY AVENUE continued) Wasmoen noted with four single-family residential homes, there would be a large footprint for each home and more clear-cutting in order to make them work. There would also be more impervious surface that would contribute to runoff that would have to be controlled. Because each lot would be developed individually, the ability to do an overall stormwater management would be lost. Each one of the residential homes would likely be between 8,000 to 10,000 square feet. Wasmoen stated the twinhomes would have less of a sight impact, preserves more trees and privacy from Kelly Avenue and more units to help the local economy. The units would be 1,500 square feet on the first floor and 1,500 square feet on the lower level, for a total of 3,000 square feet, with 660 square feet for the parking. Wasmoen stated the project they are proposing falls within what the Comprehensive Plan talks about for the area, which is guided for two to three units per acre. Wasmoen noted they are on the low side with the eight units. Wasmoen indicated he has also included some conceptual elevations of what the units would look like and depicts a couple of options for material colors. Wasmoen indicated they would be looking at doing some variety with the four units to help create their own personality. Overall the design would be very eco-friendly and high efficiency. Wasmoen stated he is attempting to convey the level of quality that would go into the twinhomes. Wasmoen noted Staff has also addressed some of the issues with flooding and traffic in the area and that they have listened to the neighbors’ concerns regarding those issues. Wasmoen stated in their view their water management system will not add to the downstream accumulation of water and that there will be rain gardens constructed as well as pretreatment and control of the runoff as part of the project. Wasmoen noted there would be less impervious surface with the twinhome concept versus the four single-family residential homes. Wasmoen stated the age restrictive nature of the project would also potentially make the number of trips per day less than what would be experienced with the four residential homes. Walsh asked if there are any particular plans for the adjoining property. Walsh asked if Mr. Wasmoen would be able to guarantee the access off of Shadywood. Wasmoen stated if the other property gets developed, they would work towards that. Wasmoen stated until the development happens, it is a potential, and that if they developed it, it would be a connection that they would make. Walsh asked if he is speaking as the developer or the owner. Wasmoen stated he is talking about future development of the property and that it would be the development team. McMillan asked how many stories they are proposing. Wasmoen stated what they are proposing is a one-story with a walkout. Wasmoen noted there are dormer windows near the top and that they have not gotten to the final design of the units. Wasmoen indicated they are showing the worst case scenario in working with the grading on the site. If the slope was real steep, it is likely they would end up with a full walkout and that looking from Kelly Avenue the building would have the appearance of a two-story and the other side would be one story. City Council Meeting April 27, 2015 Page 17 of 257