02-16-2021 Planning Commission Packet

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From: Michael Cox To: ,leremv Barnhart Subject: Orono Crossings Date: Saturday,February 13,2021 11:27:47 AM Orono Crossings Orono Planning Commission: My concerns are to urge the proposed project developer to consider further refinements critical to meeting expectations of the community and in so doing will help them create a better,more salable and valuable overall development. Other design commentary are provided to be considered for added value for needed design development. The following are comments that were discussed by myself and others at our meeting with the developers on February 11, 2021. Exterior quality materials Materials for Orono Crossing need to be of a similar quality to that of the surrounding community's. Stonebay and others are using Hardi Board cement siding rather than the developer's proposed vinyl siding. Suggest using the similar quality siding especially considering development's price point. Vinyl siding looks like replacement siding and can age a development's appearance. Holistic residential design qualities The presented development has : -Access issues which require visitors for many of the proposed residences to park at the rear of the unit with no easy path to the only entry point at the front door except a long walk. -Similar side by side design of the same basic proposed unit repeated 27 times can provide a flat monotony of sameness and will magnify the scale of an individual unit to be compared to one big large connected entity which needs to be segmented in order to reduce it to a residential scale. Suggest the developer try to solve many issues simultaneously or holistically to : -integrate objectives by breaking down the unit clusters with more individuality of a unit including roof articulations, color and detail by activating the facades. -Considering the many garage doors provide windows in doors as a nice feature and as a