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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,March 15,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> In the 6 years Barnhart has been here and the 15 years before that,the Council has been pretty consistent <br /> of staying to that 30 feet. They can waive that but his advice to the Applicant and the Planning Commission <br /> is that the Council has pretty consistently held to that 30 feet and he is looking for feedback if they think it <br /> is appropriate to change that at this juncture. <br /> Libby said obviously the flat roof works in the Applicant's favor and he is interested to hear him speak of <br /> runoff and drainage with a flat roof,especially drainage away from the building as it is a different dynamic <br /> with a flat roof. He asked if there are engineering designs that have worked well in the past. <br /> Mr. Richardson stated they are working with Lux Engineering and they did the original site development <br /> on this project and also on Orono Woods. They have the holding pond on Brown Road as part of this <br /> project and are working to redesign it so the roof drains will actually go right into the storm drain system, <br /> so they will not be any runoff from the roof, at all. <br /> Libby clarified storm drain to the ponding. <br /> Mr. Richardson replied yes, it will be all internal drainage so it won't have any more impact than the five <br /> buildings they would have had. He thinks an apartment is needed here,there has not been market rate for <br /> an apartment in Orono for quite some time,he was told over 20 years but he does not know if that is correct <br /> or not. <br /> Libby noted there are somewhat limited setbacks for the building positioning and they will have limited <br /> ability to move that water away quickly, it will all have to be subterranean then. <br /> Mr. Richardson replied that is correct, and it is all there now,they have to rework it. All the infrastructure <br /> is already in...all the water and sewer. The Applicant is going to reconfigure it to their needs and take some <br /> of the surface drains out and put the roof drains right into catch basins. By making that back level, it will <br /> give quite a bit of flat area in the backyard. <br /> Libby noted there is a fair amount of grade. <br /> Mr. Richardson said it is higher behind the building right now,the hill actually goes uphill. <br /> Libby stated there is a fair amount of pitch away from the building. <br /> Mr. Richardson agreed and said it will still flow around the building and this is just a preliminary. <br /> Libby asked where the entrance to the underground parking will be. <br /> Mr.Richardson said it is from the existing parking lot,on the top right on screen. <br /> Kirchner asked if they plan to allow pets at this property. <br /> Mr. Richardson said they are not going to restrict pets, although they will not want Rottweilers in there. <br /> Kirchner understands they will have the standard pet addendum that limits breeds to some degree. His <br /> question is, looking at the structural and parking lot massing, in a complex this size, has there been any <br /> thought to a dog run or something like that. He is assuming they are going with somewhat of a luxurious <br /> Page 30 of 34 <br />