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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, June 21, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Ms. Struck stated she has in the past and just wants to make sure with the garage there that there is not <br />more runoff as it is a very different location. She does not want to be concerned with water collection on <br />the street or on her property. <br /> <br />Curtis said this is not a final proposed survey but they will have to put a survey together to show how they <br />are managing their drainage and the City Engineer reviews that. <br /> <br />Brian Nelson, 3305 Casco Circle, has met the future owner and he is a great guy and would be a great <br />neighbor. However, he has one concern which is all the houses are 100 feet from the street and this one <br />will not be but will be sticking forward quite a bit. <br />Curtis noted it will be about 50 feet from the edge of the street. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson noted it will look quite weird as everyone else is 100 feet back. He thinks it will look goofy <br />and inappropriate. He said one would need to drive by the area to understand. He spoke with Mr. Lecy <br />and received two different plans. The big thing is having a house slid 50 feet ahead of all the other will <br />look odd and that is his complaint. He noted the rest is good and if they can push the house back – great. <br /> <br />Ressler noted if they move the house back, they create a new problem because they have more driveway <br />and therefore more hardcover. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson said it creates a big problem backing out on to the street as it is 50 feet out and people cannot <br />see. He reiterated moving it 50 feet forward, in looking at the recommendations it said houses should be <br />set in line with the other houses in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Ressler stated one thing to note within the code and guidance, it is within the building envelope and they <br />could go closer to the street. He thinks they could go closer to the street and Mr. Nelson’s feedback is <br />noted because if the City Council decides it is worth revisiting those setbacks they can consider those <br />amendments. However for now, it meets the criteria to build into that envelope. More often they see an <br />average lakeshore setback, but currently there is not an average setback on the street side. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson noted he read the code and it said it should be with the neighborhood setback. <br /> <br />Curtis stated there is an allowance to use the average when the homes are closer but it is not a <br />requirement. <br /> <br />Ms. Struck agrees with Mr. Nelson, it would diminish the character and the look of the neighborhood <br />greatly. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Ressler closed the public hearing at 7:42 p.m. <br /> <br />Libby stated regarding the safety of backing out, it looks like from the provision of the driveway surface <br />that there is more than adequate area for the average vehicle to be able to turn around and drive face-out. <br /> <br />Ressler noted as proposed it does seem to be within the building envelope and what they must decide on <br />today is whether they are supportive of the 30% hardcover versus 25%. <br /> <br />Curtis clarified it is the lot area and lot width variance, they are not asking for a variance for hardcover.