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MINUTES OF THF <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />> 'Moaday, May ^ 2005 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />Rahn stated the underlying issue that creates the length of the swale and the retaining walls is the size of <br />the liouse and garage being proposed. <br />Gaffron stated it is 9S feet. <br />Rahn stated the length of the house on the site also creates some of the issues with drainage. Rahn <br />inquired whether the proposed basement floor is higher than what currently exists. <br />Buchanich stated the new house would be located approximately 20 feet back. <br />Palm stated if the house is slid back, it creates more green space, which makes it more difficult to manage <br />the water runoff. Palm stated the purpose of locating the house in this spot is to allow easier access to the <br />garage.m Rahn indicated he has a concsm with the length of the proposed house and that a smaller house would <br />impact the elevation. <br />Buchanich stated if the house is located further back, the slope of the driveway would exceed 15 percent <br />Bremer indicated she is agreeable to granting the lot area and lot width variances but that some direction <br />needs to be given to the applicant on the drainage issues. Bremer inquired whether the other Planning <br />Commission members are in favor of granting the lot area and lot width variances. <br />Rahn stated due to the topography of the lot, the size of the house and the amount of hardcover being <br />proposed in two zones contributes to the drainage problems on this lot Rahn reiterated that he would <br />prefer to have a drainage plan that has been reviewed and approved by the City Engineer prior to <br />revictwing this application. <br />Palm stated as it relates to the water runoff off the hill, they can manage that runoff and that they are <br />dealing with issues further up the hill. Palm stated the existing house is less than half of what is being <br />proposed and that they are unable to control the runoff issues. Palm indicated the lar^r house would give <br />them the ability to control the runoff and that a lot of effort has been put into designing these plans to deal <br />with these issues. <br />PAGE 17 <br />‘to, <br />f <br />i