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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, January 20,2004 6:00 o’clock p.m. Acting Chair Mabusth asked whether the applicant found the subdivision necessary if they planned to hook up to City sewer when available. Pierpont stated that they are trying to correct a flaw in the property and make a second stand alone parcel. While the sink as it exists was small, Gaffiron questioned the Commission whether they felt the covenants would limit its use. Pierpont stated that he was willing to sign any covenants. Acting Chair Mabusth did not believe the small sink enclosed in the antique piece should have to go. Fritzler disagreed, suting that he felt a cook top and sink constituted a kitchen in his mind and would have to go. Rah concurred with Fritzler, ^ting that the concept allows a bathroom facility but stops short of a kitchen facility. Gaffron suggested this be revisited in the code at a future date, as the original intent of the code was to allow a bathroom facility in the garage. While she believed the sink housed in the piece of furniture was lovely, Bremer was concerned that the Commission has denied similar requests in the past and could not allow this request Pierpont reiterated that the only thing that has changed over time is the law. He maintained that he had not changed a thing to his property and been given ai^ovals from the original construction decades ago, as well as, as recently as 1990, and now they are being told they need to remove this amenity. He again repeated that plumbing had always been a part of the stable and merely upgraded over the years, just as the wetland has always been a part of the property. He felt this should be a non-issue, since his guest house was approved 14 years ago in a previous application. PAGE 47 of 64 ' r i t ; i