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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, August 18,2003 6:00 o’clock p.m. iH9 #03-2928 MICHAEL R. MISCHKE, Continued) Chair Smith stated that she could support encroaching further into the driveway area to obtain a greater side yard setback. Hawn stated that she was opposed to a rock walkway to the front door, since as Fhtzler has pointed out on many occasions, the walkway is often resurfaced after the first year. Mischke asked what the Commission would suggest instead of rock. Gaf&on suggested the applicant reconsider where the main entry should be placed. Hawn indicated that she would be receptive to or prefer allowing a wooden slat walkway, in lieu of the rocks, as a better way to access the front door. Fritzler indicated that he agreed with Rahn’s earlier reservations. (#10) #03^930 STREETER AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF>RlCHAIU> AND D£LORES%ITTLE, 2775 SHADYWOOD ROAD, VARIANCE,^4 - 7:38 P.M. Jeff Ripley, Appli^nt’s representative, and the Applicant, Mr. L^e, were present. Foth indicated that the ^plicant requests a hardcover variance in order to construct a 22*x 25’ garage over existing dnV^ay hardcover. The varia^includes: 1. Hardcover variances fob(hc 0-75’ and 75’-250^nes. Hardcover in the 75’-250’ zone is currently at 60.5753 s.f.) and ipf^e 0-75’ zone is at 4.91% (378 s.f). The nature of the hardcover iVq|ianging i^oth zones resulting in a full hardcover review. Foth explained that, in 1986, under previqjis ownership, variances were granted for construction of a 2"'* story deck and stai^ay cont^Ffsing 0.16% hardcover within the 0-75 zone where no hardcover is allowed ^nd 37.6% h^deb^r within the 75’-250’ zone where 25% is normally allowed. A 3’ strjictural encroachmennum the 0-75’ zone where no structure is allowed was also approved. The i al hardcove^qpounts approved were 0.16% in the 0-75’ zone and T7;6% in the 75’-250’ zone. In 1995 under the previou/owners, variances were granted to penmbconstruction of a two- story addition constitut^ additional hardcover in the 75’-250’ zone in^cess of the 25% normally allowed. As4 condition of this hardcover variance approval inh\e 0-75’ zone was limited to 0.2%^d the 75’-250’ zone was limited to 5,777 s.f. (31.7%)N^though the additional shared^veway within the 75’-250’ zone was not figured into the m^cover within that zont, Foth stated that for staff purposes it was now included. Therefor^per Resolutio^WlO (5,777 s.f. + 1,518 s.f. for additional driveway) 7,295 s.f. total PAGE 14 of 30