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I •MINUTES OF THE <br />OKONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, November 15, 2004 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />effort to reduce the size of the driveway and tlie amount of hardcover being proposed. Leslie indicated he <br />does not feel a three-ear garage is essential. <br />Winkey inquired what the square footage is of the proposed driveway. <br />Curtis stated it is 690 square feet. <br />Winkey noted if a driveway similar to the current driveway were to be constructed, the hardcover would <br />be approximately 2,600, 2,700 square feet. <br />Vogstrom stated he docs own three cars and would like to build a home that is marketable in today’s <br />world. Vogstrom stated a three-car garage is standard nowadays. Vogstrom noted the tloor plan is less <br />than 1100 .square feet and that in Ins opinion he is not able to reduce the lurdcover any further. Vogsimiu <br />indicated he docs not plan to increase the hardcover in the future since he has accounted tor .a deck and <br />other items in the current design. <br />Jcfl Lssen, 2648 Casco Point Road, noted he was present at the first Planning C’ointuission meeting where <br />he cxprc.sscd some concents regarding drainage and off-street paikmg. 1-sscn st.ited the street is rather <br />nariow and the traffic goes Ihiough that atea quite fast Essen indicated he would not be opposed to <br />granting some additional hardcover to accommodate parking on the lot ratlier than the stieet. <br />Paul Raster, 2600 Casco Point Road, stated the existing driveway exists totally in the fire lane, ami <br />i|nestioned why the Planning Commission would take that piece of pio|)city and grant it as hardcover to <br />the lot Raster stated the portion of the drivew ay that is loc.ned in tlie fne lane is a large section. Raster <br />stated that is not part of the property and should not be included in the area used to determine the <br />apinopi late hardcover. <br />Kahn noted there is a large amount of lurdcover in the f.rc lane, but imlicatcd to his umlci standmg the <br />Planning Commission is not swapping that same square footage and allow ing it on this property <br />Raster inquired how much of the hardcovr in the fire lane is being granted to the lot. <br />niemer indicated <cro. <br />PAGE 3