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MINITES OF THE ORONO PI.ANNINC COMMISSION MEETING ^loHday, October It, 2004 6;M o'docfc pjn. (#04-3058 Tlmoihy Zwart, Coatiaaed) FnUlcr staled he is opposed because there is no inceniixe lo reduce ihe hardcover below the 36 percer; to come clover to the 25 percent standard. 8. #04-3059 JAMES RENDER, 1335 TONKAWA ROAD - CONDITIONAL I SI PERMIT, 8:13 -8:26 p.m. James Render. Applicant, was present. GalTron stated the applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for a cupola extending from the easterly roof peak of the residence. The proposed cupola will have a peak elevation of just under 983*. The bulk of the proposed will have a peak at 966*-967*. or 3* belmv that of the existing house just to the east. The other adjacent residence to the immediate west and slightly uphill from this property has a continuous peak elevation of 978 ’. The City Council recently reviewed this application as an app«*al of the administrative decision regarding the applicant’s unginal roof proposal at their September 20* meeting fhe Council concluded that the height measurement policy using the average of the highest window and the peak was valid and appropriate. The Council also concluded that the lower measuring point for this lot should be established at 940'. which matched the original grade at the west side of the current lot before the adjoining home was ra^ed. Further. Council had suggested that the proposed design could be revised to meet the height code and applicant could make revisions lo the peak feature and apply for a conditional use permit for a cupola Gaffron explained Section 78*1366 does not conuin any specific standards for approval of a conditional use permit, but docs reference the general Conditional Use Permit standards which stales: (a) The Planning Commission may rcc.^minend and the Council may grant a conditional use permit as the use permit w as applied toi or in modified form, if on the basis of the application and the evidence submitted, the City makes the following findings: (1 ) That the projvoscd locainn of the conditional use is in accord w iih the objcctiv cs of this Chapter and the purpose: of the district in which the site is located and Comprehensive Municipal Plaru (2) That the proposed location of the conditional use and the proposed condition under w hich it would be operated or maintained would not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicuuty; and. (3) That the proposed conditional use will comply w ith each of the applicable provisions of this Chapter. Gaflron indicated the comprehensive plan states building heights will be linuted to less than the typical tree height Suff estimates that typical tree height in the neighborhood ranges from 40’ to 70*. with a few mature trees probably in the range. The canopy elevation as viewed from a distance PAGE 24