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.MI.NirrES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Moaday, October 18,2004 6:M o'clock p.m. (iNM-3059 JaoMS Render, Coaliaaed) probably is m the 970'-990‘ range. The lot ibclf is somewhat open, such that from certain angles the peak may be more stsible than from others. Gaffron indicated the visual impact of the height of the cupob will be somewl at softened by the higher namral topography of the surrounding neighborhood and by the higher trees in the immediate neighborhood. Sutf concludes that from a d <tance. from most angles, the cupola peak will not extend higher than the general canopy of the “tica. although from certain angles it may be visible through openings in the canopy GatTrun noted the majority of the proposed residence is below the !<U' height restriction. Staff rccoirmends approval of the conditional use permit to allow con>tructu»n of a cupola extending 6.7 feet aoove the peak of the house per the submitted plans. Render commented Gaffron in his opinion has done a great job. Rahn inquired whether there WTre any public comments concemi: g this application. James Erler. 3448 North Shore Drive, indicated he is here tonight to try to understand the applicant's proposal and asked if he could w ithhold any comments until later. Rahn indicated that would be fine. Kempf inquired what material the cu|iola would be constructed out of Render indicated there would be cedar shingles on the roof with some copper flashing Fntzlcr inquired whether there is an actual roof undenKaih the cupola Render indicated there is Leslie commented m his view it would be difficult to unagme this house w ithoui the cupola and that the sole purpose of the cupola appears to be to continue the roof line. Lc'lic stated m his mind the reason a conditional u.se permit exists for a cupola is to allow a small struciure relatixe to the entire peak of a roofline and that this is clcaily a continuation of a roofline. Leslie stated the cupola serx es the purpose of finishing the roof and i* gainst the purpose or reason a cupo'a exists as a conditional use permit. Jurgens noted he was in ancndance at the Council meeting when this matter xvas discussed and that in his opinion the cupola is a reasonable compromise based on the issuc.x involved with this application. Jurgens indicated the applicant's architect did not have the benefit of staffs policy used in determining height of a structure and that U'ey relied solely on their mterpretation of the code that they found on the City's xveb site Jurgens noted the policy, which further defmes the code, is not found on the City's web site Jurgens stated the optio t ,'t incorporating a cupola mio the design was amxed at PAGE 25