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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Wc4a«sday, Jaaaary 2L 200J <br />6:30 e'ctock p.B. <br />(«02-2t6l ERIK THOMPSON, CMMto«c4) <br />Hawn asked what would happen if the ‘demo plan* demonstrates that much more will be removed than <br />we can accept. <br />Gaffron mainuincd that the red flag went up this evening once he learned everything but the den will be <br />removed down to the cap <br />Rahn stated that he would still like to see a structural report even though GalTron fell it would not <br />provide any new information, and get back to 15?i structural coverage <br />Mabusth uxpiired what the Comnussion felt their comfort zone to be if walls got removed, would thev* <br />still allow the convtruviion to progress. <br />Thompson reiterated that he wnuld prefer his property not be the test bed of the new threshold discussion. <br />Gaffron pointed out that in order to get hack to 15"W structural coverage, the applicant would be forced to <br />remove house or garage structure. <br />Rahn asked if 17?ii was as close as the City could get to the requirement. <br />Gaflitm confirmed that 17% was the best they could do. <br />Chair Smith asked, once again, if the City finds that this project isn't a remodel, but indeed new <br />construction, then what. <br />Smee no code currently exists to support the Commission. Hannaford suted that they should approve the <br />application as submitt^. <br />Thompson maintained that, was there such an orJmance whereby he could base his design, he would be <br />more prepared to address the Commission's concerns tonight. <br />Gaffron asked if there was anv portion of the e.\isting home within 30* of the street that would be coming <br />down on the first or second story. <br />Thompson stated there would not. <br />Gaffron maintained that tabling the application docs nothing for staff, the Commission, or the applicant. <br />Chair Smith asked if there w as any more the Commission could do to assure themselves this is all that <br />would happen, and this application would not go the direction as the earlier one this evening. <br />Gaffron suggested staff review the applicants demo plan and structural plan, and hold them to changing <br />nothing within 30' from the comer of the house to the street <br />Hawn left at 11:06 P.M <br />PAGE 24 of 29