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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR JANUARY 19.1999 <br />(1t$) n24S1 LYLE AND GRETCHEN SHAW, 1750 SHADYWOOD ROAD - Continued <br />Roelofs slated that the application was written as though it was for a garage. He explained the <br />current floor plan of the house. <br />Stoddard asked if the desire for extra living space or the desire for garage space steered the <br />appilcaUon. <br />Roetofs said they go hand in hand. The applicants want to bring a garage to the lot and expand the <br />house. They want to keep the house as contiguous as possible. He said the addition is entirely <br />behind the setback line. Roelofs reviewed the sizes of the neighboring houses. He said they would <br />like some direction from the Planning Commission members before making further plans. <br />Stoddard said he would like to see the hardcover scaled back. He asked what the hardcover would <br />be if the structural coverage was brought down to 15%. <br />McMillan said the applicants are allowed a minimum of 1.500 feet of structural coverage and that <br />would automatically trigger additional hardcover. She said that 15% structure coverage would be <br />1,565 square feet and the applicants are proposing 1,650 square feet. She said she could approve <br />the application if the structural coverage was reduced to 1,565 square feet. <br />Roelofs said that would mean a reduction in building mass of 85 square feet. He said they did <br />consider making the garage shorter, but It doesn't r^uce hardcover because the driveway would be <br />longer. <br />McMillan said she believes that structural coverage Is more important than hardcover and 1,565 <br />square feet would be very dose to the allowed 1,500 square feet of structural coverage. <br />Lindquist and Smith agreed with McMillan. <br />There were no public comments. <br />Lindquist asked If Roelofs was comfortable with redudng the strudural coverage to 15%. <br />Roelofs said he believes they can work it out. <br />McMillan moved, Smith seconded, a motion to approve Application #2451, Lyle and Gretchen <br />Shaw, 1750 Shadywood Road, for a hardcover variance in the 76 ’-260 ’ lakeshore setback with <br />the condition that prior to the issuance of a building permit the applicant provide a drainage <br />plan that would be acceptable to City Staff. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br />Page 15