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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 13, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 19 of 28 VonFeldt indicated that is correct. VonFeldt stated the plan that the Planning Commission reviewed had the second story jutting out further towards the lake, which was the piece that Staff recommended denial on. VonFeldt stated because the house is narrow and they can only have so many square feet on the second floor, they pushed everything back four feet. VonFeldt indicated that would not extend over the garage but over the connection between the garage and the kitchen. McMillan stated that should not impact the functionality of the house. VonFeldt indicated they are perfectly happy with the plan. Levang moved, Cornick seconded, Application No. 15-3750, Jeff VonFeldt and Elaine Wyatt, 1990 Shadywood Road, to direct Staff to draft an approval resolution granting the requested variances. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. (Recess taken from 9:35 p.m. to 9:40 p.m.) 13. #15-3752 ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, 475 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD NORTH – SKETCH PLAN Gaffron stated this is a sketch plan review for a 17-acre property comprised of three tax parcels proposed to be developed into 51 single-family residential lots. The property is currently zoned RR-1B, two-acre single-family, but is guided in the CMP for multi-family uses at a density of 7-10 units per acre. The density of the proposed development is approximately four units per acre so technically it is a departure from the CMP density guidelines for development of the site. The applicant has provided two additional sketch plans depicting a single-family layout with 65-foot wide lots at a density of 3.0 units per dry buildable acre and a 102-unit multi-family development of attached townhomes in groups of four and six units with a density of 8 units per dry buildable acre. What was originally proposed at the Planning Commission was a 51-unit development with two accesses directly across from the two access points into the industrial park. The lots would be 45 feet wide with 5-foot setbacks surrounding the wetland. Gaffron noted the wetland takes out the center west side of the property and leaves few options for development. With proposed side setbacks of five feet, the individual homes will be separated from each other by ten feet. While a majority of the lots are just 45 feet in width, a small number are wider due to the site layout. The Planning Commission also considered lower density and higher density options for this parcel and felt that the higher density was not something they would like to see on this site. A number of the proposed lots in the original sketch plan would have a front yard setback of 11 feet rather than the 25-foot setback required. The applicants have noted that with a 28-foot wide road, the 50-foot right-of-way allows for a boulevard width of 11 feet, and when added to the 11-foot setback, yields a 22-foot separation between the garage doors and the traveled street for vehicle parking. In Staff’s view this is not adequate and the front setbacks should be measured from the edge of the right-of-way and not the curb. Staff would also recommend that a revised plan incorporate a 25-foot front yard setback measured from the edge of the right-of-way and/or sidewalk easements.