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r ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING minutes for JULY 21,1997 (#23 - #2263 Brook Park Realty - Continued) sewermd water rani^ iOT ^ requite confitmaUon and may require some restoration There ul^Scr^r fmatS) in the LR-IC District. A letter is included from the City s:ris"a^— “t“t “ui"o set The applicants were asked to comment. Bill Gleason indicated that they had been unaware of the limitations on the proper^ j* t tr, thp t R District It is their plan to develop affordable housing through higher ty. A "of the development plan is laid out on neighboring property no. 7'' “^tetll'T^l ttiis proposal. He noted there is a driveway currently crossing over wetlands. The wetl be preserved. Entry into the property would be from Livingston Avenue. Gleason said his goal is to provide a lower unit cost through higher density. He pro[»ses a imt would cost about*$135,000 or less if the 48 unit density was allowed. G'«“on Mid *ey woul redo die plan if die 48 uni. plan was not allowed. Each uni. wdl baduooms. a double garage, central air conditioning, and applian«s ^There will be a front entty with garage entry on the other side. There will be four units pet building. There were no public comments. Smith asked if the applicant had reviewed the letter from the City Engineer. Gleason saidjie had no issue with the contents of the letter. He said he thought the driveway may be a probl . Tohn Gleason asked what would be involved with restoration. Gaffron said it would likely include reexcavation and revegetation. Gaffron said the driveway has been a st^dmg i on property being developed and needs to be resolved. He felt it was resolvable. Hawn asked what the cos. figures are for affordable housing, ^ ^ affordable range is a $120,000 valuation, which results m the estimated $135,000 cost per affordable criteria. More density would be required to reduce Ute cost.