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r NIINLrrES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON MAY 20. 1996 {US - #2135 Paul and Sue Hedlund - Continued) Susan .Albee said she saw the Hedlund's plan as being quite conserv ative She noted that there were no homes on the north side of the lake with alternate sites Albee said the proposed septic system for the property has a 25 year guarantee She did not believe the applicant was asking for ansthing unreasonable with the addition of one more bedroom and an attached 2-car garage .Albee said there was only a 10*o building envelope on the property, and her parents have lived there for 60 years Smith said she had no problem with the house increasing in height but with covering more of the lot witli structure. The main issue with Smith was the sewering Stoddard noted the sew er issue along with the height of the addition and encroachment into the 0-75’ setback He said there was still the issue of being 300 s f over the hardcover limit He asked if there could be design changes to include movement of the garage to decrease the footprint especially in light of a complaint from a neighbor. It was also noted that there was no guarantee when sewering would come to the neighborhood. Gaffron was asked about the status of the MUS.A application Gaffron said the City is working with I .ong I .ake to determine capat ity availability and make changes downstream as necessitry Once that is worked out. the Met Council will probably approve the application. GatFron said sew ering was a matter of timi.ng and cited e.xamples of what might occur He said he was concerned with the proposed improv ements if the septic system fa;!iS Stoddard said he saw the footprint as a problem Peterson said he had a problem with the garage He did not wish to set any precedent by allowing a garage that near to the lot line Sue Hedlund asked the Commission if the blurt'was a major concern. Peterson said it was the least concern of all the issues inv olved Peterson moved, Lindquist seconded, to table Application #2135 for redesign of location of garage and arcbatectural redesign for fit on the property, along with a solution on how to handle possible future failure of the septic system. Peterson noted the possibility of holding tanks if necessary He brought the applicant’s attention to the clean up being conducted of Long Lake Callahan said he vvas in favor of the tabling He said the issue was similar to that of the ice arena proposal w ith aw aiting resolution of the sew ering issue. Callahan said he saw the issue as political and was not clear whether it would be resolved favorably or in the near future. Callahan also noted the need for an agreement to be reached with both Long Lake and .Medina on sewering issues.