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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday,February 19,2013 6:30 o'clock p.m. Schoenzeit stated with half a dozen homes, you will have a greater percentage of them using the street for parking. Abbott stated if you took out all the driveway cuts, you are left with a little over 200 linear feet and it would allow some parking on the roadway. If Staff feels parking will be a huge issue, Abbott indicated they could come up with another plan. Landgraver stated what happens is that people will use Hackberry Park to park and that he suspects that if there is a 4th of July party, they might use the park and then walk across the street. Gaffron stated you also need to take into account snow storage with cul-de-sacs. Schoenzeit commented the Planning Commission typically considers parking in their applications and that they should not underestimate the need for pre-planned parking. Leskinen commented in her view it is a good looking development and this type of housing is needed in that area. Leskinen stated in her view the parking is a concern and needs to be addressed up front than trying to address it down the road. Schoenzeit stated one of the benefits to the development would be the extra parking spaces. Abbott asked how difficult it would be to relocate the creek closer to the back or in another spot. Gaffron stated in his view it would be difficult since there are wetland issues. Gaffron concurred the creek is in an awkward location but that trying to change it significantly will not be simple given the wetland regulations. Berg noted there are utility easements in that area as well. Abbott stated the egg-shaped area is thought to be a cattail pond and that they are considering that area for the storm water pond. Abbott indicated he is not sure if that will be allowed. The Planning Commission took no formal action on this item. 6. #13-3596 CITY OF ORONO,ZONING S ' 1 —ACCESSORY USES AND STR.CTURES, 8:22 P.M.—8:43 P.M. Gaffron sta-.. Staff and City Council have e •ressed a concern th.. he City's provis;ens do not adequately reg .to an accessory use or st d cture. The Council, back ovember. adopted a moratorium on accessory uses . •. structures not lis -d in the code, and a study is unde ay t•`look at what kind of standards should be in : ace. The m• atorium is in effect until August 13, 201 '. Staff is in the early stages of the process to re,'-w th• existing standards. Tonight's initial discussion '. go '_to focus on a review of the perfor -once standards the are in place and also take a look at th• e items t it are not listed in the zoning coy`- as accessory uses bu ire generally permitted".,• incidental". Th. e things could be somethi-g like flagpoles, mailboxes,_.rden boxes and garden tr• ises. They are corn en, incidental items t-at people see and people expect t - can just do or have. Page 19 of