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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, April 16, 2007 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(#07-3266 Vogue ICF Homes, Continued) <br />Vogstrom stated he is not opposed to relocating the house further back but that he was just recently <br />notified of that Sunday night and he did not have time to revise the plans. Vogstrom inquired what <br />elevation the first floor needed to be at. <br />Turner stated the variance deals with the floodplain requirement and that it is the grade around the house <br />that should be at 931.5 feet. The floodplain regulations require 931.5 feet for fifteen feet out from the <br />house and not 932.5 feet. Turner stated the floor of the house should remain at the 933.5 foot elevation <br />as required by the Watershed District. <br />Vogstrom stated the next door neighbor requested they keep the house as low as possible but that he <br />would like to keep the house at the 933 foot elevation. <br />Vogstrom noted they did reduce the height of the structure as well. Vogstrom stated the homeowner <br />would like to widen the driveway from its cunent eight-foot width to 9.5 feet. Vogstrom stated in <br />relocating the house three feet further back, that would reduce the proposed hardcover somewhat. <br />Vogstrom stated they would like to keep the jog of the house lined up with the neighbor's house, which <br />is also the neighbor's request. <br />Kroeger inquired whether the applicant would meet the 3000 square foot hardcover limit. <br />Vogstrom stated he would be very close but might be 20 to 30 feet over. <br />Gaffron stated relocating the house would eliminate 24 feet of hardcover and that by widening the <br />driveway to 9.5 feet the applicant would be over on the hardcover. <br />Vogstrom indicated he would like to get the surveyor out there to see exactly what the hardcover would <br />be at. <br />Hahn stated there is a concern about backing out the 90 feet on an eight-foot wide driveway. <br />Turner stated the driveway would need to be reconfigured and be at a 2: 1 slope. <br />Vogstrom stated they would look at reconfiguring the driveway. <br />Berg recommended the new hardcover numbers be submitted prior to the City Council meeting. <br />Kempf stated the Planning Commission has limited the hardcover to 3,000 square feet or lower. <br />Vogstrom stated he would look at the hardcover and would attempt to comply with the hardcover limit <br />set by the Planning Commission. <br />Chair Kempf opened the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. <br />PAGE 11