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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, July 18, 2011 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Snyder indicated there are gutters all the way along the house. It currently is a fairly gradual slope but <br />they will be making the area a little bit flatter or perhaps swale it. <br />Schoenzeit stated in his view it is important that the runoff from the garage stay on the applicant's <br />property . <br />Snyder concurred. <br />Curtis indicated the City Engineer will be reviewing that. <br />Levang noted the area was very wet when she visited the site. <br />Snyder stated they have a sprinkler system that comes on twice a week and that it may have been on <br />yesterday morning . With the high humidity, nothing dried out. Snyder indicated there will be gutters all <br />the way along the entire house. Snyder pointed out the area on the property where the swale is currently <br />located and stated that can be extended if necessary. <br />Curtis noted the City Engineer will look at the drainage and will make recommendations on how to <br />mitigate any adverse impacts to the neighbor. <br />Chair Schoenzeit opened the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. <br />There were no public comments regarding this application. <br />Chair Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. <br />Feuss stated she likes the reduction in the hardcover. The applicant already has the existing <br />nonconformity and that there are practical difficulties given the small lot size . <br />Schwingler commented this proposal would also clean up the concrete and the little shed. <br />Thiesse noted the only affected property would be the property that is up for sale and that to his <br />knowledge the seller is not aware of the proposal. <br />Curtis stated the owner was notified. <br />Sny der stated the property has been for sale for the past three years. <br />Schoenzeit moved, Feuss seconded, to recommend approval of Application #11-3516, 1513 Bay <br />Ridge Road , granting of a side setback variance to allow a garage addition to the home subject to <br />Staff's recommendations. <br />Schoenzeit encouraged the applicant to construct an appropriate sized turnaround. <br />Snyder indicated if they add more to the turnaround , they would be over the 25 percent hardcover. <br />Feuss commented that would then require them to come back for a hardcover variance. <br />Page <br />11