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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, September 21, 2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. back lot to these homes and that she is wondering if the applicant's home will be higher than her son's home is. Cmtis pointed out Ms. Sutherland's son's home. Curtis stated the side yard is the area containing the pool and that the proposed house is very similar to the existing house. Cmtis stated the house will be centered more in the middle of the lot than what it is currently. Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 7:55 p.m. Zitzloff stated he did speak with the neighbors and that 'they have sign eel off' qn the project. Zitzloff stated '·' I Dave Sutherland's concern was the removal of some :trees and the fact that thefo .would be a lack of shade. Zitzloff stated the proposed house should help with th~t and that they had a pretty good discussion about ,, , ', , . the project. Leskinen stated the proposal is ve1y reasonable and i$a textbook caS~\for granting a variance. 'l' ' . ,; Landgraver moved, Th~esse ~e~onded, to recJm.mend ap,provalof Application No. 15-3775, Jeff Zitzloff, 1380 Briar: Street, granting of lot area and lot width variances as well as front, rear and side setback variances. VOTE: 6. ,~5-3778 TODl)Jl{\.LAN, 2905 CASC0POINT ROAD, VARIANCE, 7:58 P.M. -8:02 P.M. 1 : Todd Balan, Appi'ici:lht, was present.:' Cmtis stated the applicanris l'eqi-i~sting a hardcover variance in order to construct a new, detached garage over existing nonstructural hardcover. The subject prope1ty currently has 29. 79 percent hardcover in a 25 percent hardcover zone. The current structural coverage level is 10 percent. The proposal will result in 12 percent structural coverage and no net hardcover increase since they propose to remove an existing 72 square foot shed and p01tion of the decorative brick driveway to balance the new hardcover of the garage. Page 22 of 68