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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, May 16, 2005 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />approving a deck or a porch if it encroaches into the side yard setback. Rahn stated Exhibits B 1 and B2 <br />show the deck located outside of the dining room and the screen porch encroaching. <br />Gustafson agreed they do appear to be inconsistent. <br />Rahn stated he does not have a major issue with the garage encroaching but would not be in support of the <br />deck or porch encroaching into the side yard setback. Rahn noted the neighbor to the north had asked that <br />the home not encroach any closer than 24 feet. <br />Gustafson stated the neighbor has indicated he would prefer a wider home rather than a longer home. <br />Gustafson stated the angled garage is less of an encroachment on the neighboring property. <br />Winkey inquired what plan the applicant would like the Planning Commission to focus on. <br />Gustafson stated they would like the Planning Commission to look at the first plan in the packet <br />distributed tonight. <br />Rahn noted that plan calls for a 10-foot encroachment on each side. Rahn pointed out Staff has not had <br />time to review the plan being proposed by the applicant tonight. <br />Gustafson stated they would like some direction from the Planning Commission on whether they would <br />be acceptable to an angled garage. <br />Rahn stated it was his recollection that the Planning Commission would be acceptable to a minor <br />encroachment. <br />David Skeie, 860 Brown Road South, stated he has resided to the north of this property for 28 years. <br />Skeie indicated there is a grove of trees between his house and the proposed residence and that he is not <br />opposed to the plan being proposed tonight by the applicant. Skeie stated he would prefer to have the <br />house wider rather than longer. <br />Kempf stated he sees the advantage to the shorter building and that a comer of the garage encroaching <br />into the side yard setback is not as significant as the encroachment of the entire side of the garage. <br />Jurgens inquired what the total length of the house with the angled garage is. <br />Gustafson stated it is 70 feet wide and 80 feet long, which includes the deck. <br />PAGE 10