Laserfiche WebLink
MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, August 18, 2003 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#13 #03-2936 BRUCE MEESE AND MAUREEN MURPHY, Continued) <br /> By borrowing the square footage of one zone and moving it to another, Waataja pointed <br /> out that the applicants would be at 26.5%hardcover, in excess of merely 140 s.f.,which <br /> could likely be removed elsewhere. <br /> Gaffron pointed out that the deck is in the 250-500' zone. Although he was hesitant, he <br /> suggested the garage could be moved closer to the road, thus reducing the length of the <br /> driveway, it would be harder to screen. <br /> Murphy pointed out that moving the garage back would cause the loss of numerous tall <br /> spruce trees, and since the road is so narrow, and her car had been hit parked along the <br /> road once, it would be better for the neighborhood to keep parking contained within their <br /> property. <br /> Gaffron stated that the hardship could be considered the small size of the zone at the top of <br /> the site. <br /> Chair Smith asked whether they might still consider an oversized two car garage. <br /> Waataja stated that it steps back from 23.5' to 21.5' and has three separate doors. <br /> Hawn stated that she would accept the smallness of the zone, since she believed it would <br /> be better to have the parking away from the road in this situation. <br /> Gaffron reminded the Commission of the example of the Cable property, where the <br /> applicants chose a too narrow driveway for their three car garage in order to meet the 25% <br /> limit. <br /> Rahn suggested they consider some reductions in driveway cover, even though he agreed <br /> the zone was too small. <br /> Zugschwert stated that she was unwilling to force the applicants to remove their three car <br /> garage in order to achieve a 7% gain in the zone the Commission deems as a hardship. <br /> Chair Smith asked for an opinion on the deck in the 0-75' zone. <br /> Fritzler maintained they remove the deck and allow 52 s.f. for a landing and lockbox spot. <br /> Meese questioned what they would do if the deck was removed and they found they had to <br /> replace it, i.e. replacing one hardcover for another. <br /> PAGE 26 of 30 <br />