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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday, September 19,2005 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#05-3115 WJM PROPERTIES, CONTINUED) <br /> Gaffron indicated the accessory building would have a 10-foot separation from the existing accessory <br /> building rather than being attached. The building height will be 20 feet all around,now with a flat roof <br /> rather than the low-pitched roof previously reviewed. From Staff's perspective,these changes create no <br /> additional visual impacts from off-site. <br /> The applicant is proposing to revise the building materials from steel construction to a pre-cast concrete <br /> construction,with tip-up pre-cast panels with aggregate face. The Planning Commission should address <br /> whether the new building and the existing detached garage should still be required to have matching <br /> façade materials and colors. <br /> Johnson had nothing to add to Staff's report. <br /> There were no public comments relating to this application. <br /> Leslie stated he has a concern regarding the third façade that would be present on the site. <br /> Johnson pointed out the facility is screened from every direction,with a seven acre pond on the east side <br /> and a slope on the west side,with 394 on the south side. Johnson stated they look at the change from a <br /> steel sided building to a concrete building as being an upgrade. Johnson noted that the steel sided <br /> building has just been re-sided and it would not be economically feasible to tear down the steel sided <br /> building. Johnson indicated the price of steel has also been increasing. <br /> Rahn inquired whether the concrete panels would be exposed aggregate. <br /> Johnson stated the panels would be exposed aggregate and that color photographs have been submitted to <br /> Staff depicting the proposed materials. <br /> Rahn stated he would like to see a color match. <br /> Johnson stated they have selected an aggregate color that they feel closely matches the steel sided <br /> building. Johnson indicated they would be agreeable to a recommendation from the Planning <br /> Commission that they match the steel siding as close as possible from the samples submitted. <br /> Bremer inquired whether Staff has visited this site recently. <br /> Gaffron indicated he has not visited the site recently,but noted that a photograph is available that shows <br /> the condition of the site. <br /> Bremer stated she would recommend that the aggregate be matched as closely as possible. <br /> Leslie inquired what the construction of the main structure is and why the main structure could not be <br /> imitated. <br /> PAGE 2 <br />