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' NIINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING � <br /> Monday,Apri116,2007 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. « <br /> (#07-3284 Michael Sharratt, Continued) � <br /> - Kroeger noted there is a discrepancy in the hardcover numbers and that the pool would add l O5D square <br /> feet of hardcover and the applicants are proposing a 726 square foot reduction in hardcover. <br /> Sharratt indicated the hardcover is being reduced by the removal of the driveway. <br /> Curtis stated there is a 68 square foot net loss and the applicants are proposing 29.78 where 30.05 <br /> currently exists. . . <br /> Kroeger indicated page three states that the applicants would add 1050 square feet of hardcover in the , <br /> , 75-250 foot zone and the 726 square foot hardcover reductions does not come close to offsetting the <br /> �pool. <br /> Curtis stated that hardcover number relates to the whole site and not a particular zone. <br /> Kroeger stated he understood those numbers to mean the 75-250 foot zone. . <br /> Shanatt stated there is a slight reduction in the hardcover in the 75-250 foot zone and the hardcover <br /> woul'd be reduced from slightly over 30 percent to slightly under 30 percent. There is also a reduction in <br /> . hardcover in the 250-500 foot zone of approximately eight percent. <br /> Turner noted the hardcover should be 25 percent in the 75-250 foot zone. <br /> Kang inquired whether the pool is located behind the average lakeshore'setback. <br /> Curtis stated it is. . <br /> Rice inquired what the hardship is for the additional hardcover. ' <br /> Sharratt stated the new owner of the property did not create this situation and that by proposing certain <br /> environmental management techniques,they are attempting to demonstrate what should be done on � ' • <br /> every site. Sharratt stated they are proposing a plastic grid underneath where the driveway exits that <br /> would allow emergency vehicles to drive across the grass. <br /> Curtis stated there have been other applications that have used similar materials. ; <br /> SHarratt suggested the City create an incentive based system encouraging the properly owners to utilize <br /> more environmental friendly materials such as pervious pavers and require downspouts and gutters that <br /> �. lead into a PVC pipe that goes underground. Sharratt stated it is the quality of what is being proposed <br /> � , rather simply a hardcover number. <br /> � Zullo moved,Kang seconded,to recommend approval of Application#07-3284, Sharratt Design, <br /> on behalf of Tom and Kristen Ritchie,25D7 Kelly Avenue,granting of hardcover variances. <br /> �VOTE: Ayes 3,Nays 3,Kempf,Rice and Berg opposed. <br /> ' PAGE 35 <br />