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• NIINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COIVIlVIISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 20,2007 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#07-3305 James Zimmerman,2745 Shadywood Road, Continued) <br /> massing. Kempf expressed concerns regarding the addition toward the point as giving the appearance of <br /> a substantial amount of massing. . <br /> Curtis stated there may be a possibility that during construction the house would be cut down to the cap <br /> and would be rebuilt. Curtis inquired whether the Planning Commission has any concerns if this <br /> becomes a part of the project. _ <br /> Jacobson stated they are attempting to come up with a plan for adding to the house and that they have <br /> not thought about aspect. Jacobson stated he did not think about removing the house down to the cap. <br /> Kroeger asked if the house is on a slab. <br /> Graten stated it is a slab on grade. . <br /> Curtis sta.ted she wanted to bring that issue up so that all the parties would be aware of it. <br /> Jacobson stated as part of the next step they would be looking at that more closely. <br /> Winer stated she would be in agreement with sticldng more closely to the existing patio slab. <br /> Kroeger stated his understanding of the hardship cited by the property owners is the need to upgrade the <br /> house to fit in more with the neighborhood. <br /> Graten stated that is a portion of the hardship but that there is a large portion of hardcover dedicated to <br /> the turnaround,which makes it difficult to build on the lot without doing a lot of modification to the <br /> driveway in exchange for the new hardcover. <br /> Kempf stated the property owner has reasonable use of the property currently but that what is being <br /> proposed for this lot in this neighborhood is not excessive. <br /> Jacobson commented it is difficult to define what reasonable use is for every person and that how a <br /> house fits into a neighborhood should be taken into account. Jacobson noted they are also proposing to <br /> make improvements to the lot to address environmental issues relating to the lake. <br /> Kroeger indicated he is in agreement with the comments made earlier by Chair Kempf on the visual <br /> impact of the expansions from different points on the lot and that he would like to see the expansion <br /> toward the point be modified. �:- <br /> Kempf stated if the expansion toward the point were eliminated,he would not be opposed to the project. <br /> Crraten indicated he would speak with the property owner to see if he would be willing to relocate the <br /> screen porch elsewhere. <br /> Kempf commented that it probably would not be acceptable to relocate the screen porch on either side <br /> of the house and that the property owner may have to consider eliminating that. <br /> PAGE 11 <br /> .,� <br />