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n U • • MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 23, 2007 7:00 o'clock p.m. ( #07 -3266 Vogue ICF Homes, 1404 Baldur Park Road, Continued) Planning Staff recommends approval of the lot wic determine if the proposed house plan is acceptable acceptable. Vogstrom stated they did remove the posts {colum now meet the height requirement. The stairway ha and the grading issues have been resolved. Vogstrom stated the footprint of the house is apprc total square footage of hardcover on the lot is appr other homes in the area that are larger and have me commented they have attempted to comply as best McMillan inquired how big the dormer windows Hahn stated they are 18 inches high. Turner stated the defined height Staff had used las Staff had determined previously that it should be c plans and the home now has a pitched roof, which Hahn stated the new design is based on the City's Rahn stated in his opinion the design of the home t and that he is not in favor of the application. Rahn gable roof. Bremer stated the structure does look closer to thn meet the City's ordinance. Bremer stated the City address this type of structure. Bremer encouraged the house. McMillan indicated she is in agreement with the Charles Reid, 1400 Baldur Park Road, stated the that the issue is hardcover. Reid asked how the allowed or 15 percent. Gaffron stated lot coverage is a limit and not an feet, the applicant is allowed 1500 square feet, i variance for the excess hardcover. Bremer stated it is whichever is less. Reid stated the information on the first and second anything because the laws have changed over the S and lot area variances. The Council should 3 whether the proposed level of hardcover is s} on the end of the house and that the house does been revised as requested previously by the Council nately 1365 square feet, plus the garage, and that the mately 3000 square feet. Vogstrom noted there are hardcover than what they are proposing. Vogstrom ;y can with the City's direction. be. was the height of the roof that was flat and that .eyed a flat roof The applicant has revised the meet the City's height requirement. code and does meet the City's requirements. to increase the appearance of massing on the lot :d he was more in .favor with the original design, a stories than two and a half stories but that it does could perhaps look at revising the ordinance to e applicant to continue to improve the appearance of of Council Member Bremer. icant has not reduced the footprint of the house and determines whether 1500 square feet will be ance and that for a lot that is less than 10,000 square does not mean that they will receive a hardcover is different and that it really doesn't mean PAGE 7 of .17