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` i-� y 1 <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMNIISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 17,2009 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Curtis stated the structural coverage is 4796 square feet,which is the footprint of the house and the <br /> garage. <br /> Berg commented it is possible to reduce the size of the house and garage,which has four stalls. <br /> David Fox pointed out the garage is actually three stalls and not four. <br /> Curtis noted what appears to be a fourth stall is actually a walkway. <br /> Schmidt pointed out there is no basement to this house and that all<the mechanicals are required to be <br /> located on the first floor of house. <br /> °' :,� <br /> Kempf asked whether the Commissioners feel this is a subst`antial amount of house given the close <br /> proximity to the lake. "' �"�: " <br /> ��'.� � "� � <br /> � <br /> Kang stated she has a concern regarding the size of the..liouse and the massing;affect it would have from <br /> the lake,especially given the close proximity to tlie.water. '��� �a <br /> h �¢ <br /> s..'a . 't.. <br /> Kempf noted there is also a patio consisting of approximately 600 square feet and that under normal <br /> circumstances there would be no structures allowed in the 0-,7:5:foot zone. " <br /> � , �. <br /> , ��..:� �.� <br /> Curtis noted the patio consists of 653 square feet . �`- �' _ <br /> �• ��. � <br /> .r � r <br /> Kang commented the patio is acceptable to her,especially;given.Staffls recommendation that the patio be <br /> constructed with pervious pavers ` n � ;' , .� �., " <br /> F; �� � �.. r �` ,� ,��. , r� <br /> J' 4 � <br /> Kempf stated pervious payers are recommended due to,the close proximity of the structure to the water <br /> but that pervious pavers in'his opinion do not count to,mitigate the hardcover or to allow more hardcover <br /> than what would`normally be allowed. Kempf stated m his view it is a larger patio than what is <br /> necessary:' ,��: `�� <br /> •� � ' � ���� -- � �,, <br /> �� �t�� �°� �}� � <br /> Y �,"t �;J s� `�.� • <br /> Rice mdicated she is in agreement with,Chair Kempf and that the patio is rather large, especially given its <br /> location iri the 0-75 foot zone�� '�. <br /> ��,,, �,, <br /> �,, � � � -� � �� <br /> Leskinen stated'she.does have a concern with the size of the house more so than the size of the patio. <br /> Leskinen indicated`"she did visit the site and appreciates how the proposed house is moved further away <br /> from the lake than the existing house:but that the proposed house is substantially larger than the existing <br /> � .. , <br /> house. :_ <br /> ,*, <br /> �`*K ,•' <br /> David Fox pointed out the proposed footprint is less than the current house and two existing garages. <br /> Berg concurred that this is a challenging lot but that the house is too large for the property. Berg <br /> indicated she also has an issue with the patio. <br /> Curtis stated given the square foota.ge of the structures, Staff does feel there is a massing issue. <br /> Kempf commented the massing also relates to the height of the structure as well. <br />