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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 18,2011 , <br /> � 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Snyder indicated there are gutters all the way along the house. It currently is a fairly gradual slope but <br /> they will be making the area a little bit flatter or perhaps swale it. <br /> Schoenzeit stated in his view it is important that the runoff from the garage stay on the applicant's <br /> property. , <br /> Snyder concurred. � <br /> Curtis indicated the City Engineer will be reviewing that. <br /> Levang noted the area was very wet when she visited the site. , <br /> Snyder stated they have a sprinkler system that comes on twice a week and that it may have been on <br /> yesterday morning. With the high humidity,nothing dried out. Snyder indicated there will be gutters all <br /> the way along the entire house. Snyder pointed out the area on the property where the swale is currently <br /> located and stated that can be extended if necessary. <br /> Curtis noted the City Engineer will look at the drainage and will make recommendations on how to <br /> mitigate any adverse impacts to the neighbor. <br /> Chair Schoenzeit opened the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments regarding this application. � <br /> Chair Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. <br /> Feuss stated she likes the reduction in the hardcover. The applicant already has the existing <br /> nonconformity and that there are practical difficulties given the small lot size. <br /> Schwingler commented this proposal would also clean up the concrete and the little shed. <br /> Thiesse noted the only affected property would be the property that is up for sale and that to his <br /> lrnowledge the seller is not aware of the proposal. � <br /> Curtis stated the owner was notified. <br /> Snyder stated the property has been for sale for the past three years. <br /> Schoenzeit moved,Feuss seconded,to recommend approval of Application#11-3516, 1513 Bay <br /> Ridge Road,granting of a side setback variance to allow a garage addition to the home subject to <br /> Staff s recommendations. <br /> Schoenzeit encouraged the applicant to construct an appropriate sized turnaround. <br /> Snyder indicated if they add more to the turnaround,they would be over the 25 percent hardcover. <br /> Feuss commented that would then require them to come back for a hardcover variance. <br /> Page <br /> 11 <br />