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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 18,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Dougherty commented in his view the house would be better located in the woods. <br /> Smuckler indicated he has been building homes for 30 years and has not seen a property with so many <br /> challenges. Smuckler noted he did meet with Krista Klinger and that their main intent for the variance <br /> was to protect the view from 1920. Smuckler displayed a picture of the view from 1920 and noted that <br /> there is a very small view through the pine trees. <br /> Lemke asked where the house would start. <br /> Smuckler indicated approximately where the basketball court is. <br /> Walsh noted the trees do not appear to be pine trees in the back. <br /> Smuckler stated it is heavy woods in that area. <br /> Krista Klinger, 1920 Shoreline Drive, stated she is concerned and disappointed with what she is hearing <br /> as it relates to the setback and the impact on her lakeviews. Klinger stated she would be looking directly <br /> at the back of the house. Klinger indicated her office,a bedroom, entry room and living room windows <br /> are located on that side of the house. Klinger indicated she did submit some additional pictures to Ms. <br /> Levang to show the foliage in all seasons. � <br /> Klinger indicated she also has a concern related to her property value. Klinger stated there is an allure of , <br /> living on Shoreline Drive and that her property has a very unique setting. Klinger indicated the pictures <br /> capture the view from every property up to County Road 19 and that no other property.has been blocked <br /> with a view like this. Klinger stated she understands the homes traditionally along Shoreline Drive face <br /> the lake but that she would be forced to look at the back of a house,which would have a negative impact <br /> on the value of her properly. <br /> . Klinger stated she also has some additional concerns about the driveway. One concern is not knowing the <br /> exact location of the driveway. The other concern is that every time it rains or in the wintertime,there is <br /> pooling water in that area. Klinger stated she is not sure what the plans are to mitigate that. Some of the <br /> pictures taken this afternoon depict some of the rainfall from last night and the resulting pooling of the <br /> water. Klinger noted it does get pretty soggy in that area. <br /> Klinger expressed concerns about the noise from the pool and the basketball court, especially since it is a <br /> very quiet neighborhood. Klinger indicated her home would be looking almost directly at the pool. <br /> . Klinger stated she also is not sure if the wetland and spring have any impact on this application and that it <br /> seems like a large footprint for a skinny lot. <br /> Landgraver asked if she constructed her home. . <br /> Klinger indicated they purchased the home in 2008 and that they would not have purchased the home had <br /> they known the lot was dividable. Klinger stated when they looked at the property in August of 2008,the <br /> lot was still under the same sales tax and same ID number and so they had no idea it was in foreclosure. <br /> After the property was purchased,they still did.not know it was buildable. <br /> Dr.Majid Fehresti,applicant, indicated he did speak with the neighbors regarding his proposal and that <br /> the property was not in foreclosure at the time he purchased it. When the offer was made to purchase the <br /> Page <br /> 15 <br />