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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMNIISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 18,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Walsh stated it would be reasonable for the Planning Commission to make a motion accepting the new <br /> ordinance and then recommend that the City Council start addressing the issue of play sets and sand <br /> boxes. � <br /> Levang noted on Page 11 of the original version,under Section 78-1701, Tier 1 parcels,Point B, <br /> hardcover beyond 250 feet from the OHWL is unregulated. <br /> Gozola stated the reason Staff broke that up into two different subsets is that basically Tier I parcels will <br /> be regulated from the OHWL to 250 feet and that there are a number of examples throughout the <br /> community where there are 1,000 foot long lots. Staff wanted to somehow keep those lots on the same <br /> level as the majority of the lakeshore lots in the community. By saying that the hardcover is going to be <br /> regulated based on that 250 feet,the City hopefully is creating a more level playing field for all lots. By <br /> making it unregulated beyond 250 feet,you build in an incentive to lakeshore properties to move the <br /> house back or move the hardcover away from the goal,which was another goal of the City. <br /> Levang asked what it means by unregulated. <br /> Gozola stated beyond that 250 feet,there would be no hardcover calculation done. <br /> Levang asked if they would be entitled to build as big of a structure as they want and have as much <br /> hardcover as they want. <br /> Gozola indicated as the language is currently written,that would be correct. <br /> Walsh stated he remembers an earlier discussion where the City expressed a desire to go away from the <br /> multiple zones but that this unregulated area presents somewhat of a dilemma. <br /> Gozola noted at the presentation earlier this year they demonstrated that on the larger lots the allowable <br /> hardcover numbers were so large that they could not imagine a situation where someone would approach <br /> that overall hardcover number. Gozola indicated he does not have a concern that someone is going to <br /> construct a residence that is so large it will cover the entire lot. <br /> Thiesse commented that a maximum of 25 percent hardcover would be safer than no regulations at all. <br /> Gozola indicated he would be fine with that restriction. <br /> Gaffron pointed out on a lot 500 feet deep, if you get 25 percent on the first 250 feet,you can then use <br /> that between the 75-250 foot zone. On the next 250 feet,you can get 100 percent hardcover,which is <br /> concerning. Gaffron stated he has a feeling there will be someone out there that will want to do that and <br /> that in his view there should be a different way to word the language without allowing that portion of the <br /> property to be completely unregulated. <br /> Levang noted at the last Planning Commission work session the majority of the Planning Commission <br /> was not comfortable with that area being completely unregulated. <br /> Gozola stated in light of that concern,he would suggest that under Sub B,rather than saying unregulated, <br /> the Planning Commission should set a number that they are comfortable with. <br /> Page 6 <br />