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� MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Tuesday,May 28,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (3. #13-3596 CITY OF ORONO—ACCESSORY USES AND STR UCTURES—ZONING <br /> ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, Continued) <br /> McMillan asked if it would be a variance for both a freestanding structure and an attached structure. <br /> Mattick recommended the Council just set it at a specific height for both. <br /> Gaffron stated the next question would be whether the City wants to list the things that a variance would <br /> be granted for. <br /> Mattick recommended the City not create a variance list. <br /> Gaffron noted Items A and B identify a list of items, and if you want to go higher than 30 feet, a person <br /> would need to go through the variance process. The intent is that everything has to meet the height <br /> restrictions, and anything higher than that would require a variance, including church spires. <br /> Mattick commented a lot of churches do not have the high spires anymore but there will be certain <br /> districts where they are more common as an allowed use. Mattick stated he understands parapet walls but <br /> that basically height is height. <br /> Bremer noted historically Item C has been included and asked if that would be removed as well. <br /> Gaffron stated the City Council probably should take a close look at the list,which includes things that <br /> are typically higher than your average structure, such as an elevator penthouse, HVAC or cooling towers, <br /> and if there is a 30-foot height restriction,anything above that would require a variance. <br /> Mattick stated you could either grant a variance or treat it as a non-encroachment within a specific zone. <br /> The City currently does that with side setbacks. Mattick stated you should not really need a conditional <br /> use permit for an elevator shaft. <br /> Gaffron stated Staff may want to draft something that allows those items at certain standards. <br /> Bremer stated it would not be in that section. <br /> Gaffron noted the title of that section is height of structures but that Staffwill need to look at that closer. <br /> Gaffron stated as it relates to alternative energy systems,the draft ordinance adds"solar electric and solar <br /> thermal systems"and"geothermal systems"to the list of allowed accessory uses within each zoning <br /> district. As a complement to this, or as an alternative to including them in the list,the City Council may <br /> want to, at some point, establish standards for such systems. The best option for accomplishing this may <br /> be to establish a separate section under Article X—Supplementary Requirements and Restrictions; <br /> Division 1, entitled Alternative Energy Systems. This section would define the various types of alternate <br /> energy systems and incorporate a set of standards for each of the listed uses. Gaffron noted he has <br /> attached some language from other cities in his memorandum. <br /> Page 5 of 18 <br />