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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 32 (5. #13-3637 WILLI ABBOTT ON BEHALF OF THE BROADWAY GROUP, LLC – 2350 WATERTOWN ROAD AND XXX WILLOW DRIVE NORTH – PRELIMINARY PLAT AND RPUD REZONING, Continued) 1. A revised landscaping plan, indicating additional trees and screening along Willow Drive and along abutting property boundaries. 2. Draft covenants for protection of wetlands and woodlands, maintenance of stormwater facilities, etc., with an eye toward consolidating the conservation easements rather than having multiple or overlapping easements. 3. Conceptual floor plans and site plans for individual lots indicating how they might or might not fit a 15 percent lot coverage limitation. Gaffron noted the applicant has provided today a set of floor plans, which is before the City Council tonight. 4. A plan showing how rain gardens might be located in single lots rather than straddling lot lines. 5. A plan showing positive measures for protection of wetlands, tree areas, etc., during development and construction. The applicant has submitted the following: 1. Lot by lot analysis of lot coverage percentages versus FAR. 2. Revised landscape plan showing additional buffering along Willow Drive. 3. Revised grading plans depicting rain garden relocations. 4. Site protection narrative. 5. Narrative in response to neighbor comments. 6. Conceptual floor plans. Gaffron noted Exhibit A-1 is the lot-by-lot analysis. The intent of the lot-by-lot analysis was to look at each lot in terms of massing potential and establish a standard for how much house should be allowed. The lots range in area from 0.40 acre to 0.88 acre. Since the intent of a lot coverage standard is to limit the overall visual density, Staff would suggest that visual density is a function of the overall site, such that the entire lot area should be included in the analysis and not just the contiguous dry buildable. The developer has suggested the maximum size of a 2-story house he intends for the site would be a 2,820 square foot footprint, including house, garage, deck, and screen porch, translating to a 5,180 square foot floor area including finished interior spaces, basement, garage, and screen porch. For a rambler style house, the potential maximum intended footprint would be 3,820 square foot and floor area goes up to 5,280 square foot. The applicant has indicated very few lots would have a rambler style house constructed on it.