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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Councii Monday,October 20,2014 Exhibit B 6:30 o'clock p.m. ROL ALL The Orono ' g Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following mem s present: Chair Denise Le ' en,Commissioners Bruce Lemke, Christopher McGrann,Chad Ol ,Loren Schoenzeit, and Jo 'esse. Representing Staff were Community Development ' ector Andrew Mack, Senior Planner el Gaffron, City Planner Melanie Curtis,Consult' City Engineer David Martini, and Recorder Jacki oung. Council Member Printup was prese . Commissioner Jon Schwingler arrived at 6:38 p.m. Chair Leskinen called the meeting to or at 6:30 p.m.,fo ed by the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA *1. APPROVAL OF PLANNING MIVIISSIO ETING MINUTE OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 Mack noted under Item N the name of the architect was misspelled would be corrected by Staff. Schoenzeit mo ,McGrann seconded,to approve the Consent Agenda as a ded. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. N BUSINESS 2. #14-3664 DAVID SCHIVIID AND ANGELA CILIBERTO,3309 CRYSTAL BAY ROAD, VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERNIIT AMENDMENT,6:35 P.M.—6:45 P.M. David Schmid and Angela Ciliberto,Applicants,were present. Gaffron noted this application was before the Planning Commission earlier this year and was approved by the City Council in June of 2014. The applicants have chosen to request some revisions to the paxking area that exists along Crystal Bay Road. The parking area originally was going to be created from a portion of the existing underground garage,which was to be removed,and construction of a new concrete rear retaining wall within the garage footprint. That retaining wa11 would have been approximately 8.5 feet high and would have required fencing or similar barrier at the top for safety purposes. The applicants are now proposing a parking sta11 as a parallel stall to the road,which requires an amendment to the approved site plan. The stall will be approximately 24 feet in width and seven to ten feet deep,in the location of the existing driveway and slightly vvest of it. In addition, all existing walls will be removed and replaced with boulder walls,all of which will be less than four feet in height. Public Works Director Adam Edwards has reviewed the proposed plan and notes that the paza11e1 stall will not impede City street maintenance and will likely create a safer situarion for a vehicle exiting the site given the hill on the neighbori.ng property to the east. Grading of the area of the pazking stall will create a slope that is less steep and will tie in better with th existing grades on the adjacent property. Site drainage will still be routed along the west side of the stairway as previously approved. Gaffron stated aesthetically the boulder wa11s may create a more natural look than the existing fieldstone- faced walls. As part of the project,the existing concrete steps will be replaced with a curved stairway Page 1 of 28