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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,December 9, 2013 6:30 o'clock p.m. (9. #13-3637 WILLI ABBOTT ONBEHALF OF THE BROADWAY GROUP, LLC, 2350 WATERTOWN ROAD,AND�X WILLOW DRIVE NORTH—PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION, Continued) McMillan stated the problem with the rain garden is ten years down the road and that new property owners may not realize what the purpose of the rain garden is. McMillan suggested instead of having five little rain gardens, he may want to consider two more substantial ones, and that in her view it is piecemeal. Abbott stated they might be able to move each rain garden on to each individual lot given the fac�that they do not have to have X amount of water treated. Abbott stated if the rain gardens are reduced somewhat, perhaps one rain garden can be placed on each property rather than straddling two properties. Abbott indicated he would be happy to move them on to one piece of property. McMillan asked if the 15 percent lot coverage on the dry contiguous for Lots 3, 4, and 5 is okay. Abbott indicated he would need to do that calculation. MeMillan stated slle has a coi�cern with the massing on the lots. McMillai� noted they will not be able to use the treed area and that he has to be careful about creating islands of land that cannot be used by the homeowner. Gaffro�i noted there a�-e three lots that have a contiguous dry buildable area of.32 acres, and 15 percent lot coverage, based on just the contiguous dry area, leaves approximately a 2,100 square footprint for the house. Gaffron stated the homes that are depicted have 2,080, 1,750, 1,768, and 2,200 square feet, which means that some of them will be right up to that limit. Abbott asked whether it would be possible to go to 18 percent. Gaffron stated the Council has the ability to put whatever number they are comfortable with on this development. Gaffron indicated the 50 percent floor area ration as well as the 15 percent lot coverage was originally intended to be based on the entire lot area and was used as a massing tool. Gaffron stated that restriction fimetions basically functions here but that 15 percent of the dry buildable for half of the lots is real tight for what is being shown for house footprints. Abbott stated a 2,500 square footprint would be more than enough and asked whether that would include the basement. Gaffron stated that would include the footprint of the house, the garage, and upper decks. Gaffron indicated 15 percent is approximately 2,100 square feet and that he is not sure wh_y that would be a problem. Gaffron noted the plan does not include any outbuildings. Abbot pointed out it would also not include any stoops and things like that, which would all go into that cafculation. Abbott stated the 18 percent would add a little bit more. McMillan stated he may have to consider a two-car garage on one of the lots. __ _ . _ _ _ _ _ Page 26 of 35