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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, October 20, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 20 of 28  <br />  <br />Schoenzeit asked whether the 17 percent would be grandfathered in and would have to be granted for an <br />in-kind rebuild. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the Planning Commission will need to outline the justification for the increase. Gaffron <br />stated that should not become the new standard but that the Planning Commission should make findings <br />that make this variance unique so the next application does not automatically get the 17 percent. <br /> <br />Thiesse indicated he is in agreement with that. <br /> <br />McGrann asked what structural coverage the lot would support if there was a rebuild. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated if the 17 percent is granted now, if the house burnt down, they could rebuild in the 17 <br />percent footprint. <br /> <br />Mack noted he drafted Finding No. 4, proposal which reads that the proposal involves a 2 percent <br />structural coverage variance but is offset by the fact that additional land area is owned with the property <br />on the opposite side of Ferndale Road West even though it cannot be technically applied to the lakeward <br />side of the property. <br /> <br />Mack illustrated on the overhead monitor the survey and the piece of land located across the roadway. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked how big the parcel is across the street. <br /> <br />Curtis indicated it is 3.56 acres. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated the concern is the extra two percent in structural coverage. <br /> <br />Todd Irvine stated he is not sure where the additional square footage of 595 square feet came from. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated there is an addition to the building in addition to the landscaping. <br /> <br />Irvine noted the addition is only 269 square feet. <br /> <br />Mack stated Staff used the applicants’ hardcover calculation worksheet for the proposed and identified <br />which ones of those were hardcover versus structure. Mack stated it is possible the addition constitutes <br />less structural coverage than what is listed in Staff’s report. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit noted there are lots of things that are structural, such as a 6-foot tall deck. <br /> <br />Irvine noted that is the only structural addition that is being proposed. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated the worksheet might be wrong that Staff took the numbers from. <br /> <br />Irvine stated the worksheet was not prepared by them and that the house addition is 269 square feet. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated the surveyor’s worksheet might be wrong. <br /> <br />Irvine stated the surveyor’s worksheet reflects 269 square feet. <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 11/17/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 10/20/2014 <br />[Page 20 of 28]