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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, August 18, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 23 of 33  <br />  <br /> <br />Curtis indicated they can be. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated the practical difficulty was not being allowed a third level, which would have allowed a <br />basement, and the fact that the front of the house was only allowed to be a story and a half. Thiesse noted <br />the applicants were not able to create as much square footage as other people typically are allowed. <br />Thiesse stated if they were to add the family room to the garage, they would be down to a 24 x 22 foot <br />garage and they would not able to put a lawnmower in there. Thiesse stated in his view the extra 144 <br />square feet is a must or they will be back before the Planning Commission again in a couple of years and <br />they want additional storage space. <br /> <br />Lemke commented from a visual standpoint the shed appears to be a little disassociated with the rest of <br />the property. <br /> <br />Mr. Ziegler stated the picture probably is not a good depiction of the shed but that they would make it <br />appear more conducive to the house. <br /> <br />McGrann stated the shed would likely improve that end of the property and provide additional storage. <br />McGrann asked if there is any room given the easement to add additional space to the house footprint. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the blue line is the current incorrect easement and the pink line is the corrected easement. <br />Curtis indicated the applicants are proposing a 6-foot addition with a 2-foot cantilever, which will leave <br />approximately one foot until the addition. Curtis stated they could eliminate the cantilever and make the <br />actual footprint of the addition another foot or two bigger. <br /> <br />McGrann asked what the black lines are on either side of the shed and whether there would be any <br />hardcover going up to them. <br /> <br />Mr. Ziegler indicated those are retaining walls and that there would be no hardcover up against them. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the door would need to be 5’/11” or under without the need for additional hardcover. Curtis <br />indicated six feet triggers the driveway hardcover. Curtis stated if there is an overhead door and the <br />building is big enough to park a vehicle in, a driveway must be provided. <br /> <br />Landgraver stated he does not buy the argument that someone in the future will come back and request <br />additional storage space since by that logic the Planning Commission should allow everyone to build a <br />shed. Landgraver indicated he is willing to give the applicants the additional footprint on the house but <br />that he is not quite convinced the shed should be allowed. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked whether he would allow an extra four feet on the garage. <br /> <br />Landgraver noted that is not possible in this case. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated that then results in a practical difficulty. Thiesse noted it is the City’s sewer easement. <br />Thiesse asked how deep the easement is. <br /> <br />Mr. Ziegler indicated it is between eight to ten feet. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 09/15/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes <br />[Page 23 of 33]