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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, May 19, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 26 of 31  <br />  <br /> feet above the OHWL. Gaffron stated as long as just a second story is being added, the <br /> floodplain is a non-issue, but if they were to expand the house footprint, there will likely be <br /> some filling of the floodplain that will need to be mitigated. <br /> <br />3. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicants shall provide certification from a structural <br /> engineer that the foundation can support a second story or provide plans for a suitable foundation. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked whether the applicants would need to come back to the Planning Commission if the <br />foundation is not certified. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated they would not and that the Planning Commission should address what is being proposed <br />tonight. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated if the foundation needs to be rebuilt, it will likely result in the house being torn down. <br />Schoenzeit asked if the variances would apply to any new residence. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated if there are any changes to the plan, it would need to be a separate application and come <br />back before the Planning Commission unless they rebuild the house in-kind. Gaffron stated the Planning <br />Commission is only being asked to approve a second story above the existing house. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated the applicants will probably find that constructing a new residence will cost <br />significantly less than replacing the foundation and building a second story. <br /> <br />Tammara Maddrey, Applicant, stated she had nothing to add to Staff’s report. <br /> <br />Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 9:28 p.m. <br /> <br />Amy Sullivan-Teele, 3515 Eastlake Street, asked for clarification regarding the 1912 survey indicating <br />that the property does not go across the creek. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated in 1912 the plat showed there was 100 feet of depth from Eastlake Street. Gaffron <br />indicated every survey for the last 50 years along Eastlake Street have shown the lots at 100 feet deep. <br />Based on that information, Gaffron stated in his view this current survey is incorrect since the legal <br />description talks about the west X feet of the east X feet of Lot 1 from the original plat. Gaffron noted <br />Lot 1 did not extend past the creek by 30 feet in any manner on the plat. <br /> <br />Teele asked who owns the land on the other side of the creek. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated it would be the person on Oxford Road. <br /> <br />Teele stated there are metal stakes staking out the up-pass on the other side of the creek. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated those metal stakes do not mean much and that legally and technically there is no ownership <br />by this property owner across more than the 102 feet of depth from Eastlake Street for any of the <br />properties on that side of the road. <br /> <br />Teele asked if the 102-foot depth would go to the creek. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 06/16/2014 <br />Aproval of Planning Commission Minutes 05/19/2014 <br />[Page 26 of 31]