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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, March 17, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 26 <br /> <br />Samuel Geer, Landscape Designer, stated in terms of the concerns of City Staff, he would like to point <br />out is that initially they were not aware of the need to obtain a conditional use permit since they were <br />utilizing permeable clean rock for fill for the elevated patio deck and it was not fill in the traditional <br />sense. The excavation that would be necessary to construct the rain gardens was below the stated <br />threshold of 10 cubic yards in the ordinance. Upon being alerted of that fact, Geer indicated they have <br />endeavored to comply with all of Staff’s requests in terms of additional planning and plan revisions in <br />terms of adding additional screening and completing a detailed stormwater pollution prevention plan, <br />which also includes an inspection component. <br /> <br />Geer stated he would also like to point out that overall this project is dedicated to reducing the amount of <br />hardcover presently on the property and instituting stormwater management practices, such as the <br />elevated paver decks, which are actually built to be permeable, as well as the rain gardens and vegetative <br />shoreline restoration on the north side of the property. Geer stated each of these items is intended to <br />offset the new construction. Likewise, it should be noted that on the west patio, the one labeled H, that <br />there was an existing at-grade deck that will be removed and returned to a permeable condition. Geer <br />stated essentially there will be a net reduction in permeable surfaces. The proposed steps located around <br />Patio H were located roughly over the footprint of an existing concrete slab that wooden steps stepped <br />down previously. <br /> <br />Geer stated as it relates to the steps coming off of Patio C, they are requesting that the variance basically <br />take into consideration the fact that overall the hardcover has been reduced in a net sense. Geer indicated <br />the steps are critical for the decking to match with the existing architectural interfaces. <br /> <br />Geer stated given the exterior elevations of the entrances and exits to the structure, an attempt to not <br />construct a staircase from the existing footprint would be very problematic and add greatly to the cost of <br />the project. It would also potentially present a safety problem by not complying with the Code in terms <br />of a landing. Geer indicated the steps would be inset into the patio. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked when he says Patio H is to be returned to a permeable state, whether it is no longer going <br />to be a patio. <br /> <br />Geer indicated that is correct. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if that area is going to be grass or plantings. <br /> <br />Geer indicated previously this area was a three-season porch but there a brick patio around the exterior of <br />the three-season porch. The proposed paver deck rests within the existing three-season footprint that was <br />there previously. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if there will be paver patio there instead. <br /> <br />Geer stated previously there was a three-season porch there and that the brick patio will be removed and <br />replaced with a mulch planting bed that will be permeable. Geer stated the dotted line depicts the existing <br />at-grade deck constructed out of bricks. <br /> <br />Brien Nelson, Applicant, indicated that deck was constructed out of pavers and has been removed. The <br />proposed patio will go directly with the walls as seen in the elevations. The walls will go around the patio <br />in the area between the three-season porch. Nelson indicated the patio will not be going any further out. <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 04/21/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 03/17/2014 <br />[Page 6 of 26]
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