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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 7 of 26  <br />  <br />Curtis displayed a photograph of the house. <br /> <br />Nelson pointed out the location of the three season porch and the location of the foundation. Nelson <br />stated there will be a raised paver patio in that area. <br /> <br />Lemke asked what will happen to the east of that. <br /> <br />Nelson indicated there will be plantings in that area. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if that planting area is the only area that will be going back to a permeable state as the <br />way permeable is defined. Leskinen noted permeable pavers are considered hardcover in Orono. <br /> <br />Nelson indicated it is, but noted that they are also not adding any other hardcover and will be working <br />within the existing hardcover areas. <br /> <br />Lemke noted there are a number of downspouts and asked if those are draining into French drains on the <br />property. <br /> <br />Nelson stated those were installed prior to him being involved on this project and that he is not sure where <br />they drain to. <br /> <br />Lemke stated it appears that some of those go into drain tiles near the rain gardens. <br /> <br />Nelson stated three downspouts will be piped directly into the rain gardens out in front and that there are <br />two downspouts on the western side in the front of the house and one on the farther corner of the garage. <br /> <br />Geer indicated he does have a drainage plan if the Planning Commission would be interested in seeing <br />that. <br /> <br />Schwingler asked where there would be room for a vegetation buffer around the west patio. <br /> <br />Nelson indicated there is a planting design that buffers all the way around both of the paver decks. <br /> <br />Schwingler noted the neighbor had expressed some concerns about screening. <br /> <br />Curtis displayed the planting design on the overhead. <br /> <br />Geer stated in order to comply with Staff’s recommendations, they have created a screening plan. The <br />footprint of the west deck would have a hedge to block the view of the adjacent property owner of the <br />new proposed porch. There are also some foundation plantings consisting of a shrub barrier that would <br />basically screen the front of the deck from views from the water and would provide more accented <br />plantings. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if there is a sidewalk that goes around everything. <br /> <br />Nelson indicated those would be stepping stones placed in the grass. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 04/21/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 03/17/2014 <br />[Page 7 of 26]