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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, November 18, 2013 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 30 of 35 Curtis stated if the approval is tightly defined and the applicant’s proposal does not meet the definition of what was approved, Staff would bring it back to either the Planning Commission or City Council. Thiesse stated the 12 percent would give him a little bit of latitude. Brunello stated only being able to move it to the north would increase the building pad by a couple of feet. Leskinen asked if the encroachment would be corrected on the south if the house is moved further north. Thiesse stated that is where he having difficulty. Thiesse stated the applicant is not willing to move his south line to the north but yet he is willing to extend the house further north. Brunello stated it may be a situation where once he is scaling the rooms out, it may be necessary to widen one of the rooms. If that is the case, he would only move to the north. Gaffron noted one percent is 357 square feet or an area of 10’ x 35’, which would raise the structural coverage to approximately 11 percent. Thiesse commented that should be enough room. Brunello asked whether there should be an 11 percent structural coverage limit. Brunello stated he is about 99 percent sure his proposal will work and that he will only need to modify it slightly. Brunello indicated he is assuming he will not be able to construct a basement and that he needs to make sure the rooms are of a decent size. Leskinen stated if there is going to be any deviation to the north, there should be an equal amount or some correction on the encroachment to the south. Leskinen stated if the house can be moved north a certain number of feet, it can be moved out of the south the same number of feet. Gaffron asked if the house can be pivoted from the southeast corner. Brunello indicated he was attempting to keep it parallel to the road. Curtis asked if expansion to the east within the 50-foot setback would be a concern or whether it is just the expansion to the north that the Planning Commission is concerned about. Leskinen stated a deviation to a conforming location would not be an issue. Brunello asked whether 11 percent structural coverage would be an acceptable limit. Curtis asked whether it could be an 11 percent expansion to the east and not to the north. Curtis asked if there is a limit on where the expansion can be. Thiesse stated he would like it to be practical. Thiesse stated the applicant has laid out a footprint and has indicated he is somewhat comfortable with accepting that as the footprint but that there are always manipulations to the room sizes. Thiesse stated if it is a foot or two along any of the lines, he would be able to live with that. Item #01 - PC Agenda - 01/21/14* Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 11/18/2013 [Page 30 of 35]