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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 8, 2009 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 6 of 12 (4. #09-3402 PHILIP F. KALEY, 1395 BROWN ROAD SOUTH, Continued) The applicant is proposing the pitch of the detached garage roof be similar to the pitch of the house roof. Staff recommends denial of the structural coverage variance and approval of the setback variances. Murphy asked if the applicant agrees with the new numbers. Kaley indicated he does not. Kaley stated by relocating the garage, one of the corners of the garage would be on top of a retaining wall. The house is approximately three feet below the elevation of the street. The second issue is that his sewer line would also be within approximately 1.5 feet of the garage. Kaley indicated he would be fine with a 30-foot garage and that his neighbor does not have an objection to the garage being placed closer to the property line. In addition, the 25-foot garage would not comfortably accommodate a pickup truck. Kaley pointed out the location of some mature trees on the lot, which prevents the garage from being located in a different spot. By locating the garage in this spot, it would require a significant amount of fill. Bremer asked what size garage the applicant would like to have. Kaley stated a 26’ x 30’ garage would be the bare minimum. Bremer asked where he would like the garage to be located. Kaley stated he would like five feet on the north side and four feet on the Arbor Street side between the wall and the right-of-way, which would prevent some extensive work on the retaining wall. Bremer asked how big the retaining wall is. Kaley stated it is approximately three feet high. McMillan noted in order to extend the garage further east, additional fill would need to be brought in. Kaley stated that would be correct and that the retaining wall would need to be extended. Turner pointed out that due to the closeness of the retaining wall, the garage footings would need to be frost footings. Murphy stated it was his understanding the building official stated that 25 square feet is the maximum for a floating slab. Turner stated the entire perimeter would require frost footings even with a floating slab. Murphy asked if the plan is to construct the garage at street grade or at house grade. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 06/22/09 Approval of Council Minutes 06/08/09 [Page 6 of 12]