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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 11, 2007 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_________________________________________________________________________ <br />(3. #07-3266 VOGUE HOMES ON BEHALF OF KAREN AND BENJAMIN MILBRATH, <br />1404 BALDUR PARK ROAD, Continued) <br /> <br />Feeling as if the City is often faced with these same issues, Murphy asked how many homes <br />Vogstrom was currently building in Orono. <br /> <br />Vogstrom stated that he goes to great lengths to improve the neighborhoods he enters. <br /> <br />Murphy stated that this was the third time they had seen this application and encouraged the <br />applicant to slow down their process before coming to Council with incomplete designs that do not <br />meet planning staff recommendations. <br /> <br />Vogstrom stated that he was trying to do the right thing but wouldn’t be able to get the drainage <br />down until the engineers met. He accepted that the application be tabled but asked for further <br />direction. <br /> <br />Mayor White asked the Council if they found the mass acceptable. <br /> <br />Bremer stated that this was not a structural coverage issue. Although she could find a hardship for <br />the 50’ lot and 0-75’ on both sides, she was torn by the hardcover figures and encouraged the <br />applicant to pull the home back a bit to bring down the hardcover numbers. She indicated that the <br />hardcover should absolutely be under 40% and closer to 35% would be a number she could <br />support. <br /> <br />Vogstrom stated that they could slide the home back 3’ more in order to reduce the hardcover and <br />driveway cover. <br /> <br />Bremer stated that sliding the home back 3’ would be a good step in the right direction. <br /> <br />Turner stated that approximately 525 square feet would need to be removed in order to meet 35% <br />hardcover. <br /> <br />Murphy stated that he did not wish to go down the road of redesigning this home for the developer <br />and also concurred that 35-40% would be an acceptable figure, in addition, to the drainage and <br />other issues being corrected. <br /> <br />Jeff Ulku, 1416 Baldur Park Road, reiterated that the average hardcover for the street has been held <br />to 34% according to city staff. He pointed out that it would not be inconceivable that the applicant <br />be urged to redesign the footprint to achieve this result. <br /> <br />Bremer requested that staff try to compile a rough estimate of hardcover along this street as a <br />comparison in order to avoid something that would be out of wack or unsightly. <br /> <br />Murphy moved, McMillan seconded, to table the application for redesign, in order to allow <br />the applicants and City’s Engineers an opportunity to discuss or resolve the drainage issues, <br />and allow staff to compile hardcover comps for the area. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />_________________________________________________________________________ <br />PAGE 5 of 12 <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 06/25/07 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/11/07[Page 5 of 12]