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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Tuesday, February 17, 2015 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 6:55 p.m. <br />There were no public comments regarding this item. <br />Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 6:55 p.m. <br />Thiesse stated as it relates to the height of decorative elements, he would like it to be 12 percent for the <br />posts only. Thiesse stated the post could extend higher than the fence by 12 percent or some number the <br />Planning Commission is comfortable with. Thiesse asked if that would help clarify it. <br />Gaffron stated if there is a width standard for the post, that would likely work. Gaffron stated someone <br />could decide to have a 100 -foot long fence, and if they are allowed 10 percent of that fence to be higher, it <br />should be clear that it relates only to the posts and not ten feet of that 100 -foot length of fence. Gaffron <br />stated in his view people will attempt to reinterpret it from what the Planning Commission's intent is. <br />Landgraver stated it is not only the height but also the width of it. <br />Thiesse noted it says no more than 10 percent of the length of a fence panel may exceed the established <br />height limit. <br />Gaffron stated if it is eight feet long, it can be 10 percent higher than that or 9.6 inches can be up above. <br />Thiesse stated he is saying just the post. <br />Gaffron stated someone could conceivably put a post every two feet to get around that. <br />Leskinen stated any ornate element or finials between the posts would have to be at the 6 -foot maximum <br />height. <br />Gaffron stated on a wrought iron fence, you would have to look at the top of the spikes as the six feet. <br />Gaffron asked if the optional language should be included for the decorative fence elements. <br />Schwingler stated he would leave it as it is. <br />Landgraver noted the suggestion by Thiesse was that the finial could not exceed the width of the post. <br />Thiesse stated it could exceed it. <br />Gaffron stated if the panel is 8 -foot or 96 inches, they would be allowed 10 percent of that for each 8 -foot <br />section. Gaffron indicated it goes to the aesthetics of the fence and that there could be a situation where <br />someone wants a decorative fence. Gaffron stated in his view the language, as written, provides a good <br />protection against people doing exotic things that are out of whack with what the City's goals are. <br />Landgraver asked if it is inconceivable for someone to have a 20 -foot wide panel. <br />Thiesse indicated it is not inconceivable. <br />Page 5 of 11 <br />