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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday March 13,2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 10. #17-3904 LAUREL ULLAND ARCHITECTURE/MARTHA MYERS HEAD,2090 SHORELINE DRIVE,CUP VARIANCE—RESOLUTION NO.6732—Continued- Curtis stated the floor elevation will be 933.5',which is a foot above the required City and FEMA low floor standard. The applicants are also complying with the extra requirement of the Watershed District and are meeting all of their requirements. Curtis noted the structure will be on piers and open underneath so water can flow beneath it. Laurel Ulland,Architect,stated she can answer any questions the Council may have. Crosby asked how many square feet is being added. Ulland indicated it is approximately 500 square feet and that they are increasing the hardcover to around 13.05 percent of lot area. Ulland stated they are expanding it to include some porches, which are being counted as part of the hardcover. Dankey asked what percent of the land is in the floodplain. Ulland stated she is unable to give an exact percentage but that the majority of the property is in the floodplain. Curtis stated the 931' contour creates essentially an extended island where the home is and that a good portion of the remainder of the property is located within the floodplain. Ulland stated the main residence is located on a hill and the rest of it is in the floodplain. Printup asked what can be done to limit the expansion. Printup noted they can rebuild it as is. Ulland stated her understanding is that the average lakeshore setback is predicated by the adjacent property, which would set it 170 feet from the lakeshore. Walsh stated Council Member Printup is talking more about the additional 500 square feet. Ulland stated the existing cabin that is there is a compilation of three or four earlier structures built in 1925. The cabin was used by the family,and what is envisioned for the future is the same family using the cabin but a larger family. The cabin is being expanded to allow for an additional bedroom and a porch. Ulland noted this is one of a few properties left that is used only during the summer or basically from May to September. Printup commented he has concerns that the City Council did not allow someone to have some driveway monuments and now they are looking at expanding this structure that the City does not normally do. Ulland stated they can take a look at the massing of the structure but that they are attempting to match the character of the original house structure. Ulland stated the cabin will not look like a huge new residence on the property but will be very compatible. Page 10 of 32