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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 13, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (7. #14-3686 JOHN BESSESEN AND TOM WASMOEN ON BEHALF OF DAVID DELANEY, 2500 KELLEY AVENUE continued) McMillan asked how big the garage stalls would be. Wasmoen indicated there would be two garage stalls with room for guest parking in the driveway. Wasmoen stated they are also providing some visitor parking bump -out areas along the street as well as a hammerhead for emergency vehicle turn around. McMillan noted they are looking at a 4,000 square foot perimeter for the building. Walsh stated he is not a residential developer, but that when he attended the intergeneration forum, they talked about there not being enough housing for older people. Walsh stated his perspective on that was that they were going to one -level living and not moving to multi-level housing. Wasmoen indicated he is speaking about 55 -plus and not seniors. Wasmoen stated people that age are still very active but the kids are out of the house and that they are presenting the opportunity to have single -level living. Wasmoen indicated he has friends in their 60s who have a similar model and downstairs they have a craft room, a guest bedroom, and a big TV room. Wasmoen stated everything someone would need is on the main level and that they are very popular. McMillan noted the Stone Bay development has something similar, but that she is not aware of how they compare size -wise to what is being proposed here. Gaffron stated in Stone Bay they would be looking at 26 x 30 wide by as much as 40 to 60 feet deep, with two levels and a double garage. Gaffron stated they would be approximately 1,000 square feet per level not including the garage. Cornick stated he would be curious to hear his response to the coolie cutter issue raised during the Planning Commission. Wasmoen stated they have brown brick and siding scheme and then a gray scheme. Wasmoen noted they have not designed every unit at this point, but that there would be changes between each building so each unit will not look the same. Cornick asked whether the units would all have the same footprint. Wasmoen stated they would basically have the same footprint but that there would be some variations between the units. Walsh stated he is aware there was an open house or gathering with the neighbors and that at the end of it the neighbors were told they would construct single-family housing and then at the Planning Commission they presented a different plan. Wasmoen stated there was a lot of back and forth at that meeting, and at the end Mr. Bessesen said they hear what the neighbors are saying and that they would like to do what the neighbors would like them to do. Page 16 of 40