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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 17,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Thiesse noted this is a sketch plan. Thiesse stated he would encourage the applicants to get the additional <br /> hardcover out of the 75-foot area wherever possible or to demonstrate a practical difficulty. Thiesse <br /> noted this is a peninsula and that there is not much they can do about the average lakeshore setback. <br /> Leskinen asked what is currently within the 0-75 foot zone. <br /> Curtis stated there is a connecting piece from the home to the new addition. The new addition and the <br /> driveway would result in 43 percent hardcover. <br /> William Dunkley noted most of their home is within the 0-75 foot area and that they are proposing to <br /> build out from the hot tub away from the lake. <br /> Thiesse asked if they could build out from the other corner of the house. <br /> Sue Dunkley indicated there is a generator and other utilities in that area. <br /> Thiesse commented that could be a practical difficulty. <br /> Vogstrom pointed out the outlot blocks the land to the north so it is not included in the calculation,which <br /> is also a practical difficulty. <br /> Leskinen asked if there would be an additional gate besides the one that is being proposed for emergency <br /> vehicles. <br /> Dunkley indicated there is already a gate there. <br /> William Dunkley stated they are proposing to widen the road for emergency vehicles to pass each other. <br /> Curtis noted three homes having access triggers the need for a wider road. <br /> Thiesse commented he is not sure about the need for a gate at the entrance. Thiesse asked if the gate is 20 <br /> feet wide at the entrance. <br /> William Dunkley stated it is but that it could be made bigger. <br /> Thiesse stated if the road is being made wider for emergency vehicles,that gate should be made wider. <br /> Leskinen asked if he would recommend removing the gate. <br /> Sue Dunkley stated they would like to retain the gate if at all possible since it helps give the appearance <br /> that there is more land than just a small lot. Dunkley stated the gate opens for all people as it is currently <br /> set up. <br /> Vogstrom indicated they would widen the existing gate and then add another gate for the Walters Port <br /> property that would have a strob on it to allow access by emergency vehicles. Vogstrom stated both gates <br /> would open automatically for emergency vehicles but that the gate to the Walters Port property would <br /> require a code by anyone else. <br /> Page 14 of 20 <br />