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• <br /> Mike Gaffron <br /> From: Mike Gaffron <br /> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 3:32 PM <br /> To: 'ron@ronbrennerarchitects.com' <br /> Cc: jaxelson@comcast.net; renee.axelson@gmail.com; 'John van Dyck'; 'John Quinlivan'; Will <br /> Haack; Melanie Curtis; Christine Mattson; Jeremy Barnhart <br /> Subject: RE: Axelson Residence- <br /> Attachments: Axelson Sketch with Notations 5-21-15.pdf <br /> Dear Mr. Brenner— <br /> Thank you for providing the information and drawings with regards to the proposed Axelson residence. I have <br /> reviewed your submissions with other members of the Planning Staff and we conclude that the upper level of <br /> the residence as designed does not qualify as a half story. <br /> The Orono Code definition of"Half-story" is as follows: "Half story means the uppermost floor of a building in <br /> which(i)the intersection of the exterior wall and the roof is not more than three feet above the floor elevation, <br /> and (ii) not more than 60 percent of the floor area within the exterior walls of the uppermost floor exceeds five <br /> feet in height as measured from the floor to the rafters. Floors exceeding these parameters shall be deemed a <br /> full story." <br /> In the attached sketch on your drawing, the areas crosshatched in red cannot be considered in the base <br /> calculation for determining compliance with the 60%rule because they cannot in any way be characterized as <br /> being "floor area within the exterior walls of the uppermost flnnr" ThPAr arc. maro1 - of the <br /> main floor with roof above them (Areas A-B-C) or simpl: <br /> Based on the cross-sections in the building plans submittc toms have <br /> full headroom exceeding 5 feet. After the red crosshatch( it <br /> would appear that approximately 85 percent of the area w r exceeds <br /> five feet in height as measured from the floor to the rafter <br /> cwa <br /> I understand that from your perspective this design may n owever, <br /> staff does not have the authority to make such a subjective ter of the <br /> ordinances. <br /> ctik CipatiL <br /> Please feel free to contact me if you wish to further discus <br /> Mike \ilkafV\ W 4ZVJt ' <br /> Michael P.Gaffron <br /> Senior Planner <br /> City of Orono <br /> (Street Address)2750 Kelley Parkway <br /> (Mailing Address) P.O. Box 66,Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br /> Phone:(952)249-4622 <br /> Fax: (952)249-4616 <br /> From: ron@ronbrennerarchitects.com [mailto:ronOronbrennerarchitects.com] <br /> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 9:01 AM <br /> To: Mike Gaffron <br /> 1 <br />