07/21/2014 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,July 21,2014 6:30 o'clock p.m. Cavanaugh stated the lawsuit can be addressed with the City Attorney and the City Council. Thiesse stated the Planning Commission does not have enough information to deny the application. Cavanaugh asked what additional information is required. Thiesse noted the Planning Commission does not know if the roofline is going to change and whether the top of the house is going to stay where it is. Cavanaugh stated even if the recommendation is to deny,those issues can still be addressed and that they would prefer a denial. Gaffron stated Staff's recommendation would be to table the application. VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. 5. #14-3676 LAKESHORE HOLDINGS,LCC,2470 AND 2490 CARMAN STREET,LOT LINE REARRANAGEMENT,8:16 P.M.—8:40 P.M. Sven Gustafson, Applicant,was present. Curtis stated the applicant owns all three of the subject properties which make up 240 and 2490 Carman Street. The property addressed 2470 Carman Street is 0.89 acres in area, 88 feet in width and currently contains a single-family home. Access to this property is over a driveway which crosses a portion of the northerly lot of the 2490 Carman property. The property at 2490 Carman Street is comprised of two separate PIDs and has a total of 0.45 acres, 66 feet in width, and contains a portion of the driveway serving 2470 Carman. The applicant would like to eliminate the common lot line dividing the two PIDs which make up 2490 Carman as well as move the lot line dividing 2470 and 2490 as an east/west division to create a north/south division. This would eliminate the physical connection of the 2470 Carman Street to Carman Street itself and result in a larger 2490 Carman property. The driveway access for 2470 Carman would need to be reoriented to the existing driveway access on the north end of this lot. This lot line rearrangement would result in making the two properties more balanced in area and the widths of the lots are not proposed to be changed. Curtis stated because the lot line rearrangement proposes to land lock 2470,the issue of access to the 2470 property is still in question. The City Attorney is reviewing easement documents submitted by the applicant to determine if this property benefits from an access easement over the Edwards property to the north. Ultimately the existing driveway crossing 2490 can be shared by both subject properties for access to Carman Street as a second driveway access point is not likely to be supported by the City. The west lot line of 2490 Carman abuts the undeveloped City right-of-way and the LR-1B zoning district dictates a 35- foot side street setback for structures. The owner of 2490 has expressed an interest in possibly pursuing a side street setback variance in the future for the development of this property. Staff recommends approval of the lot line rearrangement. The property owner has provided new proposed legal descriptions for each property. As part of this approval, the applicant will be required to Page 20 of 30