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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEEETING <br /> Monday,September 19,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Peter Eskuche,Applicant,was present. <br /> Curtis stated the owners of the property at 500 Willow Drive South wish to construct a new residence and <br /> guest house on the property. The property is within the two-acre RR-1B zoning district and is just over <br /> 4.0 acres in area. Therefore a guest house is permitted via the guest house conditional use permit. <br /> The owners wish to construct the guest house prior to construction of the main residence and have <br /> planned to construct the main residence farther from the street than the guest house. Therefore, in <br /> addition to the conditional use permit for the guest house use,the applicants are requesting a variance to <br /> allow the guest house streetward of the principal structure.. <br /> Because the guest house is proposed to have an approximate 1,450 square foot footprint,it is considered <br /> to be an oversized accessory structure. The property is over 4.0 acres and is permitted one oversized <br /> accessory structure up to 1,600 square feet. An OAS must meet principal structure setbacks. <br /> The property has been tested and viable septic sites have been located. The applicant is still developing a <br /> final plan to be reviewed by the building official. <br /> The Planning Commission may choose to review the practical difficulty criteria contained in Staff's <br /> report. <br /> Staff find the criteria permitting a guest house conditional use permit have been satisfied. Regarding the <br /> variance for the location of the guest house to be closer to the street than the principal structure, Staff <br /> finds that the location of the guest house makes sense. While technically the proposed use for the <br /> undeveloped property can be accomplished in keeping with the Code,the location shown is potentially <br /> the least impactful to adjacent neighbors. <br /> A list of signatures of supporting neighbors as well as supporting comments from both of the adjacent <br /> neighbors have been provided and have been included in the Planning Commission packet. <br /> In accepting this conditional use permit,the property owner will be required to agree to the filing of a <br /> covenant in the title of the property providing that the accessory building will not be: <br /> 1 Used for a home occupation unless specifically approved by the City or if allowed by this Code. <br /> 2. Used as a dwelling unless a guest house conditional use permit is obtained. <br /> 3. Rented, leased or otherwise provided for use as a dwelling under any circumstances. <br /> Such covenant shall be binding on current and future property owners and shall be filed in the chain of <br /> title of the property. <br /> The Planning Commission may consider the following motions: <br /> 1. Approval of the conditional use permit for the guest house and variance permitting the guest <br /> house in the location proposed. <br /> 2. Approval of the conditional use permit for the guest house; denial of the setback variance. <br /> Page 5 of 23 <br />