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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 22,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> within 75 feet of the lake. Previously this interim use permit would have been reviewed as a conditional <br /> use permit. <br /> The applicants are proposing to construct the home to conform to all setbacks, including the 84.7-foot <br /> average lakeshore setback as determined by the home to the west at 2465 North Shore Drive. The home <br /> to the east is currently vacant and does not contain a principal structure. The plan reflects a raised <br /> terrace/patio area which is situated partially within the previous/existing home footprint. The portion <br /> within the existing home footprint qualifies as an in-kind improvement. However,there is a narrow <br /> portion which does not qualify. This elevated terrace encroaches, at most, approximately 5.5 feet <br /> lakeward of the average lakeshore setback line. <br /> Further,the terrace is an encroachment due to the applicants' grading plan for the lake yard which <br /> proposes to balance out the side-sloped yard. The proposed home will have a first-floor elevation of <br /> 950.5', which is 4.5 feet lower than the first floor of the home to the west. Curtis noted the red line on the <br /> sketch illustrates the first-floor elevation of the home to the west. The proposed terrace, including the <br /> curved wall, sits at about 951.5 feet,which is 42 inches from the new grade and 3.5 feet lower than the <br /> first floor of the home to the west. <br /> The interim use permit is requested to allow approximately 315 cubic yards of fill within the 75-foot <br /> setback and for the establishment of new engineered grade elevation. The applicants do not wish to <br /> modify the grade to result in a taller home than what is allowed but,rather,they wish to balance the <br /> slopes on the lake side from an aesthetic and drainage standpoint. The terrace exceeds 42 inches from <br /> existing grades within the average lakeshore setback as a result. <br /> The current property has a 29.6 percent hardcover level, including 772 square feet of hardcover in the 75- <br /> foot setback. The applicant is proposing 29.3 percent hardcover,which is a 176 square foot reduction, <br /> including removal of all of the existing non-conforming hardcover in the lake yard. A total of 2,320 <br /> square feet of driveway is proposed, not including the car court area. <br /> The applicants have attempted to reduce the impact of the home and the proposed structural/building <br /> coverage is 1,547 square feet less than the maximum footprint allowed. This is being done to reduce the <br /> total hardcover on the site. The driveway accounts for approximately 16 percent of the proposed <br /> hardcover and 4.74 percent of the site. <br /> Public comments were received and have been included in the Planning Commissioners' packets. <br /> Staff finds practical difficulties inherent to the property's shape, size and orientation which support the <br /> requested variances for lot area, lot width,average lakeshore setback, and possibly hardcover based on the <br /> length of the driveway and the shape of the lot. Therefore, Staff recommends approval of the lot width, <br /> lot area, and average lakeshore setback variances. As it relates to the hardcover variance,should the <br /> Planning Commission determine that practical difficulties exist supporting the proposed level, a <br /> recommendation for approval of a hardcover variance would also be appropriate. Regarding the interim <br /> use permit,the proposed plan conforms to the standards of IUP review. The grading will be tied to the <br /> building permit review and reviewed by the City Engineer. Staff recommends approval of the IUP. <br /> Landgraver asked which lot is currently vacant. <br /> Page 12 of 20 <br />