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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 /> Thiesse indicated he is in agreement. Part of the intent of the ordinance was to keep it close to the house <br /> but the applicants have done the opposite of that and moved it as far away from the house as possible. If <br /> the area is turned into prairie, it will be more visible, and it will be difficult to screen since the panels <br /> need to be exposed to the sunlight. Thiesse stated the use of solar energy outweighs those concerns and <br /> he would be in favor of it. <br /> Landgraver asked if he is suggesting that the City review their code that it be X feet from the house. <br /> Thiesse stated in his view it should be closer to the house and that he is not really in favor of making that <br /> area prairie. <br /> Libby moved,Landgraver seconded,to recommend approval of Application No. LA18-000103,All <br /> Energy Solar on behalf of Eleanor Ferril,240 Wakefield Road,variance. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 8. LA18-000095 CHUCK ALCON ON BEHALF OF ERIC AND ANDREA LARSON,690 <br /> BROWN ROAD NORTH,SKETCH PLAN,8:22 P.M.—8:42 P.M. <br /> Chuck Alcon,Applicant, and Michael Stedman,Developer,were present. <br /> Barnhart stated the applicants are proposing a sketch plan for a 7-lot single-family residential <br /> development on the 24.37-acre parcel. Each of the lots meets the required 2-acre dry buildable <br /> requirement for the zoning district. Rezoning is not being proposed. Plat improvements would include <br /> extension of the road to serve the seven lots. The property is located in the MUSA and the ordinance <br /> requires it to be served by sanitary sewer. <br /> The main question for the Planning commission is two of the lots do not meet the lot width requirement. <br /> As noted in the staff report,the width of Lot 3 is based on the distance at the building setback line <br /> adjacent to the right-of-way. In this situation it is an arc 50 feet back, which is approximately 143 feet of <br /> width by definition. That would be within a 75-foot creek setback. The house,however,will actually be <br /> built back further into the property and will be approximately 200 feet back. The strict reading of the rule <br /> requires it to be measured at the building setback line. While the lot is large, it does not meet the strict <br /> requirements for width. <br /> Lot 6 is a lake lot. In this case width is measured at two locations. One is where the lines intersect at the <br /> ordinary high water mark and then the other is 75 feet back from there. That distance for Lot 6 is 185 <br /> feet. The actual main footage is 209 feet but it does not meet the strict reading of the lot width <br /> requirement. The width at the 75-foot line is conforming. Barnhart stated there really is no opportunity <br /> to adjust the side property lines to achieve the 200 feet and the applicant is requesting some flexibility to <br /> the lot widths. <br /> The applicant is proposing vegetation and buffering along the north and south property lines as well as <br /> along the road. The land use and proposed density are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan guidance <br /> for the property. The property currently contains one house located on the south side. This house will be <br /> retained on what will be Lot 6. <br /> The existing driveway off of Brown Road serving this house will be removed. Access to the subdivision <br /> will be a new private road off of Brown Road. This private road will terminate in a cul-de-sac. The new <br /> road appears to line up with the exit drive out of the Sugarwood development to the west. The 50-foot <br /> Page 17 of 20 <br />