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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, January 22, 2019 6:30 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 4. LA18-000098 JEN AND TONY ISHAUG, 4245 CHIPPEWA LANE, VARIANCES, 7:21 P.M. – 7:29 P.M. The applicant was not present. Barnhart stated the applicants are requesting a front yard setback variance for a detached garage. The new accessory building requirements allow a detached garage 1,000 square feet or smaller to be forward of the principal building, subject to conditions, which includes the requirement that the building should be consistent in material and color with the principal structure. The applicants have sized and designed the garage to fit these requirements. The new accessory building ordinance requires any accessory building forward of the principal building to meet the front yard setback. The applicants are requesting a variance to allow a 20-foot setback instead of the 100-foot required setback due to the topography of the property. The improvement will be consistent in character with the principal structure. This house is located at the end of a dead-end street so the impact to the neighborhood is relatively minimal. Staff has completed a preliminary review of the project for compatibility with the septic system and has determined that the project is not likely to impact the existing or future septic sites. The site plan for the building permit should call out the alternate septic site. Due to the unique topography and configuration of improvements on the property, the request for a front yard setback variance seems reasonable. There are no issues with the proposed grading. When the building permit is submitted, the associated site plan should depict the location of the erosion control measures and call out the top and bottom elevation of the proposed retaining wall. Staff recommends approval of the variance as proposed. Thiesse asked if Staff has confirmed that Chippewa is a dead-end road and there is no right-of-way that continues past the property line. Barnhart pointed out the cul-de-sac and the proposed building. Thiesse stated to his knowledge the right-of-way also ends there so there will not be a through road constructed there at some point. Landgraver asked if the adjacent property to the east is landlocked. Curtis indicated they front on Watertown Road. The applicant was not present. Chair John Thiesse opened the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. There were no public comments regarding this application. Chair John Thiesse closed the public hearing at 7:25 p.m.