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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, January 16, 2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. 5. #18-3994 DAVID KNAEBLE, 3635 TOGO ROAD, PRELIMINARY PLAT, 7:03 P.M. — 7:15 P.M. David Knaeble, Applicant, was present. Curtis noted the Planning Commission reviewed this as a sketch plan last September. The applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval with PRD flexibility for a residential subdivision of the 2.44 acre property in order to create a total of three lots for single-family homes where one lot currently exists. The property is currently zoned LR -1C, one family lakeshore residential. A delineated wetland near the center of the property impacts the building area of the southern two lots. The lots will be served by City sewer and water. One property would be accessed off of Togo Road where the current home exists and the two additional lots are proposed to access off of Northern Avenue on the south. It is not known at this time whether the existing home will remain. M46 The proposed lots range in size between 0.51 and 0.94 total acres. The lots will be served by City sewer and water. City Code requires that each sewered lot provide 0.5 acres minimum of contiguous dry buildable area. The proposed lots meet the acreage requirement of the Code but the acreage is not contiguous as required. The preliminary plat also reflects additional flexibility being requested for reduced front yard setbacks for Lots 2 and 3 off of Northern Avenue. The side and rear yard setbacks will be met and all lots provide the minimum 100 -foot lot width measured at the front setback. A 20 -foot right-of-way dedication is shown along both Togo Road and Northern Avenue. Currently Northern Avenue exists as a 20 -foot paved width public road half on the railroad right-of-way and half on the adjoining properties. Dedication of a 50 -foot right-of-way would make the southern two lots unbuildable. The Northern Oaks addition to the west along Northern Avenue was required to dedicate additional right-of-way to get to 30 feet. The developer in this case has shown a 15 -foot right-of-way dedication beyond the existing Northern Avenue consistent with the Staff recommendation made during the sketch plan review. The entire property is located within Hardcover Tier 3, which allows for 35 percent impervious surface. Hardcover calculations should be provided by the developer to confirm that each lot can be developed