09-18-1995 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1995 ( #IS) #2070 L. E. BRUEGGEMAN COMPANIES, 372 WESTLAKE STREET - SKETCH PLAN OF PROPOSED TWO LOT SUBDIVISION - PUBLIC HEARING The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. Developer Loren Brueggeman and property owner, Dean Maeser, were present. The property in question is located on Westlake Street. The sketch plan is a review of a proposed lot line rearrangement or replat to result in two building sites from a 1.99 acre group of 3 tax parcels. This property is located in the single family lakeshore residential 2 -acre zoning district requiring 200' width minimums. The home currently on the property overlaps lots 10 and 11 with a storage -type building on lot 11. Two rental cabins overlap lots I 1 and 12 but are mainly located in lot 12. The property currently operates as one single property. One sewer unit was assessed to the existing house but not granted to the cabins, which are non - conforming and are in need of removal. Council directed the applicant earlier this year to connect the house to sewer and allowed the cabins to remain in use for two more years before they must be removed. The cabins are using the septic system on the property, and the house must be connected to sewer immediately. The cost of connecting to sewer is $14,000 per unit. • The applicant decided to pursue a lot line rearrangement or replat of the property into two building sites. The lots would meet the required setbacks with 50' front and 30' side but would create a back -lot situation. The potential rights of the owner to have an additional building site would be much greater if each existing lot was buildable but they are not as many variances would be needed. If a back lot were created and replatted, it would not meet the 150°/o requirement. Lot area variances would be required. The lot width as noted in case 1 is dependent on the 75` line but would probably meet the lot width required. The lot coverage by structure allowance is limited by hardcover maximums. An average lakeshore setback variance would also be required. In the question of a replat, would the City allow a narrow corridor to access the back lot or would 30' be required as per the code? It is questionable whether two parcels would be allowed in this 2 -acre zoning. The lots use currently overlaps resulting in the 3 lots functioning as one property. If a subdivision is not possible, City questions what relief could be given to the owner. Would it be possible to sell land to a neighbor? Developer Brueggeman passed out sketch plans to the Commissioners showing two potential building sites on rearranged parcels meeting hardcover requirements. One site would contain a 2 -story residence, 3300 s.f., and the second site would contain a 4400 s.f footprint with a walkout rambler style home, square footage of which would be 4000+ s.f with both upper and lower levels. Both would be on substandard lots but would be • sellable according to Brueggeman. 30