01-20-1998 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 20, 1998 • - - (#22 #2329 Bob Waade Continued) A 30'wide outlot is proposed over the existing shared driveway serving the four existing neighboring residences and the four proposed new dwelling units. This far exceeds the City's three unit threshold for a driveway, requiring a road. The applicant is asking for an easement to serve the back lot, requiring 3/4 acre with 1/2 acre in front. 100'widths are required. One plans calls for the road to come across the north along the property line of Lot 1 to Lot 2. A 50' outlot could be a road, and Gaffron questioned whether it would need to be developed without the neighboring properties. Once option according to Gaffi-on would be a development with 7-8 townhouse units. If a PRD, it would require a 200' setback with shared or private road. If the development is as proposed, a driveway to serve 4 lots could continue to serve the houses in the neighborhood. This is however for the rest of the neighborhood. Gaffron said the duplex credit in the LR-1 C-1 District requires a conditional use on a single lot. It meets the sewered requirement, being adjacent to commercial property, and construction within 200' of the district. The property does not meet the width requirement but does meet the area requirement. Gaffron said the backlot consideration is P roblematic for hardcover. It would use the full 25% of hardcover allowed in the 75-250' zone but have a minimal driveway and apron. More detail is required. A question of lake access is also a consideration. How many of the units would receive access. Gaffron questioned whether the plan would be approved for access by the LMCD. The code stipulates lake access to as many as have title. The ability to have 4 slips on 1 dock is not probable with requirement of having lakeshore. Lindquist asked the applicant what his intentions are for the property. Waade said he would like to have 4 slips and keep the units as rental units with two separate duplex units. Lindquist asked what determinations are needed. Gaffron said the plan would require Council and LMCD review. He said code allows only 4 slips on 1 property only. Hawn acknowledged that this problem is created with the lot ownership and lakeshore as developed. Lindquist suggested for the duplex plan to create the ability for the road to serve all 7 properties with a 50' outlot rather than an easement. A decision has to be made regarding where the road is to be located, who is to build it, whether it be private or public, and if the road will be shared. 43