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MEMORANDUM To: Lyle Oman, Building Official Street File, 2845 Watertown Road From: Mike Gaffron, Planning Director Date: June 2, 2005 Subject: Administrative Lot Area Variance for 2845 Watertown Road --ATTACH THIS TO BUILDING PERMIT— The above referenced property contains approximately 2.47 acres gross area, of which approximately 82,764 s.f. or 1.90 acres is dry buildable land(exclusive of jurisdictional wetland) per the property owner's surveyor, Mark Gronberg. The property is zoned RR-1B Rural Residential,requiring a dry buildable lot area of 2.0 acres. Per Orono Zoning Code Section 78-72(b)(3) as amended by Ordinance No. 9, Third Series on May 24, 2004, the Planning Director has the authority to grant a lot area variance if the following conditions are met: 1. The lot area and lot width each meet at least 50%of the district standards. (This standard is met) 2. Suitable primary and alternate septic sites are identified on the property and are protected from future development by execution of a covenant. (Sites are identified and approved;covenant document to be executed by owner and filed in chain of title is attached) 3. All other zoning ordinance requirements must be met, including but not limited to the following: i. Setbacks (Met) ii. Hardcover(Not Applicable) iii. Lot coverage by structures (Met) iv. Accessory structure requirements (Not applicable at this time) The house has been placed 26'from the jurisdictional wetlands on the property and is therefore not subject to the Wetland Moratorium,with the caveat that no land alterations(grade changes)within the 26'wetland setback will be allowed. Based on the above, an administrative lot area variance is hereby approved, subject to execution of the covenant for protection of sewage treatment sites prior to issuance of building permit.