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"i;Cl]I-mmD1211 0 ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, May 20, 2019 6:30 o'clock p.m. ROLL CALL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Chair Jon Ressler, Commissioners Chris Bollis, Bob Erickson, Matt Gettman, Dennis Libby, Mark McCutcheon, and John Thiesse. Representing Staff were Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, City Planners Melanie Curtis and Laura Oakden, and Recorder Jackie Young. Chair Ressler called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. LA19-000027 MIKE JOHNSRUD, 135 LUCE LINE RIDGE, VARIANCE, 7:18 P.M. — 7:56 P.M. Mike Johnsrud, Applicant, was present. Oakden stated the applicant is requesting a variance to exceed the allowed square footage for an oversized accessory structure from 1,200 to 1,432 square feet. The property is located in a planned residential development within the RR-lA zoning district, which is a 5 -acre zoning district. The property is permitted to have a total of 2,400 accessory building square footage. It is permitted to have one oversized accessory structure, but no single structure may exceed 1,200 square feet. The existing detached building was built in 2017. The property owner is requesting to add a 280 square foot addition to the existing 1,152 square foot building creating a 1,432 square foot building. This would be 232 square feet over the allowed 1,200 square foot footprint. The code allows a secondary accessory structure not to exceed 999 square feet on the property. The proposal meets the setbacks. The application regulations have been included in Staff's memo. Staff finds the submitted application does not meet the practical difficulties standards. The applicant has indicated they need the additional square footage for trailer storage due to theft and vandalism and safety and security for their possessions. The applicant further believes that the addition is financially beneficial, environmentally beneficial, and neighborly. Staff finds the applicant can meet the City Code by building a separate accessory structure. There are not any unique circumstances with the land or the use to support a variance to allow an accessory building larger than the code would permit. The applicant has not demonstrated that the property is unique to support the variance and reasonable use of the property has been achieved via the construction of the house and the 1,152 square foot accessory structure. To date no public comments have been received, but the applicant did submit signatures of the neighbors in support of the project. Gettman asked what the required amount of space between the two buildings is. Oakden stated to her understanding it is ten feet according to state building code. Gettman asked whether there is that room.