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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, October 21, 2019 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />4. LA19-000082 ALEXANDER DESIGN GROUP, 1973 FAGERENESS POINT ROAD, <br />VARIANCES, 7:58 P.M. — 8:12 P.M. <br />Kathryn Alexander, Designer, and John and Christine Buboltz, Property Owners, were present. <br />Curtis stated the subject property has lakeshore on two sides which significantly limits the buildable area. <br />The applicant is proposing additions/expansions to the second story, which are within the lake setback but <br />are over existing first floor. The existing garage on the property is connected to the home via an <br />underground tunnel. <br />This proposed garage rebuild, which will include a rooftop deck and an above -ground addition, requires <br />variances for rear/street setback, side yard setback, average lakeshore setback, and 75 -foot hardcover. In <br />addition, the applicant has proposed to move an existing west facing balcony to the opposite side of the <br />home requiring lake setback, 75 -foot hardcover, and average lakeshore setback variances. <br />The existing balcony is situated lakeward of the average lakeshore setback. The applicant is requesting to <br />move the balcony to the opposite side. The proposed location is technically no closer to the lake, but it is <br />still within the setback. The proposed garage will be located approximately five feet further from the lake <br />than existing but will still be almost entirely within the average lakeshore setback. <br />The survey reflects an incorrect average lakeshore setback line on the roadside. The purple line, drawn <br />by Staff, is correct. The proposed garage will be approximately four feet further from the lake than <br />existing, but it will still be almost entirely within the average lakeshore setback. <br />A majority of the change will be over existing hardcover or existing structure, but the hardcover will <br />increase in the 75 -foot setback area by 607 square feet. Overall the hardcover will increase from 18.5 <br />percent to 21 percent due to the size of the addition. <br />Staff finds that a number of the property characteristics are practical difficulties making development and <br />improvement challenging. The topography of the lot, the dual lakeshore frontage, which applies lake and <br />average lakeshore setbacks on both sides of the property, the narrowness of the lot, and the proximity to <br />the road are all difficulties that support the requested variances. <br />To date no public comments have been received. <br />Planning Staff recommends approval. <br />Ressler asked how further back the new garage would be. <br />Curtis indicated it is four feet. Curtis illustrated the building envelope on the overhead. <br />Thiesse asked if any comments from the neighbors have been received. <br />Curtis indicated they have received comments from two of the neighbors in support of the application. <br />Mr. Buboltz, Applicant, stated he has talked to them both and they have been given the plans. <br />Thiesse noted it is an average lakeshore setback encroachment and they are going up with the addition. <br />Page 11 of 20 <br />