04-16-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. Barnhart stated the City Engineer will review the grading and drainage but that he will not look at a retaining wall that is less than four feet in height. Gustafson stated the stairway and wall will be constructed from a barge off the lake. Gustafson stated when the bigger rocks are placed to retain the grade, there will be drainage rock behind them, which will help capture some of the water. If the stairway is straight, the water will go straight down and lead to erosion. Gustafson noted they will have to do some slight grading and that they will add more vegetation to help hold the bank in there. Gustafson stated the company has been around a long time and that they want to do it right the first time around so repairs do not need to be made. Lemke moved, Leskinen seconded, to recommend approval of Application No. LA18-000016, Dale Gustafson, 1370 Cherry Place, granting of a 0-75 foot lake setback variance. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. 6. LAI 8-000019 MARK WILLIAMS, 2697 CASCO POINT ROAD, VARIANCE, 7:35 P.M. — 7:58 P.M. Mark Williams, Applicant, was present. Oakden stated the applicant is requesting an average lakeshore setback variance, a 75 -foot lake yard setback, a hardcover variance, and lot area and lot width variances in order to construct a new single- family house. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing house and construct a new house. This lakeshore lot is lower in the street third of the lot, forming a bowl on the back end of the lot, which limits the building envelope of the lot. The new proposed home sits partially within the footprint of the existing home. The applicant is asking for variances to center the home on the lot, which creates a new encroachment into the 75 -foot lake yard with the porch and corresponding hardcover. The applicant is also proposing to move the home back from 61 feet from the ordinary high-water level to 64.5 feet. To meet the average lakeshore setback, they would need to be 66 feet from the OHWL, which is the same distance as their neighbors to the south. The lot to the north is currently vacant. The new structure will consist of approximately 140 square feet of the single -story porch within the 75 - foot lake yard and roughly 30 square feet in the average lake setback where no structure currently exists. Page 13 of 23