07-16-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Dustin Rief, City Administrator From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director Date: July 16, 2018 Subject: #LA18-000057, City of Orono, Text Amendment related to Accessory structure setbacks. Public Hearing Application Summary: The Draft ordinance would clarify and restate the setbacks for accessory structures throughout the city. Staff Recommendation: Hold a second public hearing. Staff will prepare an ordinance for future consideration, based on input received. Background This is the second discussion of proposed changes for the Accessory structure setbacks. A draft table (Exhibit A) has been prepared, based on the zonal impacts introduced last meeting. The discussion on Monday will center on applying applicable setbacks to each zoning district, based on the prescribed setbacks for principal structures and buildings. Areas highlighted in Yellow are not proposed; The cell contents are retained for formatting purposes. To confirm, this amendment, staff will be a wholesale rewrite. A new format is proposed, with the following primary goals: 1. Ease of Use. The user can find the applicable regulation using common logic. 2. Ease of Understanding. The User can understand the regulation, and how it applies to their question. Reduce the number of exceptions. 3. Remove unnecessary regulation. In some cases, regulations designed to address a singular concern will be removed, in the interest of goals 1 and 2 above. Applicable Definitions Accessory use or structure means a use or structure subordinate to and serving the principal use or structure on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use or structure. Building means any structure having a roof which may provide shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or chattel; and when the structure is divided by party walls without opening, each portion of such building so separated shall be deemed a separate building.