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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,June 15,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Ressler said he is not in favor of tabling the matter. The feedback provided has been documented and <br /> hopefully useful for Barnhart and the City Attorney at their discretion for review at the Council. The <br /> Planning Commission can leave it up to the Council if they deem it necessary to come back to the <br /> Planning Commission. <br /> Bollis referenced Line 1746 requiring additional frontage specifically for outlots or lots. <br /> Barnhart stated lot frontage is measured for lake lots at the lakeshore and 75 feet back. That is how you <br /> get to the lot width.There is no minimum requirement for that access on the public street, creating some <br /> problems, notably at Casco Point. The language allows for 18 feet minimum. This is an eight-foot wide <br /> driveway and five feet on either side,the minimum setback for hardcover in most residential zoning <br /> districts. <br /> Bollis asked whether the current minimum is nine or eight feet. <br /> Barnhart said there is no minimum currently. He stated this is one of the items that they wanted to correct, <br /> because on a lake lot,the City only cares about the width at the lake and 75 feet back. There is no <br /> minimum at the street,and there should be a minimum at the street. <br /> Bollis asked if it only pertained to the Shoreland District. <br /> Barnhart stated it is for each lot. Most of them are going to be above that because their width will be <br /> measured at the building setback line, but mostly this will be applied in lake lots. <br /> Libby asked if the setback line would be started from the center of the right-of-way roadway or from the <br /> edge of the right-of-way roadway. <br /> Barnhart said it is at the property line, so usually at the edge of the right-of-way. <br /> Bollis asked if it could be moved to the Shoreland Overlay District. <br /> Barnhart noted he could but he is not amending the zoning code now. He added that this is where it is <br /> going to come up, because a new lot will be created in the shoreline,and this is where the City would <br /> want it to apply. <br /> Bollis asked about Big Island, where there are platted roads. <br /> Barnhart stated, at Big Island,the minimum lot area is five acres so you are not going to see a lot of those. <br /> Bollis said 18 feet would still be needed onto a roadway. <br /> Barnhart agreed, noting that it would be on a public or private street or access outlot. <br /> Bollis said he is not in favor of adding the language. <br /> Barnhart asked if it would be better if it said"except for the RS zoning district." <br /> Page 16 of 19 <br />