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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,March 15,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Ressler said it is a substandard lot and makes the building envelope difficult to comply. <br /> Oakden said that is correct. <br /> McCutcheon said the Applicant reached out to the neighborhood and the neighborhood was fine with it. <br /> Oakden believes they reached out to the neighbor and if the Applicant is here,he can speak to that. Oakden <br /> did receive an email from the Applicant stating they had reached out and communicated with that northern <br /> neighbor. <br /> Ressler asked if any neighbor has gone on record with their feedback. <br /> Oakden has not received any official statements or signatures. <br /> Efim Shukalovich,Alliance Builders,was the initial buyer who provided the plan to the seller when he was <br /> applying for the variance. He is looking to build a house for a family, his wife and three girls. They are <br /> changing the house a little bit and moving the deck from the back to the side and that is the house they have <br /> come up with. He hopes for approval. <br /> Chair Ressler opened the public hearing at 8:03 p.m. <br /> Chair Ressler closed the public hearing at 8:03 p.m. <br /> Kirchner appreciates that this has been pushed back a bit from the front and it does not look like,where he <br /> is assuming a garage would go based on the proposed driveway, looks no further forward than what the <br /> Planning Commission had originally approved. While he understands there is additional footprint towards <br /> the rear, it still appears to maintain within the original setback. Barring any neighbors concerns or public <br /> comment against it, Kirchner does not see an issue with this as it seems to conform for the most part to <br /> what they had already approved specific to the side yard setbacks. <br /> Ressler agrees and thinks the Staff recommendation of approval is prudent based on the mitigants that have <br /> been presented. <br /> Kirchner moved, Bollis seconded, to approve LA21-000022 Alliance Builders, 15 Stubbs Bay Road <br /> No/Pid 32-118-23-34-0006,Variance as applied. VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0 <br /> 8. LA20-000047 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO BOAT STORAGE <br /> (STAFF: JEREMY BARN-HART) <br /> Staff presented a summary packet of information. The City Attorney has identified challenges to the <br /> enforcement of the regulations related to boat and boat trailer storage, in particular the section of the code <br /> that deals with inoperable boats and the duration that those are stored on the property. Staff and the City <br /> Council have been discussing this over the last 6 months or so to come up with a solution to address the <br /> issue of enforceability of the boat storage regulations. It quickly snowballed into whether they should really <br /> look at everything. The Council, in the direction of the Staff, primarily focused on the boat and trailer <br /> storage, to identify other glaring issues that need to be addressed, but also look at an ordinance with the <br /> goal of keeping it simple,making it easy to understand so the residents and constituents can have confidence <br /> in what the ordinance says and know they are satisfying that ordinance which is always a goal. Staff has <br /> Page 21 of 34 <br />