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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,May 17,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> actual road frontage in an easement driveway create practical difficulties for development. However, <br /> there is a reasonable, conforming building envelope available to the property owner. If the proposed home <br /> were rotated slightly it would nearly fit into the allowed building envelope(showed on screen).The <br /> existing envelope appears to provide adequate space with which to construct a conforming home <br /> footprint. Staff suggests the applicant re-orient the home to better fit into the permitted envelope. <br /> Planning Department Staff recommends denial of the setback variances;however, Staff supports lot width <br /> and lot area variances allowing for redevelopment. <br /> McCutcheon said it seems that they need a variation for every setback and asked why the existing <br /> envelope is better than this one. <br /> Curtis noted the lot has historically been defined as the front with the eastern lot line which would thereby <br /> dictate the other setback yards. It is an awkward orientation as the lot does not have frontage on <br /> Bederwood Drive,the road continues up into the Luce Line property and becomes a driveway for this <br /> residence. <br /> McCutcheon asked if the proposed front will be the south or the north. <br /> Curtis said they are not changing the proposed front but are asking to be 15.3 feet from the defined front, <br /> 10 feet on the side as the Luce Line property cuts through 44.8 from the west(rear), and 39 from the side. <br /> Bollis asked if an analysis has been done in redefining the lot lines so that the north line was the front <br /> line; is there a different legal buildable envelope that conforms more with what they are proposing? <br /> Curtis said potentially but the front would still be 50 feet. <br /> Barnhart did a cursory analysis of that and there is less buildable area if they consider the north property <br /> line the front. <br /> Al Azad, 165 Bederwood Drive,noted the house is quite old and they are trying to remodel it and fix it <br /> up;they decided for community enhancement to rebuild the house.The garage,although they are saying <br /> detached,is actually attached as there is a little sidewalk separating the garage from the house but the roof <br /> is attached. They are putting the house exactly where the old house is but is a bit bigger than the old <br /> house. <br /> Al Azad said the house that is there right now is the exact same direction,the only thing they added was a <br /> sunroom and the garage is a little bigger. <br /> Chair Kirchner opened the public hearing at 6:43 p.m. <br /> Chair Kirchner closed the public hearing at 6:43 p.m. <br /> Kirchner does not see that it is the same location of the current house.Based on setbacks this is not <br /> something he can support and agrees with Staffs recommendation. <br /> Gettman asked what would be the proposed envelope that Kirchner and Curtis would be comfortable with <br /> because they are combining the garage that is currently separated. The overall footprint looks like it is <br /> modified but practical difficulty is this is just not a buildable lot. <br /> Page 6 of 21 <br />