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Date Application Received: 01/04/2022 Date Application Considered as Complete: 01/21/2022 60-Day Review Period Expires: 03/22/2022 To: Chair Kirchner and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From: Melanie Curtis, Planner mcc Date: 22 February 2022 Subject: #LA22-00001 (Also related #LA21-000078) Tim & Leslie Oare and co-applicants John & Michele Abbott 2967 Casco Point Road (Oare) + 2641 Casco Point Road (Abbott) • Hardcover Variances (both lots) • Lot Area Variance for Guest House Qualification (2967 CPR) • Guest House Conditional Use Permit (2967 CPR) Public Hearing Background John and Michele Abbott have lived at 2941 Casco Point Road for a number of years; Tim and Leslie Oare recently built a new home at 2967 Casco Point Road. 2965 Casco Point Road (formerly the Swenson property) was offered for sale in 2021 and was purchased by the Abbotts and Oares jointly. They hope to split the property and combine each portion with their lots. They also plan to keep the existing home and detached garage on their respective portions of the property. An administrative boundary line adjustment (officially called a Subdivision Exception) can be completed by staff and recorded by the owner to combine and move the lot lines if no new non-conformities are created or an existing non-conformity is not increased The applicants propose a net decrease in hardcover of 22 square feet. However, the hardcover for the parcel to be owned by the Abbotts will increase from 22.96 to 27.5%, and the Oare property hardcover square footage increases and will exceed 25%. The present situation was not contemplated by the ordinance, where a third lot is absorbed into two existing lots. The Abbotts will acquire the “Swenson” detached garage with their portion of the lot split; the Oares will acquire the “Swenson” home. The Oares wish to maintain the full functionality of the existing “Swenson” home to serve as a Guest House. A guest house use in the LR-1C district requires two times the district minimum acreage. In this case, a minimum lot area of 1.0 acre is required for a guest house use in addition to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The resulting lot area for the Oare property is proposed to be 0.73 acre. They are also requesting a lot area variance from the guest house acreage requirement as part of this application. They have applied for the Subdivision Exception application (#LA21-000078) with the hope that the requested variances will be granted and the lot can be split between the two parties. Practical Difficulties Analysis Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has primarily identified the existing conditions and the Application Summary: With the goal of a lot combination and boundary line adjustment (LA21- 000078), the applicants are requesting hardcover variances for both lots, and a lot area variance and CUP for a guest house for the Oare property. Staff Recommendation: Please see the Staff recommendation on Page 7.