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/ MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, July 18,2005 6:00 o’clock p.m. Jaffray'^ted the current garage is 19.3* deep, with a service door in one comer, which makes it difllcult to park a v^le in there. Jaflray stated he would like to bump the g^ge out an additional five feet to allow for a more^nctional garage. Rahn inquired whetl^the service door would be eliminated if the addition is^ved two feet. Jaflray stated he could elmnate the door but design-wise it does not make much s^se There were no public conunenbsjegarding this application. Rahn stated he does not have any i^es with the recommendation of Staff" [reroer inquired how the setback difierrl^m what was origina^jrapproved. Jaflhay stated die house is slightly off from b^g parallpHo the road and that could have resulted in house biing constructed 23 feet from the road radi&ethan 25 feet. Brener mo^, Kempf seconded, to recommend appVqyal of Application 805-3137, Robert and Victoria JaffraXstMtlng ofairont yard setback In order^ construct a garage addition onto the existing home, Inclddlnfli screen porch above the easterly 20* ny 15.5* of the addition, for the property locat«l4t 540^arrett Avenue. Leslie inqdfi^ how the City^ be assured diat this addition will not also e^oach more than 22.8* the placement of the house. Jaflray stated he is assuming the new susyey completed by Gronberg is accurate. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. 16. 805-3138 DAN LARKIN ON BEHALF OF SANDRA BENSON, 1376 BALDUR PARK ROAD, VARIANCE, 10:20 P.M. -10:35 P.M. Sandra Benson, Applicant, and Dan Larkin and Hairy Winger, DBH Larkin Constmetion, were present. Curtis stated the applicant*s property is located almost at the end of the Baldur Park Road. There is a 75* setback requirement from the ordinary high water level on two sides of the property, resulting in a very limited buildable area. The existing home is located almost entirely within the north 75-foot setback of PAGE 38