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.*1-^ — e^.p MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNLNG COMMISSION MEETLNG Monday, September 20, 2004 6:00 o’clock p.m. (^04-3051 Kevin and Julie Fitzp^rick, Continued) Gun\ich indicated people are allow^a stairway to the lake. Jurgens^|ted he also is persuaded somew^t by the fact that this ncighoH^ood is gradually goi towards th^rger lots, which is changing tlV character of the area. Fntzler stated ji^because someone buys a lot lake, they should not be e.xp^^d to sit on that lot for a period of tiira^ntil additional property can ^^cquired in order to create a la^r lot. Fritzler uated he would prefer to sec the residence a little bi^OTallcr and a little bit lower jusNm reduce the n»carance that it is a ok structure on a small lot, but 8^t he generally docs not have rnS|h t!is»cement with the pra^sal. Kemp\tated if a purchaser iMot allowed to build a decent n^e to live in on these small lot^ removeXhis type of lot from tlVmarket. Kempf stated he is i^avor of the proposal. Leslie thanlvd the neighboi. for thrkcomments on this proposal. Leslie niovcd^empf seconded, to rccmincnd approval of a lot art'A^riaiice, lot width variance, and north and ^ith side yard setback Cll^anccs to permit constructiontof a residence located at 356 West Lake Swet. VOTE: Ayes 5, Na^^, Jurgens Opposed. Jurgens stated he is opposed to the approval because he docs not see a hardship for the vananccs. 8.#04-3052 ERIC VOGSTROM, 2618 CASCO POINT ROAD - \’ARI.\NCE Eric Voptrom, Applicant, was present. Curtis stated the applicant is requesting a number of variances in order to construct a new single-family residence on the property. The variances being requested arc a hardcover variance for 57.9 percent hardcover within the 75 ’-250’ setback zone where 25 percent is normally allowed; a variance for a side street setback of 10 feet where a 15-foot setback from the adjacent nght-of-'vay is normally required, and an average lakeshore setback variance to encroach 10' nearer to the lake than the properrv' to the south. Cuilis stated the current home on the property is set back approximately 86 feet from the ordinary high water level, with the applicant’s proposal showing a 75-foot setback. Curtis indicated the view of the lake from the property to the south should not be impacted by the applicant's proposal. Curtis stated bordering the applicant's property to the north is an undeveloped public nght-of-way. The applicant's property is approximately 80 feet in width. Allowing for a 10-foot setback on the south and a 15-foot side street setback on the north leaves a 55-foot wide buildable area. It is Staffs opinion a reasonable home can be constructed within this area. The applicant is proposing 57.9 percent hardcover for this lot, with a 3,002 square foot footprint to essentially max out the 15 percent structural coverage amount based on the totrl dry land area. The total property area is 20,561 square feet; however, this includes approximately 4,000 square feet separated PAGE 20