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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY. MAY 17. 2004 6:00 o’clock p.m. (le. N»4-3009 JAMES A>D DARO' LOFKLER, Coattaacd) Rahn tumman/cd the Planning Commission uas seeking a 1 5'o lot coverage by structure. mini;ni/?*ion of all hardcover to the recommended standards of 3’ sidewalk. 8’dnveway. 8'x8‘ turnaround or whatever is stipulated m the code for a tuma: ound on a county roadway Chair Mabusth asked for the standards to be provided to the applicant. Chair Mabusth asked for other comments. A public member. Henry Lamiarz. proposed consideration of allowing a driveway with two hard surface tire Uacks to greatly minimize hardcover. Gaffron responded this option has maintenance problems as dtKs driveway pavers and that property owners become unhappy with them and pasx them os-er. resuhing in full coverage anyssay. Therefore, the City's hardcoscr ordinance d»>cs not permit the option of stnps or pavers. Leslie interjected that the stnps can be installed but will result in no reduction in the hardcover pcrcentaee Chair Mabusth a^ked for further public comments, there were none Chair Mabusth asked the applicants if they have received enough guidance to revise the proposal Gaffron summarized that based on the surveyor’s measuienKmis received at the nM.*eiing. the lot coveia're by structure is 2508 s.f and the direction is to minimi/e sidewalks and dnveways but is not able lo determine the hardcover percentage at this time. Gaffron indicated the application could be relumed to the Planning Commission on June 21.2004. and with a Planning Commission recommendation, the matter could likely be scheduled for the June 28. 2004 City Council meeting. Hremer suggested the applicants should make the structure even .smaller to reduce lot coverage to less than I S% to make an impact on the hardcover percentage. Fritzler moved, Bremer seconded, to table Application 0O4-3OO9, J.-imes and Oarey l.»nier. 1690 Sbady'wood Road, requesting a hardcover variance to construct a new residence on the properly, and other variances for lot area and lot coverage bv structure. VO I E: AvesT.N'av 0. Chair Mabusth recessed the Planning Commission at 8:32 p.m. for a short break and reconvened at 8:44 p m. 1 1. #C4-30I2 R0<;ER D. O'SHAl GILNEJV.SY, 1265 BRACKETTS POINT ROAD. \ ARIANTES AND tO.NDITlON.VL ISE PEK.M1T, PUBLIC llEARJNt; (8:44-9:37 p.m.I Curtis explained the applicant’s requesi for three variances and two conditional use permits in order to construct a boardwalk to the shore ending in .v landing, to cor.sttuct a wire mesh fence along Brackett’s Point Road, to grade, fill and construct a retaining wall in the floodplain and to cons*.ruct chimney s 40’8 ” where 30’ IS allowed. She noted there was change tn boardwalk width from 6' to 4’ boardwalk width, which will result in a reduction in the hardcover pcrccniagcs from 550’ to 438 s f. yet to be confirmed. Curtis advised that the city received two letters from neighbors that arc requested to be read into the record She pointed out the Issues for Consideration outlined in the Suff Report, dated May 3. 2004. C’uitis concluded by recommending the following ApprovTil of the conditional use pemui to allow chimney heights of 40’ 8" where a 30’ ma.ximum is normally allow cd. Approval of the variance and conditional use permit for construction and fill w ithin the fioodplain incorporating the recommendauons of the .MCWD and the City Engineer. Denial of the hardcover vanance for 438 s.f. of hardcover within the 0-75* setback zone. Denial of the variance to allow a fence within 75 ’ of the lake. Page 23 of 40