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1 • <br />TO:Chair Smith and Orono Planning Conunission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />FROM: Wendy Bottenberg, Zoning Administrator/Planner <br />DATE:January 15,2003 <br />SUBJECT:#02-2850 John and Patricia Walker <br />1318 Spruce Place <br />Variances - Public Hearing <br />Zoning Dbtrict: <br />Lot Area: <br />LR-IB One Family Lakeshore Residential District (1 acre) <br />14,501 s.f. (.33 acre) <br />Exhibits: <br />A Survey <br />B Hardcover Calculations <br />C Minutes from November 2002 Planning Commission Meeting <br />D Planning Report and Exhibits from November, 2002 <br />Application Summary: This application was heard at the November, 2002 Planning <br />Commission meeting. The application was tabled with direction given to the applicant ’s <br />representative. The applicant has submitted a new site plan with those changes. The applicant <br />has met all the conditions. The variances are listed below and the new changes are proposed. <br />Planning Commission directions for the applicant: <br />1. Maintain hardcover in 75-250’ setback zone to 4,277 s.f. (34%) by removing existing <br />hardcover. <br />Pertinent Code Sections: <br />1. Section 10.24, Subdivision 5 (B): Rear Yard Setback: To permit a deck/steps to be 23’ from <br />the rear lot line where 30’ is required for the LR-IB zoning district. <br />I hc setback was increased to 23’ from 17’ due to the deck being redesigned and is smaller than <br />previously proposed. Also, the stairway to the ground level was eliminated. <br />2. Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 and Section 10.56, Subdivision 16 (LX2): Hardcover in 75-250’: <br />Within 75-250* of the shoreline there shall be no greater than 25% hardcover. Variance Request: To <br />permit a ha"dco\ er variance to allow 4,277 s.f (34%), where 4,277 s.f (34%) exists and 3,137.5 s.f <br />(25%) is allowed. <br />The hardcover in the 75-250’ setback zone was reduced to 4,277 s.f (34%) by removing a <br />portion of the driveway, the entire lower patio, reducing the size of the proposed deck, and <br />eliminating the brick paver walk in favor of a wood chip pathway. <br />#02-28S0A John Walker <br />1318 Spruce Place <br />1/15/2003 <br />Page I of2 <br />1 <br />J