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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, July 21,2003 6:00 o ’clock p.m. 1)*e4rf=r' 2916, Phillip Smith, 2600 West LaFayctte Road, granting approval of the upper level second story addition in the 0>75* setback zone; and hardcover variances be approved to allow additions to the porch and garage subject to staffs recommendation that the hardcover additions be concurrent to removals of hardcover in a ratio of at least 1:1 with no net hardcover increase on the site; further requiring, that the shed be relocated on the property if removals from the 0-75' are required; and that all landscape plastic be removed. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. (#14) #03-2919 KEVIN AND DEBORAH THOMPSON, 90 MYRTLEWOOD ROAD, VARIANCES, 9:11 - 9:49 P.M. Deborah Thompson, the applicant, was present. GafTron reported that the applicant requests a side street setback variance to construct a 996 s.f. detached garage. A second variance is requested to allow the new garage to be attached to an existing 848 s.f. detached garage via a 11* x. (?)_’ greenhouse (dimension undetermined). The variances include: 1 . Side street setback of 23.1' where a 50' side street setback is required. 2. Oversize accessory structure variance (no accessory building larger than 1000 s.f. is allowed on a lot of 0-1.99 acres in area). (Note: Applicants had indicated they also want to add a pool requiring a side street setback variance, but have not provided the requested location/size detail for that pool, so the pool request is not under consideration as part of this application) Gafiron indicated that staff recommends: a) Approval of the side street setback variance for the 996 s.f garage. b) Denial of the variance to create an oversize accessory structure. c) Consider whether screening should be required. Gaffron explained that the applicants propose to construct a 996 s.f. detached garage 11' southeasterly from their existing 848 s.f. detached garage. The new garage will be located 23.1 feet from the south side lot line, which is by definition a side street lot line. It abuts the dedicated right-of-way of old Highway 12 or Wayzata Boulevard. While the portion of Wayzata Boulevard immediately adjacent to the property has not been used for road purposes since the extension of 1-394/US 12 in the 1970's, it is still MnDOT right-of-way and must be treated as a street for zoning purposes. With regard to the Oversize Accessory Structure Variance, Gaffron stated that the Council adopted the Oversize Accessory Structure (OAS) ordinances in the late 1980's to place limits on the size of individual accessory buildings as w ell as on the total square footage of accessory buildings that could be located on a property. For lots smaller than 2 acres, it was concluded that no oversize accessory structures should be allowed, and any structure over 1000 s.f. would be considered as oversized, The concern was the mass and bulk of structures on properties, with an intent to limit the visual density and retain open space. PAGE 22 of 37 J