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L.. <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING CO^L^USSION MEETING <br />_________Monday, October 16,2000 <br />ROLL <br />The Orono Planning Commission met on the above date with the following members present: <br />Chair Elizabeth Hawn, Commissioners Jay Nygard, William Stoddard, Dale Lindquist, <br />Janice Berg, and Daniel Kluth. Commissioner Sandra Smith ssas absent. The following <br />represented City Staff: Senior Planning Coordinator Michael Gafifon, Zoning Administrator <br />Paul Weinberger, Assistant Zoning Administrator Wendy Bottenberg, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br />City Council Representative Barbara Peterson was present. <br />Chair Hawn called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />(M) 62624 ROGER OLSEN, 815 PARTEN>VOOD ROAD - RENEWAL VARIANCES, <br />6:31 p.m. - 6:37 p.m. <br />Roger Olsen, Applicant, was present. <br />The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit ofPublication were noted. <br />Bottenberg stated the Applicants are requesting to re‘n^vst5y%ff*hat were granted in <br />November, 1997, October, 1998, and October, 1999. would like to e.\pand and <br />remodel the e.\isting residence to include a four stall garage and additional living space. <br />Variances were approved by the City Council for lakeshore setback and hardcover in the <br />0-75 ’ zone. Variances were required for remodeling to the e.xisting residence that is located <br />34 ’ from the lakeshore where 75’ is required. A hardcover variance in the 0-75 ’ zone s required to <br />allow 15.3 percent where 20 percent e.xisis and zero is allowed <br />Bottenberg stated the lot conforms to lot area, lot width, and side yard setback requirements, <br />with the existing residence being located within the required lakeshore setback. The proposed <br />plan reduces the amount of hardcover in the 0-75 ’ setback. <br />City Staff recommends renewing the variances for lakeshore setback and hardcover in the <br />0-75 ’ setback. <br />Olsen suted he has renewed the variances in the past due to financial issues and may not be able <br />to complete the project this year either. Olsen stated he would like to undertake this project in <br />the future, and inquired whether it would be best to let the variances e.xpire or to continue to <br />renew them. <br />Hawn inquired what would happen if the variances were allowed to lapse. <br />Gaffron stated if the variances lapsed, the Applicant would need to submit a new plan and pay <br />a new fee. Gaffron noted the Applicant is only required to pay one-half of the fee if he requests <br />renewal. <br />PAGEl <br />b <br />■ I <br />11 <br />II <br /><1 <br />I