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L_ MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING CX)MMISSION MEETING Monday. July 21.2003 6:00 o’clock p.m. (»I3 M03-2916 PHILLIP SMITH. CoatiMcd) Chair Smith moved, Raha Mcoadcd, to rccommead approval of Applicathm #03<29I6. PhilHp Smith, 2600 West LaFaycitc Road, sraattaK approval of the apper Ic^ el sccoad »tor>’ additioB la the 0>75* setback rone; and hardcover variaaccs be appro%*ed to allow addHhms to the porch aad garage sabjeci to staffs recommeadatioa that the hardcover addhioas be coacarreat to reamvab of hardcover ia a ratio of at least 1:1 with ao act hardcover iacreasc oa the site; farther reqairiag, that the shed be relocated on the property if reawvab 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' w here a 50' side street setback is required. 2. Oversi/e 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'si/e detail for that pool, so the pool request is not under consideration as part of this application) GafTron indicated that staff recommends: a) Approval of the side street setback variance for the 996 s.f garage. b) Denial of the variance te create an oversi/e accessory’ structure. c) Consider whether screening should be required. GafTron explained that the applicants propose to construct a 9% s.f detached garage IT 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 Way'zata Boulevard imm« ately adjacent to the property has not been used for road purposes since the extension of 1-394/US 12 in the I970'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. GafTron stated that the Council adopted the Ov ersize Accessory Structure (OAS) ordinances in the late l98(Ts to place limits on the size of indiv'idual accessory buildings as well as on the toul square footage of accessory buildiitgs that could be located on a property. For lots smaller than 2 acres, it was concluded that PAGE 22 of 37