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^ 1 <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Chair Hawn and Orono Planning Conimission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Wendy Bottenberg, Zoning Administrator/Planner <br />September 14, 2001 <br />SUBJECT: ^01-2710 Donald and Joanne Davidson <br />S68 Keene Avenue <br />Variances •• Public Hearing <br />Zoning District: <br />Lot Area: <br />RR-IB One Family Rural Residential District (2 acre) <br />22.582 s.f. (0.52 acre) (0.51 acre dry buildablc) <br />Lbt of Exhibits <br />A Application <br />Site Plan/Survey <br />Floor Plans <br />Topographic Map and Neighborhood Lot Layout <br />Hardship Letter <br />Location Map <br />Plat Map <br />Property Owner’s List <br />1980 Sewer Unit Resolution <br />Request: Applicants request lot area, lot width and setback variances for construction of a new <br />residence on a vacant 0.52 acre lot in the 2-acre zone. <br />Note: This lot is technicoUy a corner tot, and the short side (south side) along undeveloped Fox Street <br />would be the ‘front* by definition. However, functionaily Fox Street will likely never be developed as a <br />roadway here, and for purposes of this variance request andfor development on this lot, the west lot line <br />along Keene Avenue will be considered as front, the east line as rear, and the line along Fox Street right- <br />of-way will be considered as a tide street lot line. <br />Pertinent Code Sections: <br />1. Section 10.24, Subdivision 5 (B): Lot Width: The lot has a defined width of 176 feet at the 50* <br />front setback from Keene A\enue where 200 feel is the minimum lot width required for the RR-IB <br />zoning district for new construction. <br />2. Section 10.24. Subdivision 5(B): Lot Area: The lot is 22,582 s.f. (0.52 acre) where 2 acres is the <br />minimum lot area for the RR-IB zoning district for new construction. The southwest tip of the <br />property is in the wetland, and the dry buildablc area e.xcluding wetland is about 0.51 acre. <br />3. Section 10.24, Subdivision 5 (B): Front Yard Setback: To permit the residence to be 30 ’ from <br />the front lot line where 50 ’ is required for the RR-IB zoning district <br />*01-2710 Donald A Joanne Davidson <br />568 Keene Avenue <br />Variances <br />9/14/2001 <br />Page I