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Description of Request: <br />The applicant has requested variances to permit construction of a new residence on the property: <br />The new proposal still requires variances for lot area, lot width and hardcover in 75-250' <br />setback area. The plw moves the residence back on the property, reduces the size of the structure, <br />and attaches the garage. Eliminating variances for average lakeshore setback, hardcover in 250-500' <br />setback area and structural lot coverage. <br />• Hardcover in the 75-250’ setback area: Proposed to be 2,641 s.f (27.8%). The proposal <br />e.xcecds the 25% hardcover allowed by Orono ordinance for new construction by 266 s.f. <br />(2.8%). The entire structure (house, garage, walkway, deck and porch) is located w ithin the <br />75-250' setback area. <br />Discussion: <br />The proposed plan locates the new residence behind the average lakeshore setback. All of the <br />structure is located w ithin the 75-250' setback area. Massing occurs to the back portion of the <br />setback area. The structure is 1,947 s.f (11.5?'o) which is well below the allowed 15%. The <br />residence is not over built for the lot. <br />If the applicant were to move the residence even further back on the property to meet hardcover <br />requirements in the 75-250' setback area a couple things would happen: <br />• The average lakeshore setback would change for the adjacent properties. If adjacent <br />properties decide to redevelop they would need to be located further back on the property <br />than currently exist. A domino w ould occur, w ith each new residence being required to locate <br />further back on the lot and closer to Shady wood Road. Do we want residences to be located <br />closer to Shadywood Road? The proposed location keeps the new residence in character <br />w ith the neighborhood and minimizes the domino effecL <br />• Hardcover in the 75-250' setback area is over the allowed 25®o. To reduce this to the <br />required 25%. approximately 260 s.f of hardcover would need to be placed in the 250-500' <br />setback area. By doing this, it would increase the hardcover amount in that area to about <br />3 l*/o, above the allowed amount and therefore requiring a variance. Because the 250’ line <br />bisects the driveway apron, moving the house back 8.6 ’ would reduce the 75-250' hardcover <br />by 260 s.f but this docs not eliminate the need to have driveway to serve all 3 stalls, and <br />driveway is already minimized. <br />. -2/ /tf BrentheU Homts <br />2200 Shafywood Road <br />Vvianct <br />10/12/01 <br />Page 2