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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19,2001 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#01-2722) Michael and Monica Brown, Continued) Rahn stated he was not thinking of rotating the structure but merely changing the location of the doors into the garage. Hawn noted the Applicant would prefer to have a front loading garage since there are no other side loading garages in the neighborhood. Mabusth concurred that is the pattern of development in thit area. Stoddard moved, Lindquist seconded, to recommend approval of Application #01-2722, Michael and Monica Brow n, 1241 Brown Road South, granting of variances to permit replacement of a si.x foot fence w ithin 50 feet of the street property line, and granting of variances to permit a 10 foot side yard adjacent to the street .setback and a five foot setback to the alley based on the findings that the proposed garage meets the development pattern of surrounding properties along iVIinnetonka .Avenue and the alley is not intended to he used for roadwav purposes. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 1, Rahn Opposed. Hawn requested the Applicant have an architectural drawing prepared for Staff review showinu all the setbacks and e.xact location of the garage prior to the City Council meetinu. Rahn stated he voted against the motion because in his view a side-loading garage would meet the setbacks and would not require a variance. Rahn stated in his view he does not see a hardship for the variance. NEW BUSINESS (#4) #01-2730 ACE PROPERTIES, 3375 C RVSTAL BAY ROAD, VARIANCES, 6:48 p.m. - 7:28 p.m. Larry Palm and Gary Gniftke. Ace Properties, was present. Weinberger stated the Applicants are requesting variances to permit redevelopment of the property The proposal is to remove the e.xisting house and construct a new residence, with a ''4- bv 40' concrete storage building that is attached to the house but is not living space to remain. The concrete buildin- was constructed in 1971, sometime after the house was originally constructed. The Applicants are ^ proposing to retain three walls, the rear and sides, from the e.xisting storage buildin- bcin- used as n ,rt of the foundation for the new house. " =• » P**n Weinberger stated the lot consists of 6.690 square feet and lies within the LR-IC One Family Lakeshorc Residential District, which has a one-half acre minimum lot size. The total area outside »r the 75-foot setback is 3 855 square feet. The proposed house would be a two and a halfTto^ ou e with a defined height of 26 feet. The existing house is one and a half stories. Variances arc being requested to lot area and lot width to permit construction of the new resident, on ot that is less than one-halTacre and only 50 feet wide at the lakeshore and deHned structure setb^t In addition, variances are being requested for hardcover and structure w ithin 75 feet of the lakesh