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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />January 17, 2023 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Oakden said the County had asked for a 45 -foot from centerline and now it's 33 foot so they'd ask for <br />additional right -of -way, and that they wouldn't want any structural improvements in that right-of-way, <br />like retaining wall. A new retaining wall would have to go within the parcel itself, not within the right-of- <br />way space. <br />Mr. Larsen said when they had the home design for the new home on the southern portion, they asked that <br />the architect ensure that the hardcover minimums be met, even after the lots are separated. <br />Oakden explained hard covers and structural coverage is commonly accounted by lot total. The applicant <br />is saying that when they rebuilt their house, or when they put in for their application, they made sure that <br />their hardcover and their structural coverage totals would be met with just the southern portion as a <br />standalone parcel. So that if they were to divide off the north, they'd still be in compliance, and they <br />wouldn't be creating new, additional non -conformities regarding hardcover and structural coverage. <br />Libby asked having dealt with turnouts, turn lanes, and driveway aprons as much as you have, would you <br />anticipate them? If there was a feasibility of an egress from County Road 15, that there would be a <br />necessity for two? <br />Mr. Gronberg said usually for two houses, they aren't that particular, but they'd have to work through it <br />with them. They may want a short little deceleration lane and a short little acceleration lane. <br />Ressler said he'd like to answer the applicant's question on the hardcover. We don't want to have three <br />non -conforming lots if we're talking about the adjoining property. In terms of zoning right now are those <br />northern lots even technically also zoned commercial? <br />Oakden said they're zoned residential. LR 1 C one is a residential zone. <br />Ressler said if it was for the higher density, then they would still be creating a problem because they'd be <br />asking for one non -conforming lot. The whole idea would be, let's get the zoning corrected to the spirit of <br />the neighborhood and then create conforming lots. And by doing so, then you would be able to do that. <br />McCutcheon asked if we were to rezone the northern parcels as LR 1B, does that help instead of having <br />lots of variances with this one to make it as is it? <br />Oakden said LR 1B is a larger zoning district, one acre minimum. Right now, with the split the LR <br />1 C 1 is the half -acre lot minimum. With the split at the lagoon, the LR 1 C one meets the half -acre needed, <br />but then that leaves the southern lots not being an acre in size. So that's the creation of a non -conforming <br />lot on both applications. <br />Libby said he thought the discussion had been very healthy, especially with applicants in-house. I think <br />that bringing this back to us and talking is kind of what we're here for. We can't always do a vote. But we <br />can always give our input. So I feel gratified that we had this time to spend. <br />Page 12 of 13 <br />