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TO:Chair Smith and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Wendy Bottenberg, Zoning Administrator/Planner <br />October 7,2002 <br />SUBJECT:#02-2836 Charles Phelps <br />385 Tumham Road <br />Variance — Public Hearing <br />Zoning District: <br />Lot Area: <br />RR-1A One Family Rural Residential District (5 acre) <br />362,047 s.f. (8.311 acres) <br />List of Exhibits: <br />A Application <br />Survey/Site Plan <br />Hardship Statement <br />Photo of Property <br />Septic Location <br />Topographic Map <br />Plat Map <br />Property Owners List <br />Building Plans <br />B <br />C <br />D <br />E <br />F <br />0 <br />H <br />1 <br />Pertinent Code Section: <br />1. Section 10.27, Subdivision 5 (B): Front Yard Setback: Minimum front yard setback in the RR- <br />1A zoning district is 100’. Variance Requested: To permit an 11’ X 9* mud room to be 75.4’ from <br />front property line. <br />Application Summary: The applicant has requested a front yard setback variance to construct a <br />mud room on the street side of the residence. The mud room is proposed to be 11’ X 9 ’ and will be <br />constructed onto the original residence. <br />Discussion: <br />The property is located on Tumham Readjust before it becomes Chippewa Lane. The existing <br />residence was built in 1910. The residence is located 82.6’ from the front property line. In 1975, <br />the property was rezoned to 5-acre minimum zoning district. However, properties in the <br />neighborhood range from 1 acre to 5+ acres in area. Front setbacks in the neighborhood range <br />from 35’ to 100’+. The proposed 75’ setback will not be out of character with the overall <br />neighborhood. <br />#02-2836 Charlie Phelps <br />385 Tumham Road <br />lOn/2002 <br />Page I of3 <br />5* <br />i