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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, January 17, 2001 (N2639 Zoning Code Amendment, Continued) Bc IIoxns inquired whether it goes to the railroad tracks Gaffron staled the new Comprehensive Plan identifies an area east of Willow Drive between the tracks and Watertown Road that has been guided for single family/higher density. Gaffron stated that area could potentially be developed through the RPUD standards and could be included in the Highway 12 corridor study area There were no public comments relating to this matter Kluth moved, Berg seconded, to recommend approval of Application H2639, Zoning Code Amendment, Orono Municipal Zoning Code, Action 10.52. VOTE: A>es4, NaysO. (Item Nos. ’’ through 11 follow Item 12) («12) #2651 SI EPHEN LONGMAN BUILDERS, INC, ON BEHnLi OF ROBIN A JEREMY BUPP, 2696 CAROLINE AVENUE, VARIANCES, 7:09 p.m. - 8:09 p.m. Jeremx Dupp, Property Owner, and Stephen Longman. Builder, were present. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidaxit of Publication were noted Weinberger stated the Applicants were issued a building permit on June 20, 2000, ro construct a new house on this property A temporary certificate of occupancy lias been issued on January 17,2001, as the house is considered complete subject to a few conditions that still need to be met befoie the final certificate of occupancy can ^ issued Weinberger stated some grading issues still need to be completed as well as installation of drain tile and excavation of the drainage swale Weinberger stated at the time the building permit was approx ed, the site plan did meet all the requirements of Orono's Ordinances and the State Building Code A later rcxicxx of the site plan, w hich occurred after the City received some phone calls from the adjoining property oxxners, discovered that the onginal site plan submined by the survey or xxas mcorrect xxiih regard to the 75 foot lakeshorc setback A new suacy xxas submined depicting the correct shoreline, xxith a small portion of the property being located xxithin 75 feet of the lakeshorc that xxas not originally deducted from the buildable portion of the lot Weinberger stated this created a situation xxhcrc the oxxners xxcre required to omit certain items of hardcover on the property to remain xxithin the 25 percent requirement. The areas that do rcftect the changes to the site plan relate to a patio, which has not been constructed, and to the drix cxxay, xxhich has been constructed to a minimal ten foot xx idth It xxas determined by City Staff and the property oxxners that the ten foot xvidth xxas the minimum xvidth that could be constructed and still be able to fully utilize the three-stall garage on the property. Weinberger stated since the mistake on the surv*ey was not found until after the house xxas almost completed, it xxas difficult to make any revisions to the plan. The grading plan submitted by the Applicant does address concerns raised by City Staff concerning the property, xxith drainage swales PAGE 7