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MINUTES OF THE. ORONO PLANNING CO^nilSSION Moaday, May 21.2001 (MM-2679 SIIARKATT AND MACDONALD DESIGN COMPANY. CONTINUED) and occupied h> person!* who would otherwise be expected to li\e in the primary residence on tlie property. The guest house cannot be used for a home iKcupation Bottenberg staled over 13 acres of the 14.73 acres arc considered to be dry buildable land, with this district requiring two acres for the site to be considered buildable. A guest house conditional use permit requires an additional two acres to maintain the zoning requirements and comprehensive plan density of not more than one dwelling unit per two acres. The property dtKS meet the minimum area and w idth requirements for a guest house Bottenberg stated two variances arc required for the guest house. A variance is required because the guest house is proposed to be closer to the front lot line than the principal structure. A second variance is required for a second oversized acccssiiry structure. An oversized accessory structure is defined as an accessory structure of fiHMprint area in excess of 1.000 square feet Only one oversized accessory structure is allowed on a property. The proposed guest house is approximately 1.500 square feet and the existing bam is approximately 2.000 square feet. The guest house and bam arc both acccss<iry stmetures; however, the intent of the guest house is to be a separate dwelling on the property for people to reside. Bottenberg noted a new on-site sewage treatment system was installed on the property in October. 2000. Tlie treatment system is sized for eight K'drinmis Flic main residence has five bedrooms, leav ing three for the guest house. The proposed guest house is two bedrooms. An alternate Kvalion wilt need to be IvKated on the property per a letter provided by the treatment system installers. City Staff recommends approval of the requests subject to the property owner filing a restrictive covenant in the chain of title of the property that would limit use of the guest lumse to iKcupants of the principal stnictiire and their non-paying guests or domestic employees, and that the guest house not be used for a home iKCupation. Stoddard inquired why a second variance is required for the guest house if the proposed guest house is 1.500 sv|uare feet and the bant is 2.000 square feet. Stoddard noted they have a maximum of 6.000 square feel allowed Weinberger slated they are only allowed one oversized accessory structure on the property. Bottenberg staled K»lh structures arc considered to be acccssv>ry structures and K>th arc oversized GalTron slated they arc allowed one oversized accessi>ry structure, with the 2.000 square fool bam being oversized, and any other accessory structures on the property need to be 1.000 square feel or less. Gaffror laled the guest house is 1.500 square feet. Sweitzer slated they have nothing additional to odd to StalFs report. Sandy Osborn. 360 Orono Orchard Road, stated currently there is no fence along the front side of the property or on Dickenson Street. Osborn staled there art* presently nine dogs which are being trained PAGE 16