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FILE #LA22-000056 21 Nov 2022 Page 2 of 6 Applicable Regulations: CUP: Golf Course (Code Section 78-418(1)) Golf courses are permitted within the RR-1B district by conditional use permit. Woodhill Country Club was originally approved in 1968 through a conditional use permit and over the years received several amendments to the CUP and new CUP’s for improvements to the property including the construction of the maintenance building and pump house. The conditional use requires the principal building to meet a 100’ setback from adjacent properties zoned residential and a 50’ setback for all accessory buildings. The existing barn building on the property is in need of a renovation and expansion in order to better serve the country club. The barn building would be maintaining the same use and function as it is used throughout the year for programming, events and dining. The addition will include a new sit down dining area, expanded kitchen, new office as well as improvements to the parking areas, loading area and landscaping. There are 51 total parking spaces that serve the barn. Staff has calculated the parking needs based on a restaurant use which would require 43 parking spaces. The applicant believes there is sufficient parking for the proposed use of the barn building. The proposed site work will decrease the amount of total hardcover by approximately 1,260 square feet. The applicant is proposing to remove some existing gravel areas and pavement and will be replacing it with landscaping. Accessory Building Variances (Code Sections 78-1434) Accessory building size limitations are based on the area of the property. The City Code allows a maximum of 1.3% of the lot area for accessory structures if the total lot size is over 14 aces. The Orono parcel alone is over 121 acres in size allowing up to 68,520 square feet of accessory buildings. However, only one oversized accessory structure, 1,000 square feet or greater, is permitted. This is a code requirement for a residential zoning district and designed for residential properties. A golf course use has very different needs from a typical residential property and having more than one oversized accessory structure is not unreasonable. The Woodhill Country Club has seven (7) accessory buildings on the Orono parcel, five (5) of which are oversized. The request is to expand one of these oversized accessory structures by approximately 2,000 square feet. (Exhibit F) Practical Difficulties + Conditional Use Permit Analysis Staff finds Woodhill Country Club’s request to construct an addition to an existing accessory building and associated site work to be reasonable and appropriately scaled for the site. LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Section 78-418- Conditional Use Setback Requirement RR-1B Required Setback (Accessory Structures) Existing Setback (Barn Building) Proposed Setback (Barn w/ Addition) North 50’ 1,500’+ 1,500’+ East 50’ 700’+ 700’+ South 50’ 450’+ 450’+ West 50’ 600’+ 575’+