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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 17,1999 #2488 GREGG KLOHN, CONTINUED Klohn stated he would tike the application to be tabled. Hawn inquired whether he would be willing to waive the 60. day time limit. Klohn indicated that would be fine. Berg moved, Hawn seconded, to table Application #2488,4455 North Shore Drive, to allow the Applicant time to submit revised plans, and to extend the 60 day time limit to 120 days. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. SKETCH PLAN REVIEW (#11) #2490 CHARLES AND SUE VAN EECKHOUT, 120 BROWN ROAD SOUTH - SKETCH PLAN REVIEW Charles Van Eeckhout was present. Gaffron stated the Applicants are requesting to subdivide a 20 acre parcel to create nine sewered building sites ranging from 1.0 acre to 1.8 acres in area. This proposal would require rezoning the area from RR-1B, Single Family, 2 Acre, to R-1A, Single Family, 1 acre; extension of the sanitary sewer from the City of Long Lake; expansion of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area; variances to the back lot ordinance; creation of a private road In a substandard corridor; variances to lot width; creation of a shared driveway crossing of Long Lake Creek; construction of a road or driveway through at least two delineated wetlands; creation of a wetland outlet for Park; and constru(4ion of an 800 foot private driveway extending from the private road to serve Lot 4. Charles Van Eeckhout stated that he has owned the property for the past 29 years. Van Eeckhout stated that he has done other subdivisions within the City of Orono and has made it a point to avoid the need for variances as much as possible. Before purchase of this property, Van Eeckhout commented that he checked with the City of Orono regarding what regulations existed regarding possible subdivision of this area and that this proposal encompasses essentially what he was told he could do at that time. Van Eeckhout stated that in 1975, the City rezoned this area, which changed this area from a one acre density to two acre, and that rezoning should be considered as a taking of value, and that this property should be allowed to be developed under one acre standards as he was originally told. Van Eeckhout remarked that he did not receive any compensation for the taking, which In his opinion decreased the value of his property. Van Eeckhout noted that a lot of new rules and regulations have been adopted by the City over the years, and requested that the Planning Commission rezone this area back to what it originally was at the time of purchase. Gaffron commented that the City of Orono would disagree with the opinion that the rezoning was a taking. Van Eeckhout stated that he has quarter acre lots to the north adjacent to his property, one acre lots on the northwest, and one acre lots to the south, and wetlands to the east. Van Eeckhout remarked that in essence his property was spot zoned at the time the area was rezoned. Van Eeckhout commented that this subdivision would contain one acre lots, which In his opinion are Page 16 1 \ c; \