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Application Date: Completion Date: 60 Day Deadline: 12/11/98 12/11/98 2/9/99 City OF ORONO REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL MEETING MAN 2 5 1999 DATE: 1/20/99 ITEM NO. Department Approval: Name Paul Weinberger Title Assistant Zoning Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Zoning Item Description: #2445 Robert S. Gehrman 4300 Sixth Avenue North Variance Zoning District: RR-IA One Family Rural Residential District (5 Acre) Lot Area:10 acres+ Application: The applicant has been issued a building permit to construct a 36' by 77' accessory structure on his property. The building would be located near an existing 20' by 49' accessory building. Both buildings are located well behind the principal residence in the 5 acre Rural Residential Zoning District. The new structure was designed to be located 1 O' from the bam on the property. City Code requires a minimum distance of 10' between structures. After the building permit was issued the applicant contacted the City about connecting both structures with a 10 ’ by 10 ’ walkway. By connecting the stmctures both buildings would be considered one structure. The maximum allowed accessory stmcture on a lot larger than 9 acres is 3,000 s.f The total combined square footage of the old and proposed structures would be 3,852 s.f. The applicant has requested a variance to allow an oversized accessory stmcture on the property. Placing an oversized accessory' stmcture on the property would require the property owner filing a restrictive covenant on the property stating any future subdivision would require the accessory building to remain on the lot with the existing residence, except that the City in its subdivision approval may grant a finite time period in which the oversized accessory stmcture may remain w'ithout a principal stmcture. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission recommended by a 4 to 1 vote to; Approve the variances as presented. 4