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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 17,1999 #2492 RICK AND GAIL LUZAICH, CONTINUED with the understanding that the Applicant will work with City Staff and the City’s forester on an appropriate plan of action for restoration of the lakeshore and bluff area, and that the 60 day time period is waived. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. (#9) #2493 KATHERINE TAYLOR HOMES, 692 TONKAWA ROAD - VARIANCES, 8:18 p.m. - 8:47 p.m. le Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. Kath^ne Taylor was present. Barb HugK»j)roperty owner, was present. Weinberger s^^d the Applicant Is requesting several variances to construct a two car garage where a one car garage^xlsts and to attach a deck to the second garage on the property. The properly Is served with two ^rages, the first Is a one stall detached located on Tonkawa Road and the second Is a two car gWage attached to the house. This property Is located In the LR-1B, One Family Lakeshore ResldentiaID(strict, which has a minimum oi one acres, and this property consists of .36 acre. The Applicant is proposing to instruct a deck off the back portion of the two car garage with a spiral staircase located next to It, whlcrt'would allow access to that area. Currently there are building permits issued to this property for the remodeling of an office area above the existing garage. The deck becomes an Issue because It Is^ww hardcover located over existing hardcover, and any time that structural coverage Is placed overn^-structural hardcover, it requires a hardcover variance. The addition of the deck would not Increwq^the hardcover on this property, nor would it Increase the amount of structural coverage allowed on tnb^roperty. The deck would bring the structural coverage to 15 percent. The Applicant has proposed two options for the gahiae. Option A would move the garage back to the required 30 foot distance for a garage loading space right-of-way. However, the setback In this area is 35 feet, so It would stiii require a variance to the'q^eet yard setback. This option increases structural coverage to 16.4 percent, exceeding the 15 percent allowed. This option also allows the occupants of the property easier access In and out of the gahtge during the winter months when the steep driveway approach prevents safe access into the propei^L Hardcover would also Increase in the 250-500 ’ setback. Currently hardcover Is at 42.5 percent. OrKy a small portion of the residence is located within the 75-250 ’ setback. The Applicant is proposing h^cover In the amount of 70.2 percent in the 250-500 ’ setback. • • ^ Weinberger stated Option B would utilize the existing location of the one Itqll garage. The Applicant would construct a second stall to the existing one stall garage. This malntaln^he garage within the. required setbacks on the property, but still would require hardcover and slmctul^coverage variances. This option would not Increase the hardcover as substantially as Optior^. This option simply places an addition on the existing garage, which Is located approximately twtv^ three feet off the property line. The new garage proposed In Option A would meet the 10 foot setbaq^ City Staff has reviewed this plan and have determined that the Applicant could constmct a^o stall garage that would be located lO feet from the street property line - id 10 feet .from the side puberty line if the doors are faced away fror i the street. However, this option probably cantiot be done^mce City Code requires a distance of 3C feet from the garage doors to the street. Tonkawa Road Is a ^ Page 11