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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />April 17, 2023 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Kathryn Kallas, 3048 North Shore Drive, the homeowner across the street, also asked about the irregular <br />shape of the lot and said it would be helpful to the neighbors to be able to see what's being proposed and <br />how it is going to be situated. She said there is no one currently living in this home and it was not <br />intended to be a living home for someone per the neighborhood discussion, it was seen as a flip that <br />would take place in the neighborhood. Those of us who live in the neighborhood enjoy this space, enjoy <br />the size of the homes and the properties and how it's been configured over the years. <br />Jeff Zitzloff, 1380 Briar Street, said he does not live in the neighborhood but questioned if the lot line <br />between the existing home and the new lot would create a reasonable setback. <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 6:46 p.m. <br />Oakden said that zoning district requires a 10 -foot setback, as proposed with portions of the existing <br />house and patio slated to be removed, the existing home would be a conforming structure relating to <br />setbacks and hardcover. <br />McCutcheon stated his biggest concern was the shape of the lot but he supports the shared driveway for <br />safety reasons. He said if you look at the proposed plat it doesn't make sense but if you look at the zoom <br />out of the houses are pretty close together. <br />Kirchner commented about the building envelope which appears to be adequate. He discussed the <br />struggle to consider denying something like this when someone is asking to develop land in a conforming <br />manner to our existing ordinances. He said it would not be the smallest lot in the area and would be in the <br />middle of lot sizes in the neighborhood. <br />Kraemer stated he finds it a thoughtful subdivision. He likes the fact that they are doing the common <br />driveway for safety and aesthetics. He thinks it fits the character of the neighborhood. It's definitely not a <br />straight property line but there's a lot of crooked property lines in Orono and you can see why this one's <br />required. <br />Libby said he would support the staff recommendation of requiring a maintenance agreement for the <br />shared driveway. He notes that would eliminate a lot of potential problems. The 2040 plan guides this for <br />one acre so we're beyond that on the on the first site and I would tend to be in favor of this. <br />Bollis noted there are other shared driveways in the area which makes sense on a county road. He added it <br />meets all the checkmarks for what the code requires in a subdivision. <br />Kirchner moved, Erickson seconded, to approve LA23-000015, 3017 North Shore Drive, <br />preliminary plat with the stipulation that a driveway and driveway maintenance easement be <br />included,a trail easement, drainage and utility easement and additional sewer connection as noted <br />by City staff in their recommendation as applied. VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 0. <br />Page 5 of 12 <br />