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Orono Planning Commission Kluth Application for a Conditional Use Permit and/or Variance June 17, 1998 Page 3 of 5 Requirement of a Bathroom • • To complete the functional design of the building and to fulffll the goal of the building becoming a detached extension of our home, it will need a simple bathroom. The normal use of the building will be during extended periods of play in which the need of a bathroom for the children is essential, especially in the winter months when a ti'.p to the hovse would be extremely inconvenient for the children. For safety and convenience, a quarter bath (toilet and sink) is all that is required. In working with the Orono City inspectors to get approval for the building, we were informed that the City of Orono is concerned about the possibility of detached buildings bemg rented out or used as apartments. We can assure the City tWs will not be the case and we are willing to accede to any of the City’s requirements and restrictions to obtain approval of the bathroom in the Game Building. There are no cooking facilities in the Game Building and there are no sleeping quarters. We would agree to place a restrictive covenant on the deed to tun with the land which would prohibit the use of Jie building as any sort of living quarters. Precedent for Granting Our Request The Orono City Council has granted requests in the past which are similar in all respects to our request. As such, our request is entirely in concert with past precedent. For example, in Orono City Counsel Resolution No. 3455 (Attachment G, August 8,1994), Mr. William Stoddard was granted a variance and conditiorial use permit for a guest house on an adjacent lot which was merged with his main lot. Mr. Stoddard did not have the required 2 acres for a guest building (LR-IB zoning district) or the required lot width. In a letter (not attached, but found in the original file) from a nei^bor of Mr. Stoddard in support of the variance, the neighbor referred to the detached structure as their “game house.” In Orono City Counsel Resolution No. 3493 (Attachment H, November 14,1994) Mssrs. Kipfer and Sargent were denied a conditional use permit for a detached building for which they requested the designation of “guest house.” However, in denying their request, the City Counsel approved the bulding plans which included a fiill bath and shower, and required that the owners place restrictive covenants on the land which prohibited the use of the detached structure for living quarters. In Orono City Counsel Resolution No. 2768 (Attaclment I, c.1990), Mr. John Rogers was granted a conditional use permit for a guest house as long as Mr. Rogers agreed never to rent out the detached building. A restrictive covenant was also required. iCf O O'