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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> September 18,2023 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schultze confirmed that the encroachment for the roofed patio is about 4 feet. <br /> Sven Gustafson, Stonewood Construction, said the plans did show the covered porch. This issue is the <br /> surveyor just showed a continuous patio without showing the covered portion. The timing is really the <br /> issue here,he said.Both homes were applied for about the same time and construction started within <br /> weeks of each other. This first home had a delay in engineering.Both of the neighbors are understanding <br /> and in support. <br /> Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments. <br /> Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. <br /> Bollis said he remembers the original application which worked at the time and this appears to be a <br /> clerical error. <br /> Erickson moved,Schultze seconded,to approve LA23-000049,3001 Casco Point Road After-the- <br /> Fact Setback Variance.VOTE: Ayes: 6,Nays 0. <br /> 5. LA23-000052 REVIS STEPHENSON,3760 WATERTOWN ROAD,REQUESTS A <br /> VARIANCE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A NEW OVERSIZED ACCESSORY <br /> BUILDING STREETWARD OF THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING <br /> City Planner Nye said the applicant is requesting a variance to construct a new accessory building street <br /> ward of the principal building.The applicant is proposing a building that will be 2,800 square feet in size <br /> and used as a barn. The property is located at the corner of Watertown Road and Stubbs Bay Road. The <br /> City Code designates the front property line on a corner lot to be the shorter dimension of the two. The <br /> property's frontage along Watertown Road is approximately 1,552 feet and the frontage along Stubbs Bay <br /> Road is approximately 1,459 feet,thus making Stubbs Bay Road the front, so the new barn is technically <br /> street ward of the principal building.The subject property is over 29 acres in size,with a large portion of <br /> the property protected with a conservation easement.The proposed home and accessory building are <br /> situated in the northwestern corner of the lot. The proposed buildings are over 800 feet from the front <br /> property line. City Code does not permit oversized accessory buildings(over 1,000 square feet in size) <br /> street ward of the principal building,so a variance is being requested for the proposed placement of the <br /> new accessory building as it relates to the principal building's location.All other zoning requirements <br /> such as setbacks and lot coverage have been met. This property is exempt from hardcover restrictions. <br /> The applicant has identified the conservation easement that has been placed on the property by the <br /> Minnesota Land Trust as a practical difficulty that limits the placement of structures and buildings.The <br /> applicant has also indicated that the placement of the new accessory building is to be adjacent to the horse <br /> pasture and farm fields as the accessory building will be used as a barn.Additionally,the applicant has <br /> stated that the proposed improvements will not impact neighboring properties due to the distance from the <br /> property lines. Letters of support from two property owners have been received. Staff agrees with the <br /> applicant's assessment. The proposed home and accessory building are well beyond the required setbacks <br /> and not visible from the right-of-way. Staff acknowledges the limitations of the conservation easement <br /> and understand the rationale that requires the placement of the barn to be near the agricultural land on the <br /> property. <br /> Page 6 of 7 <br />