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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />October 16, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 11 <br /> <br /> <br />McCutchenon said with water, a flat roof would not work out well and the roof line fits the look of the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />McCutcheon moved, Ressler seconded, to recommend approval as applied, including the porch <br />roof, of LA23-000051, 2795 Shadywood Road, Variances. VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 0. <br /> <br />4. LA23-000053 PILLAR HOMES PARTNER, INC., 3765 WATERTOWN ROAD, <br />REQUESTS A FRONT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A <br />COVERED ENTRY <br /> <br />City Planner Nye gave a presentation on the item, stating the property owner is requesting setback <br />variances in order to construct new covered porch entry and cover two other entries on the existing home. <br />The existing home is nonconforming to the setbacks of the RR-1A zoning district which requires a 100- <br />foot front yard setback and 50-foot side yard setback. The existing home is situated 70 feet from the front <br />property line and 16 feet from the side property line. The new improvements include a 43 square foot <br />front porch over an existing stoop and two roof expansions over existing doorways. None of the <br />entryways will protrude any closer to the property lines than the existing home. The property is not <br />subject to hardcover or lot coverage limitations. The applicant has provided supporting documentation <br />regarding practical difficulties. Staff finds the location of the existing home a practical difficulty. The <br />existing home does not conform to the required setbacks and the proposed improvements do not extend <br />beyond the closest point of the house. The proposed covered entries are very minimal and meet all other <br />zoning requirements, she said. <br /> <br />K.C. Chermak of Pillar Homes said the changes requested are pretty minimal as there is no foundation <br />work. Water management was one of the driving forces. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 7:29 p.m. <br /> <br />There were no public comments. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 7:29 p.m. <br /> <br />Libby said this is pretty straight-forward. Staff has been diligent. <br /> <br />Ressler said it was a better use of the property. <br /> <br />Libby moved, Erickson seconded, to recommend approval as applied of LA23-000053, 3765 <br />Watertown Road, Variances. VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 0. <br /> <br />5. LA23-000058 TRIPP SNYDER, 1513 BAY RIDGE ROAD, TWO PUBLIC <br />HEARINGS <br />a) An Appeal of the staff interpretation of Section 78-1279 relating to this request. <br /> <br />b) After-the-fact approval of setback variances to address expansions to a nonconforming deck <br />