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¥: ;p: «• P*'3 MINUTES OF TTne ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 21,1994 (#7) #1911 ERNEST U man • coot.4 ^ 4* t.* Lindquist opposed tn»irfng a deciskm on this request until the code (L: \utions were cleared up. He that by the curxent code definidon. Pawl A is not a buildable lot and wanted clarifkadon as to whether the visual or code definidon was to be applM to this property. He felt this was different »han the previous applicadon because this subdivision application has not been approved whereas the Vergeyle lot was already created. Mabusth aip^ with Liuilquist‘s opinion and suggested ubling this applicadon until an amendment of the bluff unpact zone could be considered or the Planning Commission could deny the current request. Lemmennan expressed his fhistradon with the money he has spent only to find out now that the lot is unbuUdable. Mabusth noisd that the lot could be buUt on at the lower elevations where the original home was located but that is not what the applicant wants. The Council was also unaware of any bluff impacts when they conceptually approved the lot line rearrangeinent. Rowlette felt if the Planning Commission approved the lot line rearrangement that they in effect approved the lot area variance at the same time and they should not be looking at this request undl someone wants to build on the lot. Mayor C'ilahan stated his under$ta4jding was that the lot line rearrangement came to the Council with approval from the Planning Commission. However, staff felt another hearing would be needed because Mr. Lemmerman needed to complete a formal plat rather than a simple metes subdivision. The Lemmermans had to stop and go through a registradon. The applicant did not want to proceed with the area variance when he found out how much money if would cost so oroceeded with a lot line rearrangement to get conceptual approval. Schroeder reviewed previous steps in the applicadon. With the topographic maps provided and consideradon of the bluff impact zone, this lot would be considered unbuild^le without varianLes for lot area and bluff impact zone. He asked if the Plannii^ Commission used the visual top of bluff and approved the budding envelope if they would see an applicadon for actual proposed constiuedon. Mabusth replied that performance standards exist for staff to work with and if the setback is met, only staff would deal with a building applicadon. Schroeder noted for that to hffpp*^". the Planning Commission would have to decide to use the visual top of bluff for this aiqilindon. Schroeder explained the bluff impact zone has been established to protect erosion from bluff areas. Rowlette added that when hardcover and structure are added to a lot, mote runoff and water exist and it moves faster.