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To: <br />From: <br />Date: <br />Subject: <br />Jeanne Mabusih, Building & Zoning Administrator <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Mavor Callahan and Orono Councilmembers <br />Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />June 16. 1993 <br />U <br />Tf 1825 Thomas L. McCarthy. 2490 Old Beach Road <br />Background on: <br />1. Flag loLs/width measurement <br />2. Hardcover zone balancing <br />D <br />List of Exhibits <br />1. <br />A <br />B <br />Sketches Regarding Lot Width Issue <br />Sketches Regarding Hardcover Issue <br />Lot Width Measurement. <br />Before the Shoreland Ordinance was in effect, lot width for a lakeshore lot was <br />measured (as a matter of policy) at the 75’ setback and the street setback lines. Since <br />the definition of lot widtii relied on having a front yard, and lakeshore lots by definition <br />did not have a from yard, this resulted in the need for staff to develop a policy, which <br />we did. <br />During the Shoreland Ordinance review, the Lake Use Committee agreed with <br />staff that lakeshore lot widths should be measured at the shoreline and at the required <br />lakeshore setback line (75V1007150’ depending on GD/RD/NE classification), while <br />non-lakeshore lots would continue to have lot width measured at the street setback line. <br />Perhaps one of the fust cases in which the new detinition came into effect was <br />the Boyke subdivision on Lydiard Lake. Because the ea.sterly lot with the house did not <br />abut the shoreline, its width was measured at the street setback line from the driveway <br />outlot. The width of the newly created lakeshore lot to the west was measured as a <br />straight line from the side lot lines at the shoreline and at the 150’ setback. Even though <br />this lot had a lengthy narrow "flagpole'' section, that met the width standards as does the <br />McCarthy proposal. <br />Background <br />Note that for non-lakeshore situations and for lakeshore situations pnor to the <br />Shoreland Ordinance, the City has historically seen three options for gaining access to <br />a back lot. These include an easement through the front lot; a flagpole to create a tiag <br />lot : or creation of an outlot over the narrow flagpole portion.