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i f Tos Mayor Butler Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator Orono Council Members Orono Planning Commission Members Fron: Date: Michael P. Gaffron^ Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator September 12, 1986 Subject: #1065 Larry & Jean Martineau, 4360 Chippewa Lane Variance - Public Hearing Zoning District - RR-IA, 5-acre Application - Mother-in-law apartment within principal residence under construction. List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Application Exhibit B - Plat Map Exhibit C - Property Owners List Exhibit D - Survey Exhibit E - House Plans & Elevations Discussion: Applicant is requesting to construct a basement kitchenette that will effectively create a mothe.'-in-law apartment with bath, bedroom, and ^i^®^®nette. Access is gained through the main house stairway and walkout level doors, as well as an indirect access to garage. The intent is for Mr. Martineau's mother to move in with them in a year or two. This application is nearly identical to a recent application on Luce Line Ridge for a similar basement apartment. Again, the house is designed essentially as a one-family residence in a one-family zone, and will fit in with the character of the neighborhood. Staff Recoomendation: Staff recommends approval of a "temporary two-family dwelling" status variance for the Martineaus, per Code Section 10.08, Subdivision 3 (A)7, with the following findings and conditions: FINDINGS 1. The applicants intend the apartment to be used as a guest apartment only and have no intent to rent the apartment. 2. The apartment, as designed, is on the walkout level of the house and may be accessed from within the main house as well as from direct exit to the rear yard at the walkout level, or indirectly to the garage. CONDITIONS 1. The main entrance to the house shall remain as an open foyer, forcing the apartment occupant to enter the apartment from within the main house, as shown on the proposed design plans. 2. This use variance is granted on a temporary basis and shall expire at such time that the applicants no longer own the property. Any new owner would have to reapply for the guest apartment use. The temporary variance is not transferable to a new owner without Council approval. 3. The mother-in-law apartment shall not be rented out and is intended fnr the sole use of the applicants while they are occupants of the principal residence and their non-paying guests or domestic employees. i