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Date Application Received: 07/16/2024 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 10/24/2024 <br />120-Day Review Period Expires: 02/21/2025 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Melanie Curtis, Planner mcc <br /> <br />Date: 18 November 2024 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA24-000040, Eva Kotilinek o/b/o Barry & Robin O’Rourke, 2300 6th Avenue N, <br />Subdivision/Preliminary Plat <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The applicant is proposing to subdivide the property at 2300 6th Avenue North to create one <br />additional buildable lot. The applicant proposes to maintain the existing driveway access on 6th <br />Avenue, splitting it off to serve the new lot approximately 60 feet into the property. The existing <br />home will remain on proposed Lot 2; a new home is proposed on Lot 1 and the existing barn is <br />proposed to remain. <br /> <br />The subdivision is proposed for the current owners’ daughter and family to build a smaller home on <br />Lot 1; the existing barn will remain on Lot 1. The owners will remain in their home on Lot 2. <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> <br />Section 78-420 – Lot Area/Width: <br />RR-1B DISTRICT Lot Area Lot Width <br />Required 87,120 s.f. (2.0 acres) 200’ <br />Existing 368,517.6 s.f. (8.46 acres) 692’ <br />Proposed Lot 1 133,293 s.f. (3.06 acres) 268’ <br />Proposed Lot 2 2356,224 s.f. (5.4 acres) 424’ <br /> <br />Section 78-1403- Structural Building Coverage: <br />Both lots are proposed to exceed the minimum 2.0-acre area requirement and will not be subject to <br />building coverage limitations. <br /> <br />Section 78-1680 and 78-1700 - Hardcover Calculations: <br />The property is located within Tier 3 of the Stormwater Overlay District with a 35% maximum <br />hardcover limit. Based on the size of the proposed properties there should be no concern regarding <br />compliance with the 35% limitation. <br /> <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT REVIEW <br /> <br />Conformity with 2020 - 2040 Orono Community Management Plan (“CMP”) <br />The CMP guides the property for Rural Residential, 1 unit per 2 acres. The proposal involves the <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval to subdivide the <br />existing 8.4-acre property into two (2) buildable lots. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br />8