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{i?ss7i?^a SEf"101^90To: Mayor Grabek and Orono Council Members City Administrator Bernhardson Ftob: Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning Administrator D?te: August 24, 1990 Subject: #1577 Norman Torrison, 2250 Longview Circle - Variance - Resolution Zoning District - RR-IB, Single family rural residential, 2 acre, unsewered Application - Request for side setback variance to construct tennis court. /./ List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Exhibit B - Exhibit C - Discussion Resolut Lc Notice of Planning Commission Action 8/24/90 Memo & Exhibits of 8/15/90 Please review the memo of August 15, 1990. Briefly, the applicant is proposing a variance to allow a 5' side setback for a tennis court where 30' setback would normally be required. Due to the existence of a 10' wide rainage and utility easement, the Public Works Director has recommended a minimum 10' setback to the north lot line. Planning Condssion Recomnendation At their August 20, 1990 meeting. Planning Commission vc id 3 to 2 to recommend approval of a ’''' se back to the north lot line with the hardships being topography of the site and the necessary orientation of the tennis court. Planning Commission conditioned their recommendation that there be no lighting of the tennis court area. Planning Commission also discussed whether screening of the fences along the north and east lot line was necessary but did not include a recommendacion for screening in their motion. The minority opinion was varied. Commissioner Jeff Johnson felt that there was no hardship and that the tennis court could be oriented some other way to meet the 30' setback. The applicant noted that the standard orientation is north/south, and a 30' setback would require additional grading and tree removal. Commissioner Candy Rowlette voted against the recommendation because she felt that the City should require screening of the tennis court fences if the 10' setback is allowed. Staff Revconendation Given the nature of the site and the relationship of the tennis court location to the location of neighboring houses, staff feels there will, be little visual encroachment and little environmental impact of the tennis court proposed 10' from the lot line. Per the majority Planning Commission recommendation, staff recommends approval per the attached resol’*'„ ;n.