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To: Planning Commission Chairman Kelley <br />Orono Planning Commission Members <br />City Administrator Bernhardson <br />From: Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />Date: May 26, 1988 <br />Subjects #1025 Edward R. Henrich, 4115 Highwood Road •• Variance <br />Zoning District - LR-1B, 1-acre minimun lot size. <br />Application - Variances to lot area and iut width to declare lot 3s <br />buildable. <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Planning Commission Minutes/Notice of 5/19/86 Tabling <br />Exhibit B - Henrich Letter of Request Dated 5/30/86 <br />Exhibit C - Staff Response to Request Dated 9/23/86 <br />Exhibit D - Staff Survey Notes from Site Inspection 5/11/88 <br />Exhibit E - Expanded Plat Map Showing Neighboring Lot Sizes <br />Exhibit F - Packet of Materials from Applicant, Received 5/11/88 <br />1. Two Letters from Martinson Clinic <br />2. Lists of Variances Granted in Orono 1976-77-78 <br />3. Statutes Section 394.36 <br />4. Memo (Applicant's Attorney) 5/18/87 <br />f 5. Memo and Letter to Henrich from His Attorney 5/10/88 <br />6. Excerpts from Various Staff Memos <br />Exhibit G - Updated List of Contemporary LR-lB Variances <br />Exhibit H - Listing of Developed Lots in LR-lB Zone that are Smaller <br />than 0.20 Acre. <br />Exhibit I - Memo and Exhibits of 5/15/86 <br />Synopsis <br />Mr. Henrich owns a 0.19 acre vacant lot next to his existinq house. He <br />would like to build a new house on the lot. He requires the following <br />variances: <br />1. Lot area tl.0 acre zone) <br />2. Lot width (43.5' existing, *40' required) <br />3. Average lakeshore setback er.croachment of 18. <br />4. Hardcover 75-250': based on the 960 s.f. house proposed, addition <br />of driveway/garage/sidewalks will likely put hardcover over the 1,134 <br />s.f. limit. <br />He feels the variances should be granted for the following reasons: <br />1. A residence (rental house) existed on the lot until 1975 when it <br />was razed. <br />2. He was assessed for and has paid for a full sewer unit for this <br />lot. Assessments and interest over the leriod of 1971-85 amounted to <br />about $ 3, 500. <br />3. He would not have removed the pre-existing house if he had known <br />he could not rebuild. <br />4. The lot has always been kpEt as a sc arate tax 1.arcel. <br />5. Fie was never given the oportunity to aptly for a "Non-Ccnforming <br />