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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 18, 1999 (#2538 Rob and Tor! Jaffray, Continued) City Staff is recommending approval of this application. Jaffray had no comment regarding his application. There were no public comments. Motion by Smith, second by Kluth, to recommend approval of Application #2538, 540 Barrett Avenue, granting of a variance for front yard setback to be 25 feet where 50 feet is required to allow construction of a new roofline. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. (#13) #2539 JOHN AND BECKI SUNDET, 684 TONKAWA ROAD - VARIANCES, 9:04 p.m 9:31 p.m. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. John Sundet, Applicant, was present, along with Kathy Taylor, Builder Weinberger stated the Applicant is proposing to construct a new attached garage and a main floor master bedroom to the residence. A detached garage is currently located on the lot approximately 200 feet up the driveway from the residence and will be removed once the attached garage is constructed. A variance to the hardcover in the 75-250' setback is required to permit 39.26 percent hardcover where 25 percent is allowed as well as a variance to the average lakeshore setback. Weinberger noted that the hardcover in the 0-75' setback as well as the 250-500' setback will be reduced with this proposal. City Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission review the reasons for hardship. Also, Staff has concerns regarding the grade of the driveway to the residence, with some grading being proposed to reduce the grade of the driveway to seven percent. Sundet remarked that the hardcover will be reduced in the 0-75' setback as well as the 250-500' setback, with the structural coverage being limited to 10 percent where 15 percent is normally allowed. Removal of the garage near the roadway will improve the appearance of the property. Sundet stated the adjoining property neighbors have submitted letters of support for this application. Sundet stated the motivating factor for this application is the fact that his wife suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and they are attempting to relocate the master bedroom on the first floor. Katherine Taylor stated they are willing to work with Staff regarding the slope of the driveway, which could be reduced somewhat. Taylor stated a house located in this same vicinity with a similar driveway is proposing to do essentially the same thing. Taylor commented that some grading and retaining walls will be necessary with the regrading of the driveway. Lindquist inquired whether the adjoining property owner utilizes their driveway. Sundet stated to his understanding the adjoining property owner utilizes his own driveway, but it is possible that he uses this driveway at times. Sundet remarked that access will be cut off. Page 15