10-24-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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To: Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members City Administrator Bernhardson From: Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning AdministratoL Date: October 20, 1988 Subject: #1311 John & Susan Purdy, 1975 Fagerness Point Road - Variances - Resolution List of Exhibits Exhibit A - Planning Commission Action Notice of 10/21/88 Exhibit B - Proposed Resolution Exhibit C - Memo & Exhibits of 10/10/88 Discussion - Council had referred this application back to the Planning Commission after applicants proposed to revise their addition plans. Planning Commission reviewed this item at their October 17, 1988 meeting, and voted 6-0 to recommend approval per the four conditions outlined in the staff memo of October 10, 1988. The revised proposal includes an addition to the south side of the house, which continues the existing westerly line of the house and which results in only a minor addition of hardcover in the 0-75' setback zone. The addition encroaches no closer to the lakeshore than the existing mouse. The Planning Commission found that the addition does not have any effect on neighbors' views of the lake, even though there is technically an average lakeshore setback variance involved. Planninq Commission recommended that applicants be required to remove the existing 52 s.f. shed at the westerly lakeshore bank of the property. Planning Commission recommended, per the sl:aff recommendation, that any additional landscape areas that may be created around the new addition shall have no fabric or plastic placed under them, but that the existing landscape areas which had previously had the plastic removed and replaced with the fabric, need not have the fabric removed. The resulting hardcover percentages with this specific proposal, with the fabric underlaid rock beds included as hardcover, are 22.2% in the 0- 75' zone and 33.0% in the 75-250' zone. The applicants total hardcover allowance granted in 1985 was 3,663 sf., which excluded the deck with sand under it and excluded any areas where plastic was replaced by fabric. However, based on the Council's current view of porous fabric, those areas have been Included within the hardcover percentages noted. The garage addition that was proposed with the 5-ypar plan has not beAn a subject of discussion with the current application, and such a garage addition would be subject to further variances for setback and continuation of a right-of-way encroachment, hence a future application for work on the garage would be anticipated. Please review the memo and exhibits of October 10, 1988, which descr:r.,e the pr,-posed addition. Staff Recos endation - 5taff recommends approval per the Planning Commission recommendation, per the attached resolution.