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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, November 16, 2009 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#09-3428 MICHAEL AND MARILYN HUTHW AITE, 3382 BAYSIDE ROAD, CONTINUED) Huthwaite stated he is flexible on the materials and that he would like safe access to that portion of his lot. Rahn stated there are materials that allow a lot of water to pass through and other materials that would not allow a lot of water to pass through . Huthwaite -stated he would like to utilize materials that would allow the water to pass through as much as possible . Kang stated it appears the outstanding issue relates to the setbacks. Curtis noted the hashed line area is the proposed native planting area. The City 's wetland consultant has reviewed the plans and it does meet the City's criteria . Schoenzeit moved, Rice seconded, to recommend approval of Application #09-3428, Michael and Marilyn Huthwaite, 3382 Bayside Road, granting of a lot area variance, an 11-foot side setback variance as reflected on the revised plans, a street setback variance, hardcover variances, and approval of the conditional use permit, subject to Staff's recommendations, and subject to the foot bridge being constructed of appropriate architectural materials that will allow a 50 percent porous surface. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 4. , 09-3433 RICHARD HANSON, 340 BIG ISLAND, VARIAN CE AND V AC1Y~ OF RIGHT-. -WAY, 7:35 P.M. -8:01 P.M. ,// Turner state~ th plicant is requesting vacation of unimproved Meta Cometp,Las well as a lot area variance to clarify t .status of the property. /7 The required notification o ig Island property owners was done i:!,,lefG. However, the lead staff person left the City's employ that fall. In 1986, a second notification wasdone. George Hanson, then the owner < of the property, returned the lot ar€a variance application and_JJtner paperwork at that time. Earlier this year, Staff began to update the recorcls of Big Island prope:vrfes. Unprocessed applications for the "automatic lot area variance" were fourl'cl. in the files of.;t6out seven record lots. Staff had intended to bring all these applications for simultaneous consid_5ra"tion. Since Mr. Hanson made application for the vacation, it seemed appropriate to also proces t_h ·Jot area variance. / Proposed to be vacated is a 33-foot wide st;:eet righf:qf-way that extends about 200 feet into Mr. Hanson 's property . This right-of-way was dedicatecl by the plat c5 Morse Island Park, which was recorded in 1887. It dead ends about 38 feet from the lfrk( Formerly it conne~ted to Massasoit Avenue, which was vacated in 2002. All abutting property is (i)'Wned by Mr. Hanson. Sinel there is an overhead electrical line that serves both 340 and 350 withi_µtttis right-of-way, a utility easen1€.lJ.t will be maintained over a portion of the right-of-way. The;, one company indicates it has nothing "' ithin the right-of-way. /t ,t,( /" L ~···-· Page 9