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.- . MINUTES OF THE _ ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEb nNG MONDAY, MAY 17, 2004 6:00 o'clock p.m. (14. #04-3016 HENRY LAZNIARZ, Continued) Leslie asked if the Parks Commission recommendation on access to the Luce Line Trail would actually affect the site lot layout. Bremer did not support that a point access to the Luce Line Trail be approved with the PRD and therefore it was not necessary to go through the process of Parks Commission review. · Rahn commented that the access issue is not something needed to be determined but left to the individual lot owner to determine. Chair Mabusth responded that it is a matter of access control is an individual lot owner creates an informal path to the Luce Line Trail. It was pointed out there are only three lots abutting the Luce Line Trail. It was a consensus to not stipulate any point access. Bremer moved, Rahn seconded, to recommend approval of Application #04-3016 for Preliminary Plat - Planned Residential Development (PRD), Henry Lazniarz/Wayzata Design and Development, 120 Brown Road South for a proposed 7-lot residential plat of property abutting the Luce Line Trail and Long Lake Creek, subject to the following stipulations: a. Approving the site layout and lot standards, lot configuration and setbacks b. Requiring a conservation easement to match the utility/drainage easement as shown c. Requiring no joint access point to the Luce Line Trail d. Resolving the legal issues resulting from the private road and assuring real access to the property, including utilization of the lO'public easement e. Requiring a Phase I archaeological survey be completed prior to Final Plat Approval VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 2. Chair Mabusth expressed her opinion that she agreed with all issues except for the format of the PRD. She supported designation of an open space outlot with credit for the area based on the outlot area and all of the dry buildable area instead of individual lots. Kempf stated he agreed with the entire proposal except that if it were an outlot with neighborhood responsibility for the area he expected the neighborhood would evolve differently from individually owned lots. 15. #04-3017 SPRUCE IIlLL PROPERTIES, INC., 3775 BAYSIDE ROAD, VARIANCES, PUBLIC HEARING (11:42-11:50 p.m.) Dave Thorp, Spruce Hill Properties, Inc., applicant, was present. Curtis explained the application requesting hardcover, lake setback and rear yard (street) setback variances in order to do an extensive remodel, which consists of renovating the first floor and re-constructing the ½ story above. She recommended approval of the application and plans as submitted due to the hardships inherent to the configuration of the property, in particular, the shallow lot depth and size and location of the existing home on the lot. Matt Cookson, Spruce Hill Properties, agreed that the shallow nature of the property makes limited buildable area, as the lake yard setback and front yard setback overlap. He stated the house now sits on the most conforming location on the lot meeting the 30'side yard setback. The proposed remodel is on the existing foundation and slightly reduces the amount of existing hardcover. Further, he suggested they could reduce the cement patio to the setback of the deck, reducing it about 6' back. Dave Thorp, Spruce Hill Properties, commented that the deck is essential to the property. Page 38 of 40