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COUNCIL MEETING <br />To: Orono Council Members <br />J A N , 19Qcl <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />From: Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning Administrator <br />Date: December 20, 1984 <br />Subject: #783 - I.D. Caples, 4798 North Shore Drive - Variance <br />#849 - I.D. Caples, 4798 North Shore Drive - <br />Vacation of a Portion of Park Avenue <br />Application Synopsis - Planning Commission at their April 16, 1984 <br />meeting reviewed the Caples application for a lot area and width <br />variance for the existing combined Lots 9 and 10 which total 0.35 acre <br />exclusive of County Road 19 right-of-way. Planning Commission tabled <br />the application to allow applicant to explore the acquisition of <br />adjacent properties. Applicant was unah'A to purchase adjacent <br />properties and was unable to acquire the r. s to the adjacent north <br />half of Park Avenue should it be vacated. nt.ice, Planning Commission <br />at their July 16, 1984 meeting recommended conceptual approval of a <br />lot area and width variance based on tLe partial vacation of Park <br />Avenue and increasing the lot area to 18,365 square feet or 0.42 acre. <br />Planningj Commission recc ended approval of the par+-ial vacation of <br />Park Avenue (subject to staff review) on August 20, 1984. <br />Applications 1783 and #849 are before you concurrently but `could bt <br />acted upon in separate motions. <br />Part 1 - Vacation (t849) <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Applirati_ <br />Exhibit B - Property miners List <br />Fvhibit C - Plat Map <br />Exhibit. D Survey <br />Exhibit E - Legal Descriptions <br />Exhibit F Planning Commission Minutes of 7/16/!.4 <br />Exhibit G - Planning Commission Minutes of 8/20/84 <br />Exhibit H - Netter From Applicants Attorney 11/28/84 <br />This app.!catirn is to vacate the wester? 20'' +/- of Park <br />Av-- le, which exists as unimproved platte-: right �►:iy. The City has <br />n0- i1.4-1 l`nes under nark Avenue and :he Pt.blit; works Coordinator <br />t rents there is no need for retaining any -:.;ty interest in the portion <br />to be vacated. No properties wiI l be landlockrI by this vacation. <br />The reversion to pri,.ate property will eliminate the potentially <br />unsafe access where Park intersects with County Road 19 ,t the curve. <br />Tne applicant - ' 11 gain -,, square feet of property through <br />thi:. vacation. The property c• .tiers to the north will gain 3,300 <br />square feet of area. They have indicated to staff that they will nor <br />release their half of the vacated road for sale Caples because t.ey <br />may need the area themsell `,s to avoid o future lot- area variance. <br />Existing access to propertiF-s he east is either directly frt.,m <br />