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COUNCIL MEETING To: Orono Council Members MAY 131985 From: Michael P. Gaffron, Assistant Zoning Admint�' ORONO Date: May 1, 1985 Subject: #907 James & Cindy Bighair., 1545 Long Lake Boulevard - Vuriance Zoning District - LR-lA Application - Requesting hardcover and lakeshore setback variances to construct a home addition. List of Exhibits ExhibitA- Application (includes typed transcript of written reqest) Exhibit B - Property Owners List Exhibit C - Plat Map Exhibit D - Survey Exhibit E - Hardcover Review Exhibit F - Existing and Proposed Main Floor Plans Exhibit G - CUP Resolution #1600 Regarding Retaining Walls Exhibit H - Michael P. Gaffron's Letter to Applicant - 11/28/84 The applicant is requesting to be allowed to construct an addition to his house which will increase the hardcover in both 0-75' and 75'-250' setback zones, which will result in additional structure encroachment into the 75' setback area, and which wil'_ increase the water use potential of t housc by adding a 4th bedr-cm. The entire lot consists of about �5,000 square feet or 0.44 acres by staff calculation. Note that --he actual right-of-way is only 7' from the front of the house. Please carefully read the transcripts of the applicants request and hardships. Also, review the ha over calculations. When the retaining wall timbers are included i„ the calculations, the existing hardcover in the 0-75' -one is 1.9%, with the requested increase bringing it to 3.3%. in the 75'-250' zone, staff calculated the existing hardcover at 33.7%, with the requested increase to 39.7%. The addition is proposed to extend 5' into the 75' setback zone. Note that for Long Lake, the DNR has proposed that no construction be allowed within 100' of the shoreline. The applicant replaced his septic system in November 1984. Please read my letter to him dated 11/28/84 regarding the system and its capabilities. We have established that no alternate drainfield site exists on the property, and that if the new system fails at some point and cannot be repaired in its existing location, a holding tank would be requiro' We have no plans to sewer the Long Lake Boulevard area, but we do .e 4 more houses along the lakeshore with potential future (one exis -•)u) septic system problems likely only repairable with the �.�c, of holding tanks. Expansion of any of these houses would increase the potential number of occupants (read "water users") and from a planning standpoint, these expansions should be avoided.