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To: Mayor Butler <br />Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator <br />Orono Council Members <br />Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Fro■i: Michael P. Gaffron, <br />Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />Date: September 9, 1986 <br />Subject: #1071 Colin Kelly & Lona Shaughnessy, <br />(Lot 2, Block 1 Kelley Green) - Variance - Public Hearing <br />Zoning District - RR-lB, 2-acre <br />Application - Front and rear setback variances to construct a new <br />residence. <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Application <br />Exhibit B - Plat Map <br />Exhibit C - Property Owners List <br />Exhibit D - Survey <br />Exhibit E - Neighboring Residence Layout <br />Pertinent Facts: <br />Lot width: 720' Lot Depth: 144' <br />Front Setback - Required: 50' <br />Proposed: 37.3' <br />Variance: 12.7' or 25% <br />Rear Setback - Required: 50' <br />Proposed: 33.9' <br />Variance: 16.1' or 32% <br />Discussion: <br />Applicants request front and rear setback variances to construct <br />a residence on this long but relatively narrow lot created as part of <br />Kelley Green in 1978. Because the usable lot depth after required 50' <br />front and rear setbacks is onlv 44', the shape of the lot is a <br />hardship in that it leaves little flexibility in designing the house <br />to fit the landscape. <br />Note that a new house is expected to be started soon on the <br />opposite lot south of the cul-de-sac. <br />The topography of the site seems to suggest that the proposed <br />house and drainfield are located in the most logical site on the lot. <br />However, this does place the house directly south of the Heinz Otto <br />residence (which accesses off Watertown Road). Staff has received no <br />comments from Mr. Otto as of this writing. <br />