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MINUTES OF THE
<br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
<br />Monday, March 17, 2014
<br />6:30 o'clock p.m.
<br />it noted a fire pit would need to be located further off the property line.
<br />Land graver state · s the only issue that bothers him and thatthe
<br />massing near the lakeshor .
<br />see an issue with that when1i¢~i~atli,'!'llllol:c,nPrhi
<br />Council
<br />Exhibit H
<br />over to the neighbor's
<br />Lemke mov , chwingler seconded, to recommend ap;r~~!;\,~~pplication No. 657, Revision,
<br />LLC, o e alf of Lucas and Elizabeth Detor, 1065 FerndaleR-0ad '\Yest, granting of a
<br />la ore setback variance. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays Q.
<br />5. #14-3658 SUNCREST BUILDERS-,W;4Y$AU1l~~S, ON'lf.~iF OF JOHN AND
<br />ALICE REIMANN, 440 BIG ISLAND, V ARIA'.NCEANDCONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, 7:34
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<br />P.M. -8:07 P.M.
<br />Grant Johnson, Suncrest Builders, wa~ present.
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<br />Curtis stated in August of 2013, th~s;iJect propertyWas.iny<ll¥~djn a lot line rearrangement to combine
<br />three nonconforming Big Islandre~rd lots into two·re~otdlotS:;}The property currently contains a 700
<br />square foot seasonal cabin. Tl:ieprt>p'rty owner wishes to construct a new 2,400 square foot seasonal
<br />cabin while maintaining the exisf!~i:tO~l~quare foot cabin as a guest cabin. Guest cabins are a permitted
<br />accessory use on BJgJsland, but a gii~~;ca~it,i which exceeds 600 square feet requires a conditional use
<br />permit.
<br />Since tJI~prii,erty oj~/Jishes to keep t~)~~sting 700 square foot guest cabin, a lot area variance is
<br />reql)p-edin order to construcfthe tl~'\V seasonal cabin. In addition, it appears the open porch portion of the
<br />p~oposed cabin extends into theav~~e lakeshore setback area and therefore an average lakeshore
<br />se1:backva,.riance is also required.> '
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<br />T~:l')tJi.re:a\and;\Vidth variances grarite~ to the record lots on big Island formalized the existence of
<br />propertieswhi~hclidnot conform .... to.•.:the area and width standards of the RS-Seasonal Recreational
<br />District. Tneffec9rq.]~t status offered assurances to the property owners that their properties could be
<br />developed withou,f:varianc:esJor uses considered to be a basic right of ownership on Big Island. Not all
<br />property owners to6fa<,i.ya:ntage of the record lot variance process. The record lot variance, however, did
<br />not allow for an intensffifa1.tion of the use of the property without further City review.
<br />The applicant's request to construct a new seasonal cabin on a property less than 5.0 acres is reasonable
<br />and fits within the parameters of the allowed uses outlined in the record lot resolution. The need for the
<br />lot area variance is due to the applicant's desire to keep the existing cabin and convert it to a guest cabin.
<br />The proposed hardcover and structural coverage levels are below what is permitted. It does not appear
<br />the proposed seasonal cabin will increase the feel of structural massing on the property to any level of
<br />significance. The RS District setbacks, bluff setbacks, and lakeshore setbacks will be met with the
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