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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEEffi,;G <br />Monday, August 18, 2003 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(#4) #03-2932 MICHAEL HAYES OF :MICHAEL HAYES HO:\IES ON BEHALF <br />OF ALBERT TRAPENESE, 3220 BOHNS POINT ROAD, V ARL.\.:.'iCES <br />Hawn moved, Fritzler seconded, to recommend approval of Application #03-2932 <br />Michael Hayes on behalf of Albert Trapenese, 3220 Bohns Point Roa~ granting <br />approval of the requested variances and conditional use permit contingent upon the <br />requirement that a vegetative screen and privacy fence be maintained along Bohn's <br />Point Road, sufficient vegetation and trees must be maintained to pro~ide screening <br />from County Road 51, and that no access to Bohn's Point Road to the proposed <br />garage be made. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Applications were heard out of sequence due to the late arrival of applicants. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />(#8) #03-2917 WINFIELD AND NANCY STEPHENS, 350 CRESTVIEW A VENUE, <br />VARIANCES, 6:08 -6:25 P.M. <br />Winfield Stephens, the Applicant, was present. <br />Waataja reported that the applicant requests the following variances to construct a new <br />residence on a lot subject to a 75' creek setback: <br />1. Lot area variance to allow a residence reconstruction on a .455 acre lot when 2 acres is <br />normally required. <br />2. Front yard setback variance to allow a front yard setback of 30' when 50' is normally <br />required. <br />3. Side yard setback variance to allow a side yard setback of 10' when 30' is normally <br />required. <br />4. Rear yard setback variance to allow a rear yard setback of 28' when 50' is normally <br />required. <br />5. Creek setback variance to allow structure to be setback 68' from the creek wheri 75' is <br />normally required. <br />6. Hardcover variance to allow 2.7% hardcover in the 0-75' zone when 0% is normally <br />allowed and to allow 43.75% hardcover in the 75-250' zone when 25% is normally <br />allowed. <br />Waataja explained that the property is .455 acres located in a 2 acre zoning district. Since <br />many of the lots in this neighborhood are substantially smaller than the required 2 acres, it <br />has been staff policy to review these properties against the setback requirements of the ½ <br />acre zoning district, which is a 30' front and rear yard setback and 10' interior side yard ·· <br />setback. The applicant is proposing 29.6' front yard setback, 10.6' side yard setback, and a <br />27.7' rear yard setback. <br />With regard to the creek setback variance, the Zoning Ordinance requires a 75' setback <br />PAGE2 of30