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( <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, March 21, 2016 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. ' ~ ✓ C11.~ <br />Thiesse stated off-street parking is important in this situation and that any visitors to the property have to 1 .. ., j' <br />walk a considerable distance. Thiesse stated the applicants could keep the proposed driveway but reduce <br />the size of the house. <br />Schoenzeit stated a 4,100 square footprint for a house is not a small structure. Schoenzeit noted on the <br />other applications earlier tonight the lots were smaller. <br />Thiesse noted the hardcover down by the lake was also not removed. <br />Schoenzeit stated a lot of people would love to have a boathouse and a deck or patio down by the lake. <br />Thiesse stated the applicants need to demonstrate a practical difficulty. <br />Leskinen stated given the location of the property on Bohns Point and the lack of on-street parking, <br />someone could see that as a practical difficulty. <br />Thiesse noted this is one of the smaller lots on Bohns Point. <br />Thiesse moved, Olson seconded, to recommend approval of Application No. 16-3814, Alexander <br />Design Group on behalf of Peter and Melissa Santrach, 1700 Bohns Point Road, granting of a <br />hardcover variance and an average lakeshore setback variance. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 2, Schoenzeit <br />and Lemke opposed. <br />------~----------;;,,,------·--------=- <br />7. LIGHTING <br />Barnhart noted the Planning Commission ed this proposed text amendment on a number of <br />Page 20 of 32