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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, MAY 17, 2004 6:00 o 'clock p.m. (10. #04-3009 JAMES AND DARCY LOFFLER, Continued) Rahn summarized the Planning Commission was seeking a 15% lot coverage by structure, minimization of all hardcover to the recommended standards of 3' sidewalk, 8 'driveway, 8 'x8' turnaround or whatever is stipulated in the code for a turnaround on a county roadway. Chair Mabusth asked for the standards to be provided to the applicant. Chair Mabusth asked for other comments. A public member, Henry Lazniarz, proposed consideration of allowing a driveway with two hard surface tire tracks to greatly minimize hardcover. Gaffron responded this option has maintenance problems as does driveway pavers and that property owners become unhappy with them and pave them over, resulting in full coverage anyway. Therefore, the City's hardcover ordinance does not permit the option of strips or pavers. Leslie interjected that the strips can be installed but will result in no reduction in the hardcover percentage . Chair Mabusth asked for further public comments. There were none. Chair Mabusth asked the applicants if they have received enough guidance to revise the proposal. Gaffron summarized that based on the surveyor's measurements received at the meeting, the lot coverage by structure is 2508 s.f. and the direction is to minimize sidewalks and driveways but is not able to determine the hardcover percentage at this time . Gaffron indicated the application could be returned to the Planning Commission on June 21, 2004, and with a Planning Commission recommendation, the matter could likely be scheduled for the June 28, 2004 City Council meeting. Bremer suggested the applicants should make the structure even smaller to reduce lot coverage to less than 15% to make an impact on the hardcover percentage . Fritzler moved, Bremer seconded, to table Application #04-3009, James and Darcy Loffler, 1690 Shadywood Road, requesting a hardcover variance to construct a new residence on the property, and other variances for lot area and lot coverage by structure. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nay 0. Chair Mabusth recessed the Planning Commission at 8:32 p.m. for a short break and reconvened at 8:44 p.m. 11 . #04-3012 ROGER D. O'SHAUGHNESSY, 1265 BRACKETT'S POINT ROAD, VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, PUBLIC BEARING (8:44-9:37 p.m.) Curtis explained the applicant's request for three variances and two conditional use permits in order to construct a boardwalk to the shore ending in a landing, to construct a wire mesh fence along Brackett's Point Road, to grade, fill and construct a retaining wall in the floodplain and to construct chimneys 40'8" where 30' is allowed. She noted there was change in boardwalk width from 6 ' to 4' boardwalk width, which will result in a reduction in the hardcover percentages from 550' to 438 s.f. yet to be confirmed. Curtis advised that the city received two letters from neighbors that are requested to be read into the record. She pointed out the Issues for Consideration outlined in the Staff Report, dated May 3, 2004. Curtis concluded by recommending the following: 1. Approval of the conditional use permit to allow chimney heights of 40' 8" where a 30' maximum is normally allowed. 2. Approval of the variance and conditional use permit for construction and fill within the floodplain incorporating the recommendations of the MCWD and the City Engineer. 3. Denial of the hardcover variance for 438 s.f. of hardcover within the 0-75' setback zone. 4. Denial of the variance to allow a fence within 75' of the lake. Page 23 of 40