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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, May 16, 2005 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(#05-3110 Thomas and Sheila Browne, Continued) <br />Browne indicated they are in need of the i11rnaround, noting they are unable to back out of their driveway <br />onto the road due to safety concerns. <br />Winkey noted a portion of the turnaround is located outside of the 0-75' zone. <br />Curtis stated the driveway is difficult to maneuver. <br />Jurgens concurred that the driveway is difficult to maneuver. Jurgens inquired whether the applicants <br />would like to still proceed with the garage. <br />Browne stated he would prefer to proceed forward with the dorn1er. <br />Rahn commented the building pad is limited and that the addition of the garage might be too much for <br />this lot. <br />Jurgens moved, Rahn seconded, to recommend approval of the lake setback variance in order to <br />construct a second floor dormer, but recommended denial of the lake setback and hardcover <br />variances in order to construct a garage addition for the property located at 760 Brown Road <br />South. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 2, Bremer and Kempf Opposed. <br />Bremer stated she would be in favor of the garage addition if there were reductions in hardcover. <br />7. #05-3111 WATER STREET HOMES, LCC ON BEHALF OF RANDALL AND <br />SARA HOGAN, 2260 FOX STREET, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE, <br />9:18 P.M. -10:06 P.M. <br />Rick Carlson, Water Street Homes, was present. <br />Gaffron stated the applicants are requesting a variance for an accessory structure located nearer the front <br />or street lot line than the principal residence siruc11ll'e and a variance to the allowed footprint area for an <br />oversize accessory structure. Additionally, a conditional use permit is requested for plumbing in an <br />accessory sttucture that includes a toilet. <br />Gaffron indicated the oversize accessory stt·uci11re section of the zoning code does not specifically address <br />whether the lot area for purposes of establishing the allowed footprint area of accessory buildings is to <br />include or exclude wetlands. Therefore, based on the definition oflot area in the zoning code, wetland is <br />excluded and the non-wetland area within the property, not including the separate outlot driveway <br />conidor, is about 2. 7 acres, which would allow an accessory structure with a footprint of 1,200 square <br />feet. If the total area of the lot and outlot including wetland is used, the lot at 4.985 acres would allow a <br />2,000 square foot footprint. <br />PAGE 22