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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 19,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Landgraver noted the applicants have relocated the entrance to address the traffic concerns, added a <br /> second play area away from the residential homes, will be making improvements to the exterior and <br /> interior of the building, will be placing limits on the outdoor relief times, and are agreeable to the <br /> threshold on the overnight staffing. <br /> McGrann moved,Schoenzeit seconded,to recommend approval of Application No. 15-3780, <br /> Michael and Lisa Larson,3596 Shoreline Drive,granting of a conditional use permit per the <br /> conditions of Staff,with the recommendation that language be incorporated into Council approval <br /> regarding a three-month rolling 50 percent occupancy rate triggering the need for an overnight <br /> staff person,and to post contact information for after-hour phone calls. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> 3. #15-3769 CHRIS LAPPEN AND KALLYN BIALOWAS,3409 EAST LAKE STREET, <br /> VARIANCES,7:02 P.M.—7:40 P.M. <br /> Chris Lappen, Applicant, was present. <br /> Gaffron stated the applicants are requesting variances to construct a 21' x 21' detached garage. The <br /> applicants have 61 percent hardcover on the property currently and would be reducing it to 49 percent. <br /> Currently they are allowed 25 percent. The lot consists of 5,562 square feet in a 2-acre zone. The <br /> proposed garage is located five feet from the east side lot line and will replace a garage that was removed <br /> approximately eight years ago. The proposed garage is being moved further from the creek but will still <br /> be 18.5 feet from the creek where a 75-foot setback is normally required. <br /> Early in the application process there was concern about having to place fill in the floodplain area. Based <br /> on discussions with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District,the flood elevation is 935' and the <br /> applicants will not need to fill within the floodplain. <br /> The application also involves a setback from the existing house of 10 feet, which meets the standard. The <br /> applicants could move the garage forward but that would require an additional variance to be less than 10 <br /> feet from a structure. Staff is not recommending that. The property is allowed 1500 square feet structural <br /> feet because the lot is less than 10,000 square feet. The property is currently at 1,615 square feet,just <br /> slightly over the limit. The applicants could reduce both dimensions of the garage by a few inches and <br /> meet the 1500 square feet but Staff does not feel that is a big issue. The applicants could make it a single- <br /> stall garage and attach it to the house but that is not what the applicants prefer. <br /> As it relates to the average lakeshore setback variance,the proposed garage is completely beyond the line. <br /> The property is severely limited by the size and shape of the lot,the location and orientation of the <br /> existing house, and the limitations imposed by the creek that is considered as lakeshore for zoning <br /> purposes. In Staff's opinion the proposed garage location would appear to be reasonable for a minimum- <br /> sized detached two-stall garage. <br /> The adjacent property owner has expressed concerns in a letter that has been included in the <br /> Commission's packet regarding the impact on her views of the lake. Staff has looked at some ways to <br /> Page 6 of 29 <br />