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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, September 21,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Leskinen asked if everything else is conforming. <br /> Curtis stated it is. <br /> Todd Balan, Applicant, stated he had nothing to add to Staff's report. <br /> Chair Leskinen opened the public hearing at 8:00 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments regarding this application. <br /> Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 8:00 p.m. <br /> Thiesse noted the applicant is within his structural coverage limits. <br /> Schoenzeit stated under the old hardcover system, this property may have been more compliant, which <br /> goes to support the practical difficulty. <br /> Schoenzeit moved, Lemke seconded, to recommend approval of Application No. 15-3778, Todd <br /> Balan,2905 Casco Point Road, granting of a hardcover variance. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> (John Thiesse recused himself from Item No. 7) <br /> 7. #15-3779 KEN JENSON ON BEHALF OF TRINITY CHURCH, 2060 SIXTH AVENUE <br /> NORTH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE, 8:02 P.M.—8:16 P.M. <br /> Ken Jensen, Applicant, was present. <br /> Gaffron stated the applicant, on behalf of Trinity Lutheran Church, is requesting approvals for the <br /> installation of a new monument sign within their front yard along County Road 6. The new sign will <br /> include a dual-faced electronic changeable message board. Installation of the sign requires a conditional <br /> use permit because the church is a conditional use if in the RR-1 B district. A variance to Section <br /> 78-1467(1) is also required because the area of the signage exceeds the 12 square feet per surface allowed <br /> by code. <br /> The current zoning code does not have sign standards for conditional uses located in a residential zone. <br /> Within residential districts a nameplate sign with a maximum of 12 square feet per surface is permitted. <br /> The new monument sign with the reader board should reduce or eliminate the need for temporary signage <br /> on the property. The church is requesting 27.9 square feet, which comprises both sides of the sign. <br /> The subject property currently has just over 50 percent hardcover. The proposed sign project will actually <br /> reduce hardcover on the site by 12 square feet. <br /> Gaffron displayed an aerial photograph of the existing sign. The location of the new sign will be slightly <br /> east and slightly forward of the existing sign, while still being located ten feet back from the front lot line. <br /> Ten feet is the standard for commercial signage, while a 5-foot setback would be allowed for residential <br /> signage. <br /> Page 16 of 46 <br />