02-19-03 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#03-2868 JOHN E. WHITMAN, Continued) Chair Smith maintained that, it seemed to her, that there was a need to provide access to this parcel. Mr. Whitman pointed out that the pad would be 25' x 25' and that the proposed culvert would need to slant toward the creek. Chaput agreed that those were necessary corrections. There were no public comments. Fritzler moved, Rahn seconded, to recommend approval of Application #03-2868, John Whitman, 1580 Sixth Avenue N., granting approval of variances to construct a 125 s.f. driveway and pad, located 50' south of the centerline of Long Lake Creek where no hardcover, grading, filling, or excavating of more than 10 cubic yards within 75' of the Creek is permitted, to serve as the access to a future home, subject to the four conditions identified in the staff memo dated February 6, 2003, with the addition that the culvert be slanted toward the Creek. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. (#2) #03-2865 KEVIN MANLEY, 1973 FAGERNESS POINT ROAD, VARIANCES 7:46 - 8:37 P.M. Kevin Manley, Applicant, was present. Gaffron explained that the applicant had applied for approval of after-the-fact lakeshore setback, average setback, and 0-75' hardcover variances for construction of a 4.5'X12' (54sf) attached deck on the west side of the residence; approval of a 75-250' hardcover variance for a proposed 12'X23.5 (266sf) grade level deck adjacent to the garage tunnel; and approval of a 0-75' hardcover variance for a proposed 20'X20' gravel parking area on the east lakeshore side of the property. As each of the three aspects fell within a different hardcover zone, Gaffron indicated that they would treat each one individually. With regard to the gravel parking area, Gaffron stated that the total square footage of the east 0-75' zone was potentially not yet established, and that the City had received no indication that the applicant's title registration action to formalize their ownership of the accretions had been completed. Assuming that the shed would be removed, as directed by Council, Gaffron acknowledged that the only hardcover in the east 0-75' zone would be the 400 s.f. gravel parking area. With a road width of only 18'-20', Gaffron noted that there really wasn't an opportunity to parallel park cars on the street, therefore, a parking area for two vehicles on the east side of the road would be a benefit to the neighborhood with regard to safety and congestion. He stated that if the Planning Commission were to conclude that a 20'X20' parking area was PAGE 9 of 26