02-23-2000 Planning Commission Minutes

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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2000 • (#2556 Barbara and Collins Cavender, Continued) street without causing a public safety issue. Each lot along Rest Point Road will require off street parking areas to accommodate quests. City Code requires all garages with doors facing a street to be located 30 feet from the property line to allow off street parking, thus requiring the house to be located further from the property line. Mr. Cavender stated Weinberger has done a thorough job presenting the application. Cavender stated one item that was accidentally omitted was a 4' by 4' concrete pad for an air conditioning unit. Hawn commented the proposed plan is an improvement to what currently exists on the lot, noting the Applicants have complied with the direction of the Planning Commission. Kluth commented he does not have a problem with the application. There were no public comments regarding this application. Mrs. Cavender inquired whether she would be permitted to do some limited landscaping near the lift station. Weinberger recommended the Applicants work with the Public Works Department on that issue, noting the City typically encourages some plantings in that area. Smith moved, Kluth seconded, to recommend approval of Application #2556, Barbara and Collins Cavender, 1405/1395 Rest Point Road, granting of variances to permit structure within 75' of the lakeshore, variance to average lakeshore setback, variance to street setback, • and a variance to hardcover within the 0-75' setback, subject to the two lots being legally combined and granting of an easement to the City for the lift station, with the understanding a 4' by 4' concrete pad will be allowed for an air-conditioning unit. Hawn inquired whether all the patio and underlayment depicted in the diagram will be removed. Mrs. Cavender indicated it will be. Weinberger noted a variance to the average lakeshore is not required in this case. Kluth moved, Hawn seconded,to delete the variance to average lakeshore setback from motion. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. VOTE ON AMENDED MOTION: Ayes 4, Nays 0. (#4) #2558 ANTHONY PATTERSON, 1780 SHADYWOOD ROAD -VARIANCES, 7:15 p.m. - 7:37 p.m. Anthony Patterson, Applicant, was present, along with David Bergman, Building/Contractor. Bottenberg stated this application was tabled at the January 19, 2000 Planning Commission meeting to allow the Applicant time to redesign the deck and side entry to conform more with Orono's zoning code. The Applicants are requesting variances to permit construction of additional living space to the existing residence, replace an existing lakeside deck, and replace an existing side entrance on the south side of the residence with a larger entrance. The additional living space would allow the Page 5