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} . <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 20, 2000 <br /> ROLL <br /> • The Orono Planning Commission met on the above date with the following members present: <br /> Chair Elizabeth Hawn, Commissioners Jay Nygard,William Stoddard, Dale Lindquist, Janice <br /> Berg, and Sandra Smith. Commissioner Daniel Kluth was absent. The following represented <br /> City Staff: Senior Planning Coordinator Michael Gaffron,Zoning Administrator Paul <br /> Weinberger,Assistant Zoning Administrator Wendy Bottenberg, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br /> City Council Representatives Gabriel Jabbour and Richard Flint were present. <br /> Chair Hawn called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. <br /> PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> (#1) #2623 FRED JOHNSON, 1926 FAGERNESS POINT ROAD, VARIANCES, <br /> 6:31 p.m.—6:45 p.m. <br /> Fred Johnson,Applicant,was present. <br /> The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. <br /> Weinberger stated the Applicants are proposing to remove an existing residence and detached <br /> garage and construct a new residence on a lot that is located entirely within the 75' lakeshore <br /> setback. Weinberger stated this is one of three lots that are all located on the south side of <br /> Fagerness Road,with all three lots only having a depth of 70' from the lakeshore. <br /> • Originally the Applicants had requested variances to lot width, lot area, lakeshore setback and <br /> hardcover in order to construct a house consisting of 1,690 square feet. After discussions with <br /> Staff,the Applicants were advised to reduce the size of the house to comply with the structural <br /> coverage limitations. Weinberger noted for lots under 10,000 square feet,the property can have <br /> a maximum of 1,500 square feet of structure. <br /> The Applicants have revised their plans and have redesigned the house to reduce the structural <br /> coverage to 1,495 square feet,with the elimination of additional hardcover that would have been <br /> required for a third stall to the garage. Weinberger stated the amount of hardcover that exists on <br /> the property currently is fairly equal to what is being proposed. <br /> Weinberger stated since the property is located entirely within the 75' lakeshore setback, it has <br /> had variances granted in the past to allow replacement of structures in the 1980s. Conditions <br /> placed on the adjacent properties were that the amount of structure and hardcover not exceed <br /> what had previously existed since no hardcover is normally permitted within 75' of the lakeshore. <br /> Weinberger noted the existing house and deck are located only a few feet from the lakeshore, <br /> with removal of the house and construction of a new residence resulting in a setback averaging <br /> 30 feet to the house. Relocating the house further from the street would not allow for an adequate <br /> setback to the street, with 30 feet being the required setback to the street. Weinberger noted the <br /> Applicants are proposing a setback of 20 feet, which would allow sufficient space to back out of <br /> the garage into the driveway without backing a vehicle directly into the street and would provide <br /> off street parking for the property. <br /> • <br /> PAGE 1 <br />