11-20-2000 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,November 20, 2000 (#2637 WILLIAM AND NADINE MCGUIRE,Continued) • Weinberger stated the impact to the adjoining residences will be minimal,with the structure not being visible during the'summer months due to the heavily wooded slope to the south. Structural coverage and hardcover are not an issue with this application. Staff is recommending approval of the variance to build a tennis pavilion next to the existing tennis court. Hockray stated the pavilion will be located near a heavily wooded area and will not be visible to the neighbors. There were no public comment regarding this application. Lindquist moved,Berg seconded,to recommend approval of Application#2637,William and Nadine McGuire,315 Woodhill Road, granting of a variance to permit an accessory structure to be located closer to the street lot line than the principal residence. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. (#6) #2642 PATRICK &KRISTEN BURTON,2601 RAINEY ROAD,VARIANCE, 9:07 p.m.—9:16 p.m. Kurt Baldwin, Landscape architect, appeared on behalf of the Burtons. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. • Weinberger stated the Applicants are seeking approval for driveway construction through a wetland. This lot was created in 1988, with the approval of the plat of"Trees to Be". The Trees to Be development created Outlot B as a corridor for future private road access to the lot. In 1988,when this subdivision was approved, approval for access over the wetland was not granted. However, at that time it was noted approval would be required when the lot was developed. Weinberger stated at the time the subdivision was approved, a flowage and conservation easement was taken over the wetlands requiring a variance to the terms and conditions of the flowage and conservation easement. Weinberger stated because the proposal is for less than 500 cubic yards of fill, a land alteration permit can be granted at Staff level when the fill approval is granted. The Applicants are proposing to encroach upon the wetland with less than 125 cubic yards of fill to construct the driveway. The wetland is a Type 2 wetland and not a city protected wetland. The total wetland area impacted is approximately 1,500 square feet. The Applicants have also submitted an application to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District for wetland alteration and is scheduled to be heard on November 28, 2000. Weinberger stated the Applicants have submitted a statement of hardship in that the only access to the property is via Outlot B with a driveway at the north end of the property across the wetland. • PAGE 18