05-21-2001 Planning Commission Minutes

Home Browse Search

MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday,May 21,2001 (#01-2674 DENNIS AND DIANE KILLIAN,CONTINUED) Bottenberg stated a side yard adjacent to street variance is required to permit the roofline to be 13.4 feet from the street where 15 feet is required. Bottenberg noted structural lot coverage would not increase with the roofline expansion. City Staff recommends approval of the application. Lile had nothing to add to Staffs report. There were no public comments regarding this application. Smith moved,second by Berg,to recommend approval of Application#01-2675, Donna Lile,2765 Ethel Avenue,granting of a side yard adjacent to street variance to permit the roof line to be 13.4 feet from the street where a 15 foot setback is required. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. (#7) #01-2678 KRISTI ROESLER, 1169 ELMWOOD AVENUE,VARIANCES, 7:30—8:03 p.m. Kristi Roesler, Applicant,was present. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. Bottenberg stated this is a two-part application. The Applicant owns two properties located at 1169 North Arm Drive,which is an off the lake parcel with a residence, and Lot 7,Block 1 of Skarp and Lindquist's Gernhill,Lake Minnetonka"addition, which is a vacant lot consisting of 50 feet of lakeshore. Bottenberg stated the two parcels have not been legally combined and are separated by the Elmwood Avenue right-of-way and are offset by approximately 100 feet. The Applicant purchased the properties approximately two years ago and has since learned that a dock is not allowed on the lake lot because there is not a principal structure on the lot. Bottenberg stated the first part of the application is to review variances for lot area/width regarding the lake lot to permit future residential construction. The lot is approximately 11,100 square feet or .255 acres where the minimum lot area requirement is one acre, and approximately 50 feet wide where 140 feet is the minimum lot width required for the LR-1B zoning district. Part two of the application is a request for a variance to permit a lot combination of a property not adjacent to the building lot for lake/dock use. The two properties are separated by Elmwood Avenue. The Applicant is requesting the ability to have lake access/dock via Lot 7,which is not combined with 1169 North Arm Drive. The lot does not have a principal structure. Bottenberg indicated a structure could be constructed on the property through a special lot combination agreement,which would function as a covenant requiring the two parcels remain in common ownership. The Applicant is requesting a variance to allow the two lots to be combined and a variance to accessory buildings at time of construction. PAGE 10