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{ t <br /> MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,September 17,2001 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#01-2715 John M.Bailey,Continued) <br /> Stoddard moved, Smith seconded,to recommend approval of Application#01-2715, <br /> John M. Bailey,2807 Casco Point Road,granting of a variance to permit structural repairs and <br /> addition of a foundation to an existing detached garage,and granting of a variance to hardcover <br /> in the 75-250' setback to permit 40 square feet of additional sidewalk to connect the patio and <br /> deck located to the west side of the house,subject to the garage meeting all applicable Fire and <br /> Building Codes and a building permit being obtained for the replacement of the deck. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. <br /> (#13) #01-2714 FREDERICK PUZAK, 1340 BALDUR PARK ROAD,VARIANCES, <br /> 9:15 p.m.—9:45 p.m. <br /> Fred Puzak,Applicant,was present. <br /> The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. <br /> Weinberger stated the Applicant is requesting variances to permit new construction on the property. <br /> The Applicant is proposing to tear down the existing residence and construct a new residence. The <br /> property is located at the end of the Baldur Park Peninsula, with the majority of the lot being located <br /> within 75 feet of the lakeshore. <br /> A variance to hardcover in the 0-75' setback area is required to permit 9.8 percent hardcover where <br /> 12.4 percent currently exists. A variance to hardcover is also required in the 75-250' setback area to <br /> allow 63.6 percent hardcover where 70.9 percent currently exists. A third variance is required to <br /> permit the house to be located 48 feet from the lakeshore,within the 75 feet required setback. <br /> Weinberger stated one of the main issues with this application is the septic. The property is located <br /> within the MUSA area,with the Applicant's house being the only house on Baldur Park not connected <br /> to sanitary sewer. The property is not served with sewer because the sewer service stops at the end of <br /> the public maintained Baldur Park Road. Due to some issues not within the Applicant's control, he <br /> has been unable to connect to City sewer. In 1982,the Council had approved a preliminary plat <br /> subdivision for two lots between the Applicant's property and the end of the maintained Baldur Park <br /> Road. The Applicant's property is not connected to sewer because he does not have an easement for <br /> utility or sewer purposes out to Baldur Park Road. <br /> Weinberger stated the Applicant has an easement over Lot 31 for private septic purposes. There is one <br /> system located on Lot 31 that is listed as compliant because it is more than three feet above the <br /> seasonal water table. The system is not compliant with all regulations because the entire drainfield <br /> site is located within 75 feet of the lakeshore. In order for the City of Orono to permit construction of <br /> a new home on this site, it must comply with one of the following: one,the new house must be <br /> connected to sanitary sewer service,or two,the new house must be connected to a conforming septic <br /> system meeting all the local and state standards. Since the existing system is located within 75 feet of <br /> the lakeshore,the new house cannot be connected to the existing system. The Applicant must provide <br /> designs for two conforming septic systems on the individual lot on which the house is being <br /> constructed. The Applicant will need to submit septic testing to show that there are two conforming <br /> PAGE 20 <br />