01-22-2002 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday,January 22,2002 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#8) #02-2739 THOMAS AND MARY ANN DAHLQUIST,4070 DAHL ROAD,VARIANCES, 7:57 p.m.—8:31 p.m. Thomas Dahlquist, Applicant, was present. Bottenberg stated the Applicants are proposing to extend the existing lakeside deck at the northwest corner of the residence by seven feet and construct a 3.5 by 25' walkway that would connect the lakeside deck to a small deck on the west side. The extension and walkway consists of 165 square feet. Bottenberg stated this extension will provide wheelchair access-ability to the lakeside deck from inside the residence. The interior of the residence has a step that one must go down in order to access the lakeside deck. The applicants' mother-in-law lives with them and is in a wheelchair. In June of 2001,the Applicants applied for and received a permit to repair the existing lakeside deck and to construct a shed on the rear of the property. When the shed was built,it was believed to be built ten feet off of the property line. When a survey was completed for the deck addition, it found to be 7 line and 8.9 feet from the property line. The 120 square foot shed needs to be set ten feet back from the property line. The variances that are required for this application include a variance to hardcover within the 75-250' of the lakeshore to permit 27.9 percent hardcover where 25 percent is allowed. Staff recommends approval of the hardcover variance and moving the shed to meet the 10 foot yard setback, subject to removal of 1,462 square feet of non-conforming plastic rock bed underlayment in the 75-250' zone. Dahlquist stated currently his mother-in-law is not residing at the residence,but they expect her to be back in the house shortly. Dahlquist indicated at the time the shed was built, they believed it was located 10 feet off the property line until the survey was completed. Dahlquist stated the location of the shed currently is in a spot that is the least obtrusive to the adjoining residence,noting the neighbor does not object to the shed in its current location. Dahlquist stated it would be very difficult to relocate the shed towards the driveway. Mabusth stated the Planning Commission does have a letter indicating the neighbors do not object to the shed. Hawn inquired whether a drawing was submitted at the time the building permit was granted. Dahlquist stated the shed was already partially built at the time the building permit was issued. Weinberger stated the City does not require a survey for a shed of that size, which is considered to be a temporary building which cannot be moved. Dahlquist indicated the survey was done in conjunction with the deck. There were no public comments regarding this application. Kluth noted there is very little change in the hardcover calculations. PAGE 14