03-18-2002 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday,March 18, 2002 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#02-2761 Addison and Cindy Piper,Continued) Bottenberg stated the pool house was originally built 9.3 feet from the property line rather than the required 10 feet. Staff recommends approval of the application subject to the Applicant filing the appropriate restrictive covenants on the property for a guest house and an accessory building with plumbing. The builder stated the roof over the screen porch is an extension of the existing roof. Piper stated the house was originally constructed in 1954,noting there have been no major improvements done to the house during that time except for a new kitchen following a fire in 1984. Piper indicated she is unaware of when the pool house was originally constructed, and it is her intent to clean the property up. Piper stated she is willing to comply with the applicable standards. There were no public comments regarding this application. Smith moved,Hawn seconded,to recommend approval of Application#02-2761, Addison and Cindy Piper, 1125 Spring Hill Road,granting two conditional use permits,average lakeshore setback variance, and crowding variance,subject to the property owners filing the appropriate restrictive covenant on the property for a guest house and an accessory building with plumbing. VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. SKETCH PLAN (#12) #02-2763 CLAYT AND JULIE ANN TABOR,960 NORTH BROWN ROAD, SKETCH PLAN REVIEW Clayt and Julie Ann Tabor,Applicants, were present. Weinberger stated the Applicants are requesting a sketch plan review to split two lots that have previously been combined back in 1984. This property is located within the LR-1A zoning district, which has a minimum of two acres. Weinberger noted this property is located on the lakeshore. Weinberger stated initially in 1984,the property consisted of three tax parcels that were combined into one lot. The entire property is 3.66 acres. Based on the size of the property, it is not possible to subdivide the property without granting a lot area variance for one of the properties for a lot less than two acres. If the properties were split along the old property line, a lot width variance would be required because the lot would have frontage along the street of less than 200 feet. Weinberger stated the City of Orono has encouraged parcels held in common ownership to be combined when the properties do not meet minimum requirements for lot area and/or width. Following a property combination, it is assumed the common property line effectively disappears. Weinberger stated Staff has only been able to identify two occasions in which the City approved a subdivision that created lots less than the minimum area required. Weinberger stated the first instance was in 1980, for Bayside Beach, and was approved basically as a down zoning. The second instance PAGE 16