04-15-2002 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,April 15,2002 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#02-2767 Stonegate Farm, Continued) Smith inquired why all of the engineer's recommendations were not included in Staff's report, particularly the one relating to the trail in this area. Seeland stated they have no need to cross the trail. Berg noted condition six in Staff's report relates to the trail. Smith recommended all the recommendations in the City Engineer's report be included as conditions. Hawn moved,Mabusth seconded,to recommend approval of Application#02-2767, Stonegate Farms,2940 Sixth Avenue North,subject to the six conditions outlined in the April 11,2002 Planner's Report as well as all the conditions outlined in Exhibit C. VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. NEW BUSINESS (#4) #02-2762 TIMOTHY AND MARY SWEEZO,4480 WATERTOWN ROAD,VARIANCES, 6:45 p.m.—7:15 p.m. Tim and Mary Sweezo,Applicants,were present. The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. Weinberger stated the Applicants are requesting several variances to permit construction of a new three bedroom residence with an attached two-stall garage. The new house would replace the existing house on the property. Hennepin County tax records estimate a construction date for the existing house to be around 1900. The location for the new house would be where the existing residence is located. The property is located in the RR-1A zoning district,which requires a minimum lot size of five acres, a front setback of 100 feet, and a side setback of 50 feet. The Applicants are requesting variances to lot area, with the buildable area consisting of 1.44 acres. Weinberger noted the eastern two-thirds of the lot is wetland,with the wetland area not being counted in the dry buildable area. A substantial amount of the south portion of the property was also acquired in 1998 for improvements to County Road 6,which significantly reduced the size of the lot. The Applicants are also requesting variances to the side setback and front setback. The Applicants have chosen the proposed location for the new residence based on the existing driveway arrangement, location of buildings on the property, and septic drain field sites. The new residence is proposed to be located meeting the same setback as the existing house, which is 53.6 feet to the front property line. The side and rear setback variances are required based on the location of an existing detached garage that is proposed to remain on the property and based on the fact that the garage and driveway access to the building would be blocked by the new house if the new residence were constructed to meet all current setback standards. PAGE 3