07-15-2002 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,July 15,2002 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#02-2805 CARSON ERICKSON, Continued) not exceed a maximum of 300 s.f. Rahn stated that he would support a 42' setback from the creek side. Weinberger noted that the average setback from the property line at the street is 12' in this area. Mabusth once again stated that she would be more comfortable with less setbacks on the side yards in order for it to be pulled further off the street. Smith stated that the Commission would be comfortable with a 12' setback from the street, 10' setbacks from the side yards,and 42' from the approximate creek bank to the deck. Smith asked the applicant if this provided enough direction. Hellier stated that the applicant is in the process of combining families, moving out of a current residence, and would like to see the process moving ahead as quickly as possible with contingent .approvals. Smith stated that she felt they had made significant enough changes to warrant the seeing a new set of plans. Hellier asked if he could bring the new plan to Council. Hawn suggested adding this to the agenda for Wednesday nights meeting. While Bottenberg stated that she would be unable to attend, Gaffron indicated that he could relay her planning report. Mabusth asked to see a copy of the old survey. Bremer stated that based upon the history of Eastlake Street,this application is not asking for much more than the others,it is not out of line with the neighbors and,in fact,the single neighbor who had voiced an objection was granted a variance far greater than what has been proposed. Bottenberg provided the Commission with copies of the old survey, to which individual Commissioners devoted time translating and examining the information. Rahn stated, assuming you could pull a car in the driveway, 15' would be adequate space to him to support the application as long as the deck were changed. PAGE 32 of 36