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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, November 18, 2002 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#8) #02-2853 AULIK DESIGN CORP., 955 TONKAWA ROAD, Continued <br /> Although his wife would be disappointed, Mr. Schumer stated that he could remove the <br /> planter and timber retaining wall around the garden. <br /> Fritzler moved, Smith seconded, to recommend approval of Application #02-2853, <br /> Aulik Design Corporation, approving the average lakeshore setback variance and <br /> conditional use permit for land alteration to construct a new residence on the <br /> property located at 955 Tonkawa Road, subject to the six conditions noted in staff's <br /> memo dated November 15, 2002, removal of the planter and timber retaining wall <br /> within the 0-75' setback zone, and the City Engineer's approval of a soil drainage <br /> plan. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br /> SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING- 8:00 P.M. <br /> (#10) #02-2852 JENNIFER AND TROY KOOPMAN AND DWIGHT AND PATTY <br /> AFFELDT, 4753 TONKAVIEW COURT AND 4765 TONKAVIEW LANE, <br /> REARRANGEMENT OF COMMON PROPERTY LINES 8:12 - 8:50 P.M. <br /> Jennifer and Troy Koopman, and Dwight and Patty Affeldt, Applicants, were present. <br /> Gaffron explained that the applicants are owners of the properties located at 4753 <br /> Tonkaview Court and 4765 Tonkaview Lane in the City of Orono. Currently, the <br /> Koopman's garden and their driveway are located within the Affeldt property 4765 <br /> Tonkaview Lane. They are proposing a Subdivision of a Lot Line Rearrangement to <br /> correct this problem. <br /> Gaffron noted that the need for the lot line rearrangement stems from a 1985 vacation of <br /> a portion of Park Avenue, in which the former owners of the Koopman property, intended <br /> to acquire both the south half and north half of the portion to be vacated. He continued <br /> that,while the City's vacation approval resolution required the Caples to legally combine <br /> the entire vacated portion with their homestead, the County saw it differently and <br /> followed their standard practice by splitting the vacated road between the two adjacent <br /> property owners. <br /> The Koopmans and the Affeldts have now agreed to do the lot line rearrangement to clear <br /> up the existing encroachment problem. Gaffron pointed out that the lot width of the <br /> Koopman property is not affected by the proposal. Both properties were originally <br /> developed prior to the adoption of the current zoning standards, however, the <br /> rearrangement would meet the intent of the comprehensive plan because it would not <br /> increase the existing density and would not create additional building sites. <br /> PAGE 13 of 29 <br />