04/21/03 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,April 21, 2003 6:00 o'clock p.m. (#8 #03-2886 DENNIS AND DIANE KILLIAN, Continued) permitted in order to construct a new residence on the property. VOTE Ayes 4,Nays 3, Bremer, Chair Smith, and Fritzler dissenting. (#9) #03-2887 MINNETONKA CUSTOM HOMES INC.,4753 NORTH SHORE DRIVE,VARIANCES 11:04—11:50 P.M. Bob Pieper and Steve Sexton, of Minnetonka Custom Homes, were present. Chaput reported that the applicants were requesting the following variances to permit construction of a new residence on the property: 1. lot area of 8,172 s.f. (0.19 acres)where 43,560 s.f. (1 acre) is required; 2. lot width of 50' where 140' is required; 3. rear yard (street) setback of 19.2' where 30' is required; 4. side yard setback of 7.6' where 10' is required; 5. 480 s.f. (12.6%) hardcover within the 0 to 75' lakeshore setback zone where none is permitted; 6. 2,051 s.f. (46.8%) hardcover within the 75' to 250' lakeshore setback zone where 1,095 s.f. (25%) is permitted; 7. 1,504 s.f. of lot coverage by structure where 1,500 s.f. is permitted; 8. 15' setback from the top of the bluff where 30' is required; 9. 6' +/- encroachment into the bluff impact zone where none is permitted; and 10. placing fill in a bluff impact zone where no fill is permitted. Chaput explained that the proposed house is located 19.2' from the rear lot line where 30' is required. Currently, the existing detached garage and driveway area are primarily in the County Road right of way. With the proposed plan, the detached garage is removed and the driveway is relocated onto the property. The 22' setback will leave room to park two or three vehicles off the right of way. With regard to lot coverage by structure, Chaput indicated that the only structure proposed on the property is a 1,504 s.f. house, exceeding the 1,500 s.f. permitted. Due to the size and dimensions of the proposed house, a number of other zoning ordinance requirements are unable to be met,but could be met(or magnitude of variances reduced)by making the house smaller. There is 3,791 s.f. of area in the 0-75' setback zone. There is currently 480 s.f. (12.6%) of hardcover within this zone where none is permitted, however, Chaput pointed out that the hardcover in the 0-75' is not proposed to change with this application. On the other hand, in the 75'-250' setback zone, the hardcover is proposed to increase to 2,051 s.f. (46.8%). Other than reducing the size of the home, there do not appear to be any other potential hardcover removals. PAGE 36 of 40