05/19/03 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, May 19, 2003 6:00 o'clock p.m. (#4 #03-2885 GERDA AND ED TOTH, Continued) 4. 3,303 s.f. (30%) hardcover within the 75' to 250' lakeshore setback zone where 2,753 s.f. (25%) is permitted; and 5. grading and filling within 75' of the OHWL of Lake Minnetonka where no grading nor filling is permitted. The Planning Commission heard this application at their Monday, April 21, 2003 meeting. With a vote of 7 to 0, the Planning Commission tabled the application to allow the applicants to reduce hardcover in the 75' to 250' setback zone to "between 25%and 30%" and to no more than 2,783 s.f. (15%) of structural coverage on the combined lots by redesigning the proposed home. The requested variances for lot area, lot width, hardcover within the 0 to75' setback zone, and grading and filling within 75' of the OHWL appeared to be acceptable to the Planning Commission at the last meeting. Mabusth noted that the proposed house has been redesigned to reduce the hardcover in the 75' to 250' hardcover zone from the previously proposed 4,483 s.f. (38.36%)to 3,303 s.f. (30%). The structural coverage has also been reduced from 3,132 s.f. (16.88%) to 2,505 s.f. (13.5%), meeting the maximum permitted on the lot. With regard to the City Engineer's comments, Mabusth presented 5 comments, several of which include: 1. The grading plan should show a defined swale along the northwest lot line to take storm water towards the lake and away from 1270 Spruce Place; 2. Grading should be coordinated with the proposed development at 1300 Spruce Place so that drainage from both parcels is directed towards the street or the lake; 3. Driveway grades should be shown on the plans and should not exceed 10%; 4. There are currently water and sewer services provided to each property, only one of which will be needed for the new home. The unused sewer service should be removed to the City right of way and sealed to prevent infiltration into the sanitary sewer system. The old water service should be abandoned and the curb stop shut off. Sewer and water removals must be inspected and approved by the City's public works department; and 5. Erosion control should be installed, inspected and approved prior to any work on site. On behalf of staff, Mabusth reiterated that hardcover variances have consistently been denied for new construction on similar sized(approximately '/2 acre) lots in the V2 acre and 1 acre zones over the past 4 years. Staff could not support a variance for hardcover in 75' to 250' setback zone for new construction on this lot since, in staffs opinion, no suitable hardship could be identified. PAGE 11 of 39