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) Staff recommends approval of the variances for lot area, lot width, hardcover in the 0-75' setback zone, and grading and filling within 75' of the OHWL of Lake Minnetonka, with the following conditions: 1. Application for combination of lots 3 and 4 must be made prior to issuance of a building permit; 2. 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; 3. 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; 4. Driveway grades should be shown on the plans and should not exceed 10%; 5. 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 6. Erosion control should be installed, inspected and approved prior to any work on site. Mr. Toth indicated that he, and his wife, enjoyed the peaceful neighborhood and appreciated the neighbors support as voiced at the previous meeting. He stated that they had reduced the iteration of the plans, and, he believed, returned with a set that met the parameters as established at the last meeting by the Commission. Mr. Toth felt the home would do much for the values in the neighborhood, offered a reasonable plan, and he hoped the Commission would look upon the plan favorably. While she admitted that the Commission had given them hardcover parameters within 25- 30%, Chair Smith indicated that, it was her intention, perhaps mistakenly, that the applicants would return with something more like 27-28% and not the entire 30% in the 75-250' zone. There were no public comments. Hawn stated that she would like to see the project scaled back to meet the 25% allowance. Bremer found if difficult to deny the applicant 30%hardcover, when the Commission was the one that had given them direction to hold the hardcover to within 25-30%. She maintained that the applicant had followed the Commission's direction, and should therefore be granted their request. Having been the Planning Commission liaison to the City Council at the latest meeting, Rahn indicated that the Council sent the neighboring application#03-2886, for Mr. And PAGE 12 of 39