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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, July 21, 2003 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#13 #03-2916 PHILLIP SMITH, Continued) <br /> Chair Smith moved, Rahn seconded, to recommend approval of Application #03-2916, <br /> Phillip Smith, 2600 West LaFayette Road, granting approval of the upper level second <br /> story addition in the 0-75' setback zone; and hardcover variances be approved to allow <br /> additions to the porch and garage subject to staffs recommendation that the hardcover <br /> additions be concurrent to removals of hardcover in a ratio of at least 1:1 with no net <br /> hardcover increase on the site; further requiring, that the shed be relocated on the <br /> property if removals from the 0-75' are required; and that all landscape plastic be <br /> removed. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br /> (#14) #03-2919 KEVIN AND DEBORAH THOMPSON, 90 MYRTLEWOOD ROAD, <br /> VARIANCES, 9:11 —9:49 P.M. <br /> Deborah Thompson, the applicant, was present. <br /> Gaffron reported that the applicant requests a side street setback variance to construct a 996 s.f. <br /> detached garage. A second variance is requested to allow the new garage to be attached to an <br /> existing 848 s.f. detached garage via a 11'x_(?)_' greenhouse (dimension undetermined). The <br /> variances include: <br /> 1. Side street setback of 23.1'where a 50' side street setback is required. <br /> 2. Oversize accessory structure variance (no accessory building larger than 1000 s.f. is <br /> allowed on a lot of 0-1.99 acres in area). <br /> (Note: Applicants had indicated they also want to add a pool requiring a side street setback <br /> variance, but have not provided the requested location/size detail for that pool, so the pool <br /> request is not under consideration as part of this application) <br /> Gaffron indicated that staff recommends: <br /> a) Approval of the side street setback variance for the 996 s.f garage. <br /> b) Denial of the variance to create an oversize accessory structure. <br /> c) Consider whether screening should be required. <br /> Gaffron explained that the applicants propose to construct a 996 s.f. detached garage 11' <br /> southeasterly from their existing 848 s.f. detached garage. The new garage will be located 23.1 <br /> feet from the south side lot line, which is by definition a side street lot line. It abuts the dedicated <br /> right-of-way of old Highway 12 or Wayzata Boulevard. While the portion of Wayzata <br /> Boulevard immediately adjacent to the property has not been used for road purposes since the <br /> extension of I-394/US 12 in the 1970's, it is still MnDOT right-of-way and must be treated as a <br /> street for zoning purposes. <br /> With regard to the Oversize Accessory Structure Variance, Gaffron stated that the Council <br /> adopted the Oversize Accessory Structure (OAS) ordinances in the late 1980's to place limits on <br /> the size of individual accessory buildings as well as on the total square footage of accessory <br /> buildings that could be located on a property. For lots smaller than 2 acres, it was concluded that <br /> PAGE 22 of 37 <br />