08/18/03 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, August 18, 2003 6:00 o'clock p.m. (#7#03-2922 IMAGINALITY ON BEHALF OF MIKE CASHMAN, Continued) 1. A wetland setback variance to allow a wetland setback of 5' on the east side of the private drive when a 26'setback is normally required. 2. A wetland setback variance to allow a wetland setback of 12' on the west side of the private drive when a 26' setback is normally required. Waataja stated that staff has met with the applicant and concluded that whether identifying the property is accomplished with an address monument or standard 6"x 6"post/hanging sign, the effects that they would have on the wetlands are minimal. Staff has reviewed the wetland delineation report and sight visibility triangle in relation to the location of the monuments. Because the monuments will be outside both the wetland boundary and sight visibility triangle, staff is allowing the applicants to proceed with the monument design. A 12' setback is proposed on the west side of the drive and a 5' setback is proposed on the east side of the drive. Two separate wetland setback variances are required; one for each monument. Waataja stated that staff recommends approval of both wetland setback variances with the stipulation that footing designs be submitted to the building official to verify structural integrity due to inherent hardships which consist of existing vegetation and wetlands at the driveway entrance which make it practically difficult to solve the driveway identification problem. Ornstein stated that they have succeeded designing a plan that would be outside the sight triangle and wetland. There were no public comments. Hawn moved, Chair Smith seconded, to recommend approval of Application #03- 2922,Imaginality on behalf of Mike Cashman, 1655/1685 Fox Street, approving the wetland setback variances with the stipulation that footing designs be submitted to the building official to verify structural integrity, due to inherent hardships which consist of existing vegetation and wetlands at the driveway entrance which make it practically difficult to solve the driveway identification problem. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. (#5)#03-2905 HEIDI B. NAGEL, 995 WILDHURST TRAIL,350 CRESTVIEW AVENUE,VARIANCES 6:55—7:01 P.M. Heidi Nagel, the Applicant, was present. Gaffron stated that the applicant has down-scaled her requests for variances to exclude the garage addition and the lakeside deck bumpout, and to now just enclose a slightly smaller portion of an existing second story deck as screen porch, and construct an enclosed PAGE 9 of 30