09/19/2005 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, September 19,2005 6:00 o'clock p.m. (#05-3136 TROY BROITZMAN, CONTINUED) Broitzman stated he is not removing any dirt in that area. Jurgens inquired if the area off the garage is eliminated,how much fill would be required. Jurgens stated in his opinion the applicant is not working with the natural features of the land and that he does not understand the rationale for the amount of fill being moved. Jurgens stated there is a reason why the City has a 500 cubic yard limit on the amount of fill that can be hauled onto a site and that this application goes way beyond that and that he does not see a reason why the conditional use permit should be granted. Rahn stated the revised plan is an improvement over what was previously submitted. Bremer moved,Winkey seconded,to recommend approval of Application#05-3136,Troy Broitzman, 1860 Shoreline Drive,granting of a lot width variance and a conditional use permit to allow grading in excess of 500 cubic yards,subject to the retaining wall being engineered prior to the application appearing before the City Council. VOTE: Ayes 3,Nays 4; Opposed Jurgens, Leslie,Fritzler,Kempf. MOTION FAILED. Jurgens moved,Leslie seconded,on Application#05-3136,Troy Broitzman, 1860 Shoreline Drive, to recommend approval of a lot width variance in order to construct a new home on the property, but to recommend denial of a conditional use permit to allow for grading in excess of 500 cubic yards in order to create walkouts on the front and rear of the home. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 3. MOTION CARRIED SUBDIVISION 6. #05-3152 BORLAND DEVELOPMENT ON BEHALF OF JAMES D.MACKINNON,ET AL,"3500"WATERTOWN ROAD,PRELIMINARY PLAT,8:47 P.M.—9:29 P.M. Steve Bohl,Applicant, and Mark Gronberg, Surveyor,were present. Gaffron stated the applicant is proposing to subdivide this 17-acre parcel to create six single-family residential lots. The property is located in the RR-1B,two-acre zone. A new private road extending 700 feet northward from Watertown Road would serve five of the six lots. The sixth lot would access directly to Watertown Road. All lots would be served by private septic systems and wells. Gaffron stated because certain information was not submitted,he reviewed this application as a sketch plan rather than as a preliminary plat. Gaffron stated the proposed single-family development with two-plus acre lot size is consistent with existing development in the surrounding neighborhood. Developed two-acre single-family lots exist west and southeast of the site. The property to the immediate north is a larger parcel with a single-family PAGE 21