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7 A <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday, January 20, 2004 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#03-2958 JUDD DAYTON, 2885 LITTLE ORCHARD WAY, RENEWAL <br /> VARIANCE—Continued) <br /> Gundlach explained that the applicant requests a renewal variance to allow the existing <br /> oversized accessory structure to remain on the lot and for it to be relocated to a conforming <br /> location in the rear of the lot. She indicated that the application was originally heard at the <br /> October 20, 2003 Planning Commission meeting. At that time, the Planning Commission <br /> encouraged Mr. Dayton to combine parcels and move the barn to make it conforming. <br /> Doing this raised questions about whether or not the parcel would be conforming as to the <br /> amount and size of accessory structures on a single property. Therefore, the application <br /> was tabled so staff could research the existing accessory structures and whether or not <br /> moving the barn would alleviate the current situation. <br /> With regard to the option of combining the Lots and the Feasibility of Adding the Barn, <br /> Gundlach noted that to combine 2885 Little Orchard Way to 825 Old Crystal Bay Road, or <br /> simply moving the barn to 825 Old Crystal Bay Road would require the following <br /> planning actions: <br /> [Barn(48' x 24')= 1,152 square feet] <br /> Variance: To allow the accessory building total to exceed 6,000 square feet <br /> (5,168 + 1,152 =6,320 s.f.) <br /> Variance: To allow more than one oversized accessory structure on the lot due <br /> to the existing barn/stable. <br /> Since the chart in the accessory structures section of the Zoning Ordinance only extends <br /> out to 9.01 acres or more, this brings into question the feasibility of the above planning <br /> actions. The Ordinance sets the limit to 6,000 square feet of total accessory structures <br /> allowed for any property 9.01 acres or more. The chart starts as 0— 1.99 acres allowing a <br /> maximum of 2,000 square feet of accessory structures and increases by approximately 400 <br /> square feet with every additional acre. If this chart were extended out to include the <br /> applicant's property, which is 21+ acres, it would allow for 10,800 square feet of accessory <br /> structures and the applicant could conceivably add the barn to his parcel and be within the <br /> allowable limits of square footage, should the Planning Commission deem this appropriate. <br /> On the other hand, Gundlach pointed out that the same section of the ordinance states that <br /> a property is only allowed one oversized accessory building(any building in excess of <br /> 1,000 s.f.). This requires that an additional variance be granted to allow more than one <br /> oversized accessory structure. <br /> The Planning Commission should discuss whether there are any hardships to grant two <br /> variances; one to allow more than one oversized accessory structure per property and also <br /> to allow more than 6,000 square feet of accessory structures. <br /> PAGE 6 of 53 <br />