05-16-2005 Planning Commission Packet

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Page 2 of 3 square foot of Structural Coverage allows up to 30 cubic feet of building to be built. The proposed 230 s.f. of deck will be less than 500 cubic feet of structure. This is much less than the 230 x 30 = 6900 cubic feet of a typical structural coverage. The proposed deck is also built on existing hard cover, that being the existing the slab of the current detached garage. • It should also be noted that the proposed deck only covers half of the existing detached garage's slab. With the elimination of the detached garage there will be a significant reduction of building mass in this area of the property. The garage currently occupies about 5796 cubic feet and the proposed deck will occupy approximately 500 cubic feet. 2) Eliminate existing and proposed retaining walls/curbs within the right-of-way. - It is my understanding that the City has always allowed the homeowner to landscape the right-of-way in a similar and compatible way with the same high quality materials as the rest of the yard. If you are speciflcally pointing out the raised flower bed in the middle of the driveway and the cement curbs around the driveway as shown in the report's photo—those items are planned to be removed. We have no"structural" retaining walls planned for the right- of way. It should also be noted that the current right-of-way is paved with asphalt to form a circular driveway. We plan to remove a large portion of this driveway and replace it with grass. This reduction in hardcover in the right-of-way does not count towards our"hardcover scores" but it should count for something. 3) Reduction of the proposed lake yard patio extending beyond the deck in an effort to reduce hardcover further within the 75'-250' zone, preferable to 25%. - We are happy to comply with this request. This can easily be accomplished by removing the 10'x15' = 150 s.f. extension piece on the proposed patio. 4) Eliminate the portions of the proposed new structure (SE corner of house) coming within 10' of an existing sewer line. The City does not have an easement for the Sewer line so that should not factor into the plans for the proposed building. However the foundation of the proposed building in that location is about 12 feet from the sewer line. It is a portion of the proposed bay window that extends within the 10 foot sewer line area. The proposed bay window is 12 feet above grade in that area. Perhaps this is enough room to prevent it from disturbing possible future work on the sewer line. If the City still considers it in the way, we would be willing to adjust the planned bay window as required so it maintains a 10 foot space for the sewer line. 5) Revise lot rearrangement request whereby lot area and width for both lots remain unchanged. —This one is a littie trickier but I am open to suggestions. I do not believe and alternate geometry/ lot line rearrangement can be found that meets the needs of all the parties involved and satisfies the issues outlined below. I think I will just have to present my discussion to the pianning commission and seek their approval. Below is a brief history of the current proposed lot line rearrangement. . We showed our proposed project to the neighbors at 1090 Wildhurst Trail (the Larsens) and made the request to purchase some land so we could meet the City of Orono's property setback requirements. . In our first meeting I showed you and Mike the proposed building along with the "triangle of land"that I wanted to purchase from the neighbor. In that meeting you suggested that I swap land with the neighbor, try not to make either property more or less conforming than its current state and clean up the lot lines if possible. • The Larsens contacted their mortgage company, showed them the "triangle purchase proposal" and received the following feedback. o They prefer a land swap vs. land sale o They are concerned about a change in value of the property. o They want to make sure the new lot lines are not"convoluted". • The Larsens, the land surveyor and I created the current proposed land swap and lot line rearrangement. The proposed land swap and lot line rearrangement was exciting for several reasons. o Both neighbors (The Larsens and the Schoenzeits)came to an agreement on a land swap. I hope there is some appreciation for the difficultly factor in going to your neighbor asking to purchase or swap some land so you can build an addition on your house. o The proposed land swap solves the project's needed land issue and meets the City of Orono's 10 foot set back requirements. o It gives the Larsens something of great value (lakeshore) in exchange for their land near the street in the 75-250 and 250-500 zones. cii�i�nn� -