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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,May 21,2007 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#07-3287 Thomas Webber Sketch Plan,Continued) <br /> language of the City ordinances. Gaffron noted this would be a Class II subdivision,which requires a <br /> plat. <br /> ' Section 78-1567 states that"Permitted uses or application of the various provisions of this chapter or <br /> other laws,including provisions relating to conditional and accessory use,uses authorized by special <br /> permit,variance,the application of any credit,formula,or special planning procedure,whether singly or <br /> in combination, shall not result in a density greater than four dwelling units per acre of dry buildable land <br /> or air space used for construction in any zoning district." Section 82-48 of the Subdivision Code suggests <br /> that the variances will not in any manner vary the minimum requirements for a lot as set forth in Chapter <br /> 78 as applied to the entire subdivision, and that the splitting of this lot would be a violation of that section <br /> of the code. <br /> Further,variances shall not be approved to increase the overall subdivision density above the minimum <br /> lot area requirements of the applicable zoning district. Lot dimensions shall comply with the minimum <br /> standards of the zoning chapter. <br /> Gaffron stated this is a legally existing record lot. Even though this consists of three historically platted <br /> lots,they have been legally combined for more than three decades, and that the idea of trying to create <br /> two lots might seem reasonable given the lot sizes of the other lots in the neighborhood. However,a <br /> number of the lots in this neighborhood are double lots or three or four lots that have been combined. <br /> The applicant has provided a sketch plan depicting how the lots would be divided and built on. Gaffron <br /> stated this proposal shows the existing house and the detached garage removed with a new proposed <br /> house. The new lots would be approximately 75 feet wide and 130 feet deep. Gaffron noted the lot area <br /> might be reduced further by dedication of a roadway and would be inconsistent with the remaining of the <br /> rest of the neighborhood. <br /> Storm water and drainage improvement fees would be required of$4,575 per acre,or about$2100 for this <br /> site. <br /> This neighborhood was sewered in 1954 and each property was assessed. The house on Lot 9 was burned <br /> around 1970. The owner of Lots 7 and 8later acquired Lot 9 and the sewer assessment for Lot 9 was <br /> deleted. <br /> The property is within the MLTSA and does have municipal sewer and water directly available. Sewer <br /> was brought to the neighborhood in approximately 1963 and the property was assessed for 150 feet of <br /> frontage and two sewer units. When the house on Lot 9 was burned and demolished in approximately <br /> 1970,the then owner of Lots 7 and 8 acquired Lot 9 and combined it with Lots 7 and 8. The second <br /> sewer unit assessment was deleted when the combined property was re-assessed. The sewer maps show <br /> stubs for Lots 7 and 8 but not Lot 9. <br /> There are no wetlands on the property.The site is not heavily wooded. The small urban setting does not <br /> rise to the level of suggesting Conservation Design is necessary. Drainage is perhaps the greatest <br /> concern. The site drains to the west toward the neighboring residence and to the south toward the Dairy <br /> Queen parking lot. <br /> PAGE 8 <br />