11/19/2007 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,November 19,2007 6:00 o'clock p.m. 5. #07-3325 GARY DeSANTIS,80 WEAR LANE,PRELIMINARY PLAT,6:32 P.M.— 6:51 P.M. Gary DeSantis,Applicant,and Dave Gronberg, Surveyor,were present. Curtis stated this application was previously reviewed as a sketch plan by the Planning Commission at the September meeting,where the Planning Commission indicated they generally were in support of this project. At this time the applicant has submitted a subdivision application for a two-lot residential plat of property within the RR-1B District,which requires two acres of dry buildable area and 200 feet of width per lot. The properiy consists of the division of one existing�ve acre parcel resulting in two 2 plus acre parcels. A lot width variance would be required for each of the newly created lots as the "parent"lot is at the end of a cul-de-sac and the resulting"child"lots would be significantly substandard in width at their building setbacks. The property is guided for single family residential use at a density of one unit per two dry buildable acres. The proposed plat is intended to ultimately conform to this use. The property is not located within the MUSA and is intended to be served with septic systems and private wells. Primary and alternate septic locations for each lot have been proposed and have been deemed acceptable by the City's septic inspector. The proposed use appears to be in conformity with the Community Management Plan. The existing wetland is depicted to be located entirely on Lot 2,with a small portion of the buffer area extending into Lot 1. Lot 1 will contain two dry acres and Lot 2 will contain 2.03 dry acres and almost one acre of wetland. The proposed lots shown on the proposed plan are irregularly shaped. Neither of the two lots will meet the City's width standard. Both lots are proposed to access off of Wear Lane. There is no shared driveway access proposed and it appears the home on Lot 1 would maintain the existing driveway. No road improvements are being proposed at this time. Staff would recommend,with the addition of the fourth lot,that an upgrade of this road to a City standard road should be completed. The wetland on Lot 2 is classified as a Manage 2,which requires a 25-foot buffer and a 20-foot structural setback from the buffer. The City will require a flowage and conservation easement over all wetlands designated on the site. Staff recommends approval of the proposed preliminary plat subject to the City Engineer's recommendations,both John Smyth and Darren Amundsen. Specific conditions Staff would recommend include: One,paving of the road and cul-de-sac to City standards;two, adherence to all MCWD requirements; and three, approval of lot width variances for each lot. Mr. DeSantis indicated he has nothing to add to Staff's report. Chair Kempf opened the public hearing at 6:37 p.m. There were no public comments regarding this application. Chair Kempf closed the public hearing at 6:37 p.m. PAGE 5