09/18/2006 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday,September 18,2006 6:00 o'clock p.m. � (#06-3227 Loren Butterfield and Brian McDonnell,Continued) Bremer opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. There were no public comments relating to this application. Bremer closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Bremer encouraged the applicant to continue to work with Staff on his application. The Planning Commission took no formal action on this item. (Recess taken from 7:08—7:10 p.m.) 3. #06-3228 RICK AND KRISTINE STERLING, 1300 VINE PLACE,VARIANCE,7:10— 7:30 P.M. Rick Sterling,Applicant,was present. Turner stated the applicants are requesting an average lakeshore setback variance to construct an addition to the street side of the house that is forward of the average lakeshore setback; a variance to construct a garage addition 25 feet from the right of way of Vine Place when a 30-foot setback is required; a variance to construct the garage an additiona19.1 feet from the side property line when a 10-foot setback is required; and a hardcover variance to allow 28 percent hardcover in the 75-250 foot zone when 25 percent is permitted. The addition would have a stepped front. The west two stalls would be extended forward 18 feet. The east stall would be extended forward only seven feet. The east front corner of the two-stall portion of the addition would create 5.48 feet into the 30-foot street setback. The east front corner of the third stall addition would encroach 0.9 percent feet into the 10-foot side setback. The addition would be mostly over existing hardcover and would add an additiona136 square feet of hardcover to the site. Hardcover calculations submitted with the application indicated existing hardcover was 28 percent and would be increased slightly. Planning Staff explained to the applicant that the front and side setback variances could be eliminated if eight feet were added to the rear of the garage and the front addition was reduced from 18 to 10 feet. Planning Staff recommends denial of the side and front setback variances, denial of the hardcover variance, and conditional approval of an average lakeshore setback variance. Sterling stated he did receive Planner Turner's letter on Saturday and that he has not had time to really prepare anything in response,but that it is likely they would prefer to do what Staff is proposing. Sterling inquired whether the third garage stall could be extended out somewhat. PAGE 8