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r <br /> MINUTES OF THE " <br /> . ORONO PLANNIlVG COMMISSION <br /> Monday, June 18, 2007 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (4.#07-3290 BENJANIIN SACHS FOR DRK FAMILY ASSOCIATION, Continued) <br /> Chair Kempf stated that he failed to see any reason to support the application and believed the <br /> applicant should be satisfied with the two decks they have. <br /> Chair Kempf moved,Kroeger seconded,to recommend denial.VOTE: Ayes 2,Nays 3, <br /> • Winer,Zullo, and Kang Dissenting.The Motion failed. <br /> Winer moved to table in order to give the owner time to redesign and recalculate his <br /> proposaL <br /> Sachs sta.ted that he could not believe what he was hearing,maintaining that no one ever told him <br /> when he purchased his home that he had to remove all of these things and that he was out of <br /> compliance. He told the Commission to go ahead and vote on his application. <br /> Winer withdrew her earlier motion. <br /> Winer moved,Kroeger seconded,to recommend denial of Application#07-3290,Benjamin <br /> Sachs for DRK Family Association,2523 Kelly Avenue.VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> � NEW BUSINESS <br /> 5. #07-3293 GEORGE STICKNEY FOR BRUCE PADDOCK, 1500 BRACKETTS • <br /> POINT ROAD,VARIANCE <br /> Turner pointed out that the applicant has requested a hardcover variance to allow 31.13% <br /> hardcover in the 75-250' zone to provide for construction of a replacement residence. She <br /> explained that this lot was created by"a plat that is a replat of two lots and a street that had shifted <br /> the roadway away from the lakeshore.The other lot is divided by the new road into a .53 acre <br /> parcel and 1.47 acre parcel, so land was taken from the original lot to make the other lot 2 acres. <br /> She shared comparisons of the applicant's lots to three various shaped lots that meet the minimum <br /> for the zoning district and went on to explain that, clearly,having a 0-75' zone on three sides that <br /> comprises 55%of the property reduces the overall allowable hardcover as compared to lots with <br /> only one side abutting the lake. She encouraged the Commission to consider whether a reasonably <br /> sized home with reasonable amenities and driveway could be developed without a hardcover <br /> variance. <br /> Turner stated that staff recommends denial of the variance as reasonable use of the property could <br /> be made without the hardcover variance and the impact of the variance would be increased because <br /> most of the hardcover lies within 150' of the lake and most of the runoff would directly run to the <br /> • lake through a limited portion of the 0-75' zone setback. <br /> . George Sticlrney,2590 Countryside Drive,representative of Bruce Paddock, stated that the <br /> proposal would reduce the hardcover in the 0-75' zone by 13,000 s.f.He maintained that is there <br /> were ever a hardship lot,this was it, as it is one of inerely five point lots within Orono and <br /> surrounded by water on three sides.With 1,000 feet of lakeshore and a width of no more than 250' <br /> anywhere on the site, Sticlrney maintained that the applicant would be allowed to build a more <br /> � PAGE 4 of 8 <br />