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MINUTES OF TI� <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 22,2008 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#08-3338 Thomas and Katherine Ziegler, Continued) <br /> intend to remove the existing house and reconstruct an almost duplicate house under a City code <br /> provision that allows replacement of a nonconforming structure without complying with zoning <br /> ordinances other than floodplain regulations. The floodplain regulations require elimination of the <br /> basement. Two open porches are proposed to be added to the house. The first floor of the replacement <br /> house will be about two feet lower than that of the existing house to allow more ceiling height. The <br /> grade adjacent to the existing structure would be raised about a foot to provide positive drainage. The <br /> existing detached garage would be replaced with an attached garage with living space above it. The <br /> sheds and outhouse on the property would also be removed. <br /> Turner illustrated the proposed elevation of the new house and the existing elevations of the existing <br /> house. There currently is a back porch that is an extension of the side wall of the house,which is also <br /> nonconforming. The porch would be removed in conjunction with this project. <br /> Issues for consideration by the Planning Commission include the following: <br /> 1. Would vehicles parked in the driveway interfere with Crystal Bay Road. The required street <br /> side setback is 15 feet. On a standard street,there would be nine feet between the edge of the roadway <br /> and the property line, creating a 24-foot parking space between the garage and the road. The right-of- <br /> way of Crystal Bay Road at this location is 66 feet wide, 16 feet wider than standard. If Crystal Bay <br /> Road were ever reconstructed to roadway standards,there would be 28 feet between the garage and the <br /> road. Under the current configuration there would be 35 feet. <br /> 2. Portions of the proposal that are not part of this application deal with the width of the driveway <br /> approach. The City's code limits the width of a driveway approach to 20 feet at the property line. This <br /> provision is not part of the zoning code and is not a part of this application.The Public Works <br /> Department indicates that the proposed 32-foot wide approach is not acceptable. If the request is not <br /> granted to create a functional driveway,the garage doors would need to be shifted so the outer edges of <br /> the two doors are no more than 20 feet apart if the two doors are combined into one. The proposed <br /> evergreen trees within the right-of-way are also governed by regulations that are not part of the zoning <br /> code. <br /> 3. Grading of the lot. It appears that the middle section of this property and the adjacent property <br /> partially drain toward Crystal Bay Road. Unless the applicants can gain permission from the adjacent <br /> property owner to create a swale to direct this runoff towards the lake, drainage will need to be directed <br /> around the garage toward Crystal Bay Road. <br /> Staff recommends the following: <br /> 1. Approval of the setback variance for the attached garage subject to the following: <br /> A. No additional hardcover in the 75 to 250 foot zone. <br /> B. Unless the wider driveway approach is approved by Council,the outer edges of the garage doors <br /> being no more than 20 feet apart. <br /> 2. Denial of the lakeshore setback variance for the second floor open porch but approval f a deck. <br /> PAGE 8 <br />