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MINUTES OF THE <br /> �� ORONO PLANNING COMIVIISSION 1VIEETING � . <br /> Monday,July 21,2008 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. _ <br /> (#08-3367 Tom and Patty Kubalak,Continued) � , - <br /> Kempf stated he is unable to respond to the specific example cited by the applicant but that the Planning <br /> Commission needs to}ook at the potential impact a variance could have in the future should this area be � � <br /> � redeveloped as well as the impact it would have on the neighbors. <br /> , , . Kroeger moved,Schoenzeit seconded,to table Application#08-3367,Tom and Pariy Kubalak <br /> along with Sharratt Design Company,2623 Casco Point Road,to aIlow the applicant time to <br /> revise his plans. VOTE: Ayes 7,Nays 0. � .� � <br /> � 3. #08-3370 BARB AND KEVIN DULIN ALONG WITH J. SVEN GUSTAFSON WITH <br /> STONEWOOD,LLC,6:53 P.M.—7:22 P.M. �, <br /> n Gustafson,Developer, and Kathy Alexander,Designer,were present. � <br /> � � <br /> Turner ta.ted the applicants are proposing to construct a replacement residence and are req�u sting a <br /> hardcover`ariance to allow 34.42 percent hardcover in the 75 to 250 foot zone when tY�,e�maximum <br /> allowed is 2��percent. The applicants are also requesting a conditional use permit for,:gradmg within the <br /> 0 to 75 foot zorie to allow rearrangement of the floodplain on the property. � � <br /> . . � <br /> � Turner illustrated the�e�sting residence on the property on the-overhead. The'current house was <br /> ongmally constructed in 1934, with additions in 1955 and 1988. The floor°of the crawl space under the <br /> original part of the house��and the garage floors are lower than the min�rrium elevation for properties <br /> within or adjacent to the floo.dplain: Floodp.lain regulations require.t�iat the entire house be brought into <br /> compliance with the elevation r,equirements once the cumulative�alue of additions and remodeling <br /> since the City's initial adoption�£floodplain regulations exc�s 50 percent of the value of the <br /> structure. The property is over or ve close to this limit due to the additions that have been constructed <br /> over the years. <br /> The proposed house would be one level except for a�^second level over the garage. It would be slab on <br /> grade construction. The lot would also contain�a�ool. � � � � <br /> The applicants aze required to maintain the � " e flooc� � <br /> lsam �st�orage capacity on the lot. The City Engineer <br /> � has reviewed this application and has recommended certai�items be completed as it relates to the <br /> drainage and grading. A permit wouldfalso be required fror�`iY�the Minnehaha Creek Watershed Disirict <br /> for placement of fill in the floodpla'ui � <br /> Planning Staffrecommends the`variance not be granted as it would not constitute a hardshi to <br /> redevelop the property without the variance. Staff recommends the condilional use permit be granted if <br /> the site pla.n is revised tQ�eliminate the hardcover variance. <br /> ,� � <br /> Sven Gustafson addressed the Planning Commission regarding the application,noti.ng that they may be <br /> limited to poss�ly 10 percent of value if they remodeled, which would make it diffi�c'ult to make any <br /> improvements to the existing residence. Gustafson stated the location of the floodplain�'a�Ces up a large <br /> portion of,the 75-250 foot zone and makes it a difficult site to work with. Some of the other�difficulties <br /> of the site are the low elevations of the site,the high water table, and the sewer easement that c'�i-'osses the <br /> property,which prevents the house from being located closer to the street and creates a hardship.�'`'�.�j <br /> � <br /> PAGE 6 <br />