11/16/2009 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF TI�E ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,November 16,2009 6:30 o'clock p.m. (#09-3435 LOREN AND STACEY SCHOENZEIT,4480 FOREST LAKE LANDING, CONT.) 1. Is the applicants' proposed driveway turn-around within the right-of-way appropriate? 2. Is the applicants' proposal consistent with the level of development within the surrounding neighborhood? 3. Are there opportunities on the property to mitigate the proposed hardcover within the 250-500 foot zone? Planning Staff recommends approval of the application as proposed. In order to address the location of the existing sewer line through the property,the applicants should be asked to provide an easement to the City ten feet wide centering on the pipe location within their property as shown on the survey. Rahn asked what the existing setbacks are. Curtis stated the location of the existing home is in the same spot as the proposed residence. Rahn noted the existing survey shows 7.8 feet. Schoenzeit indicated they have worked hard to use the existing footprint. Rahn noted the parking area that is located fairly close to the lake will be removed. Loren Schoenzeit stated in designing their residence,they have attempted to design a house that both meets their needs and fits within the rules of the City of Orono. The proposed house is located completely within the footprint of the existing house. The parking area that is located within the 0-75 foot zone is being removed. The closest piece of hardcover is located approximately 195 feet from the lake. In the 75-250 foot zone, 1145 square feet of hardcover is being removed, and in the 250-500 foot zone,they are adding approximately 86 square feet. The property has some topographical issues due to the slopes,which has resulted in some water issues with the driveway and garage. One of their proposals is to locate the garage on the right side of the property,which will help with the runoff from the road and will improve the grading situation. The proposed garage is approximately 20' x 20' and extends approximately three inches over the setback but is located approximately 70 feet from the neighboring residence. Chair Kang opened the public hearing at 8:15 p.m. Brad Larson, 1090 Wildhurst Trail, stated they are the property that would be most affected by this proposal. Larson noted the card they received stated 62 percent but that tonight 66 percent is being discussed. Schoenzeit stated they had utilized the architecYs numbers on their application and that the surveyor's numbers were slightly different. The architect's numbers did not include the retaining walls and planters as well as the thickness of the walls. Schoenzeit noted the plans are identical to what was originally submitted. Page 13