01-19-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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►, ,� � . E-2 � MINUTES OF THE - ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday,November 20,Z006 6:00 o'clock p.m. (#06-3234 HESSBURG, CONTINUED) The applicant is requesting a lot line rearrangement and variances. The lot line rearrangement will create two lots from the three existing lots,resulting in one lot being 60 feet wide, 11,552 square feet in area, and another lot 85 feet wide, 13,926 square feet in area where 140 feet in width and 43,560 square feet is required. In addition to lot area and width variances,variances currently being requested for the eastern lot are as follows: One,reaz yard setback variance for a 20-foot setback where 30 feet is required;and two,34.5 percent hazdcover within the 75'-250' zone where 25 percent is required. On the western lot, the applicant is requesting a bluff setback variance for 24 feet where 30 feet is normally required, a 30.3 percent hardcover variance where 25 percent is normally required;and a side street setback variance for 13 feet where 35 feet is normally required. The applicant's engineer has attempted to re-evaluate the driveway,but the driveway continues to remain � considerably steeper than what the City Engineer is comfortable with. While Staff and the City Engineer feel that the steepness of the driveway and access onto North Shore Drive is a concern,the Planning Commission should discuss whether or not it is within the scope of this application. The properties currently have a large,flat shared"parking lot"on the edge of North Shore Drive. The applicant is proposing to construct a shared driveway accessing attached garages at the proposed residences. The applicant has evaluated this situation and feels that it is the appropriate option for the site. Staff would recommend that the applicant heat the driveway and possibly offer some sort of wall-like structure at the bottom of the driveway to prevent driving off and into the lake. The applicant has revised the homes to meet the City's height ordinance and has redesigned the home on the western lot line to allow for a greater parking apron outside the garage in response to the Planning Commission's concerns. In addition,the applicant has reduced the hardcover on the easterly lot from 41 percent proposed to 34.5 percent by changing the footprint orientation of the home and reducing the driveway hardcover. If the Planning Commission concludes that approval of the application is appropriate, Staff would recommend that it be conditioned on the applicant complying with the City Engineer's requirements,the driveway being revised to meet City Engineer approval,and subject to easements for the shared driveway and shared tramway. Hessburg stated they relocated the driveway on the western lot and reduced the hardcover on Parcel B from 49 to 41 percent. Hessburg indicated he would not be opposed to constructing a barrier at the end of the driveway to prevent cars from sliding out onto the lake and also heat the driveway. Hessburg stated a � backup generator would also be installed for each property. Kempf inquired what the applicant had in mind for a barrier. Hessburg indicated they would incorporate some steel retention in the concrete driveway and the curb. � Rahn inquired whether each residence would have an individual stairway to the lake. Hessburg stated both properties would share a three-foot welded staircase on one side and the tram on the other,which would be less invasive to the bank than an in-ground staircase would be. PAGE 4