09/20/2010 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, September 20, 2010 6:30 o'clock p.m. Curtis reminded the Planning Commission that year-round screening will also need to be accommodated within the setback. Curtis noted a fence could be constructed along the property line. Curtis asked what the setback should be for a nonresidential principal structure. Schoenzeit stated in his view all principal structures should have a 50-foot setback. Feuss stated she personally does not feel an interim use pernut is necessary on this, and that if the church goes away,the inurnment garden would also go away. Berg noted conditional use permits stay with the property and would not go away once the church goes away. Curtis state the goal of an interim use permit is to allow the columbarium or inurnment garden to exist for a period of time and then have the use sunset should the church move. Kang asked what would happen with the remains if the church should leave. Curtis indicated the church would address that in their documents. Schoenzeit moved,Kang seconded,to recommend approval of Application#10-3483, Zoning Text Amendment to Residential Districts—columbaria,inurnment gardens,etc., subject to the columbaria and inurnment gardens having a 50-feet from any principal structure,a 5-foot setback from nonresidential adjacent properties, and a 10-foot setback from adjacent residential property lines; subject to the property owner providing year- round screening; and to allow columbaria and inurnment gardens as a conditional use. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 1,Berg opposed. Berg stated in her view it should be an interim use permit and that the setback should stay consistent at 10 feet. 7. #10-3484 CITY OF ORONO,CODE AMENDMENT,AISTORIC BUILDINGS, P.M.—8:08-8:26 P.M. Curtis stated there has been a recent request to move an existing historic building to a new property,which has prompted City Staff to bring forth a zoning code amendment to the Planning Commission. The request was to move an existing barn which exceeded the maximum size limitation for the property where it is intended to be located. Without a variance,the barn would have to be reduced to the allowed square footage or it would not be pernutted. At the August meeting,the Planning Commission expressed a desire to adopt changes to the City Zoning Code which would allow for the preservation of buildings deemed as having local historic value when considered as an accessory structure. The Commission indicated that an amendment to the current codes was an appropriate method of providing a preservation tool for buildings deemed by the City to have historic significance. The Commission also desired a means of keeping the historic building"historic"once the exception to the size limitation was made rather Page 13