11/21/2011 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday,November 21,2011 6:30 o'clock p.m. David Grandstrand,4435 Wolverton Road, stated as it relates to the proposed road,it appears that there are water veins that run down the hill and that the road has opened up those water veins,which causes damage to the road. Any work that would be done in conjunction with a road in that area should be sure it does not exacerbate that problem. Grandstrand indicated he was told in the past they should excavate that ditch to help drain the road. Curtis stated any driveway approach that was constructed would be reviewed by the City Engineer and the resident's comments would be taken into consideration. Tim Otten,425 Turnham Road, stated he was curious as to the location of the proposed building site. Gherardi stated the building pad would be located within the dashed lines depicted on the overhead. Curtis stated the buildable pad on Tract A does meet the required setbacks. Schoenzeit closed the public hearing at 7:50 p.m. Thiesse noted this is not a flag lot but that a piece of property has been tacked on to reach the five acres and that he would rather give a variance so it could be a three or four acre lot. Thiesse stated in his view the property does not belong to that lot. Leslcinen stated the Planning Commission cannot set a precedent of creating a nonconforming lot in a five acre zone. Curtis stated in a standard subdivision the City historically has not granted an area variance. Variances have been granted in the past to lot width due to cul-de-sacs and other circumstances. Schoenzeit asked if the lot line is at the minimum distance for a building. Curtis stated the proposed lot line could be adjusted. Gherardi stated the lot lines are somewhat arbitrary and could be revised slightly. Gherardi indicated she is in agreement there should not be a pole barn located towards the rear of the lot but that it would be up to the future property owners. Levang moved,Schoenzeit seconded,to table Application#11-3531,Lori Gherardi on behalf of Wolverton Place,LLC,4550 Wolverton Place. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. 4. #11-3532 SHARRATT DESIGN& COMPANY,LLC,ON BEHALF OF MIKE &PAM SIME,3095 NORTH SHORE DRIVE,AFTER-THE-FACT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE,7:54 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Schoenzeit asked why this is an after-the-fact variance. Curtis stated in 2009, a previous owner installed rip-rap along the shoreline with permits from the MCWD. As part of that project, a 7-foot wide main staircase to the lake,two additional sets of stairs as Page 13