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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,March 18,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Shorewood's regulation reads, "No accessory uses or equipment, such as air conditioning cooling <br /> structures,which generate noise,maybe located in a required side yard setback, except for side yards <br /> abutting streets where equipment is fully screened from view." Plymouth's code reads as follows: <br /> "Air-conditioning or heating equipment may be located in a side or rear yard,provided such equipment is <br /> set back at least six feet from any lot line. Air-conditioning or heating equipment shall not be located <br /> within the front yard area that lies between the front lot line and the closest wall projection of the <br /> principal building to the front lot line, except that on corner lots or through lots, such equipment may be <br /> located within a front yard area that abuts a side or rear building fa�ade(not the front building fa�ade <br /> containing the main entrance). In no case shall such equipment be permitted to encroach into an existing <br /> or required drainage and utility easement unless approved by the City Engineer." <br /> Gaffron stated any subdivision in Orono created in the last 30 years has typically a five-foot, either side of <br /> the common lot line, a utility and drainage easement. If you have a 10-foot setback,that leaves you five <br /> feet between the easement and the house to locate your air-conditioning unit if it is located on the side of <br /> the house. This is an item where the City needs to list that type of stuff and then look at whether the City <br /> wants to require people to put them in a front or rear yard. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the side setback does not appear to be the issue but that it is the distance to the <br /> neighbor's house, especially if they are offset. A person should be required to push it as far away as <br /> possible from the neighbor's house but that it could certainly be in the setback. Schoenzeit stated even <br /> though it might be four or five feet from the lot line, it really is the distance from the neighbor's house <br /> that the City, from a code standpoint, should attempt to maximize. <br /> Landgraver commented it is probably the noise it generates that is the problem and that it should be a <br /> minimum distance from the lot line. <br /> Gaffron stated in homeowner association situations like Stonebay,they have probably already dealt with <br /> that type of situation. Gaffron stated he will speak with the City Attorney to see if they can develop some <br /> language to address that. <br /> Gaffron stated the next item relates to dog houses and dog runs. Currently dog kennel standards are <br /> partially addressed in Section 62-181 and requires a 30-fot setback from lot lines for kennel structures <br /> housing up to two adult dogs in a side or rear yard. Those standards do not require a kennel license. <br /> Lakeville's regulations for animal enclosures reads as follows: "...domestic animal enclosures shall not <br /> be placed in the front yard or in the side yards abutting a street, shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to <br /> any property line, and shall not be placed closer than twenty-five feet to any dwelling unit other than on <br /> the owner's property. No encroachment shall be permitted in existing or required buffer yard or drainage <br /> and/or utility easements. Screening and/or a hard surface will be required if problems occur with <br /> appearance, noise, odor, and sanitation as determined by the zoning administrator. No such enclosure <br /> shall exceed 120 square feet, unless approved through an administrative permit." <br /> Schoenzeit commented the 10-foot setback could also be the requirement for air-conditioners. <br /> Berg asked why you would need a kennel license for a dog run if you only have one dog. <br /> Leskinen asked if a kennel license is only required for three or more adult dogs. <br /> Page 20 of 24 <br />