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� <br /> � RE�ULAR' MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, JULY 11, 1977 Page 14 <br /> � VARIANCE <br /> 140 Leaf Street <br /> � (Continued) <br /> � Lot Area Required - 87,120 sq, ft. ; Actual 32,000 sq. ft. ; �'ariance 55,000 sq. ft. (f <br /> � Lot 19idth Required - 200 ft. ; Actt�al 180 ft. ; Variance 20 ft. (10$) <br /> Front Setback Required - 50 ft. ; F�isting 37 ft. ; Variance 13 ft. (26$) <br /> � <br /> � The addition would not encroach any setbacks <br /> and I see no problems here. There is a very <br /> � serious question about the proposed garage <br /> location. The applicant wants to raise the level <br /> • of the garage high enough to avoid a driveway <br /> c�rade wllich he contends is too steep to negotiate <br /> � in the winter. The problem is the reduction of <br /> • an already short front setback combined with the <br /> opening of garage doors very near to the street. <br /> ' Note also the rise in the road just north of <br /> this location. By placing the garage back <br /> � farther, at least in line with the house, room <br /> is left for a turn around. Applicant is worried <br /> � about foundation and fill costs by building over <br /> • the existing driveway, but site inspection <br /> indicates that the retaining wall is already <br /> * holding a filled area requiring the same <br /> foundation provisions. <br /> � <br /> ` Garage location requirements: RR-1B Zone - 50 ft. setback <br /> 31.380 Absolute minimi.un setback for doors opening <br /> � to street is 30 ft. - proposed distance is <br /> 18 ft. <br /> � Variance - 32 ft. = 64$ and 12 ft. = 40� <br /> � Planning Commission Meeting - July 5, 1977 <br /> � Lengthy discussion of the reasons applicant wishes <br /> to locate his garage so close to the street. Al <br /> � Olson stressed that foundation provisions and, <br /> therefore, costs would appear to be very similar <br /> � whether the garage is located as shown or would <br /> . be located farther back over the existing driveway <br /> in the winter. The suggestion was made to open <br /> a the garage doors off the south side thereby <br /> allowing a turn around and reducing the visibility <br /> � problems on the road. There is still the matter <br /> of an extreme front yard setback variance. <br /> • <br /> • Commission recommended approval of the small rear <br /> addition to the home and also approval of the <br /> � indicated location for the garage "with the desire <br /> that the applicant investigate the possibility of <br /> + relocating the garage doors and drive access from <br /> �he front (west) to the south side" . (Continued) <br /> i <br /> • <br /> • <br />