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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,October 9,2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 12. #17-3968 SHARRATT DESIGN AND COMPANY OB/O FREDERICK AND PATRICIA JOHNSON, 1565 ORCHARD BEACH PLACE(PID 07-117-23-0026)—VARIANCE—Continued Sharratt stated at the Planning Commission meeting there was a comment about parking. Sharratt noted the proposed driveway is 42 feet long and that they will be able to park four cars off the street. Sharratt indicated when he visited this site,there were cars parked all the way up and down the road due to some construction that was going on at another lot. Sharratt stated this lot will have four parking stalls off the street and two in the garage. Dankey asked how far t�iis house is to the house at the left. Curtis noted it is approximately 9.1 feet to the corner of the property line and that Staff would have to measure it to the house. Sharratt stated it appears to be another 23 or 24 feet or so to the house. Crosby noted the one corner is 5.6 feet. Sharratt stated it is and that Staff is recommending the setback be 10 feet. Sharratt stated they did not receive that recommendation until today. Crosby asked what the required setback is. Curtis indicated it is 30 feet. Walsh stated most side yard setbacks are 10 feet and that rear yard setbacks are 30 feet. Sharratt stated the real issue is that this is a compromising piece of property but that there are smaller lots in Orono. Shamatt stated they did not propose as much as what was allowed and that the question is whether or not this property is going to be allowed to be built on despite the fact that it is a lot of record and can be put to reasonable use. Dankey stated she is curious why someone would purchase this property given the past difficulties with the property. Sharratt indicated the lot was undeveloped for a number of years and that there was no real analysis put together for a house. Sharratt stated what they are trying to do here is develop something that is responsible and that they know there are very real practical difficulties with this piece of property. Sharratt stated they are trying to solve as many of them as they can,but if nothing can be put on this property,that is a different situation. Walsh noted the City's hardcover regulations changed dramatically a couple of years,and from a hardcover standpoint,the lot could not be built upon since the majority of the property is in the 0-75 foot zone. The City now uses a different hardcover calculation, which allows something to be built on the lot. Page 6 of 23