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Council <br />MINUTES OF THE Exhibit C <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 16-3870 <br />Monday, October 17, 2016 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />4. #16-3869 SCOTT HOCHSTEDLER, 290 CRESTVIEW AVENUE, VARIANCE, <br />6:36 P.M. — 6:44 P.M. <br />Scott Hochstedler, Applicant, was present. <br />Barnhart stated the applicant is requesting a variance from the front yard setback requirements that would <br />permit a front setback of 41.7 feet where 50 feet is required. The applicant is proposing a 359 square foot <br />addition onto the front of his home. The addition would be located 41.7 feet from Crestview Avenue and <br />33.9 feet from the existing property line to the south given the recent recommended approval of the <br />vacation. Without the vacation the addition would be located 13.9 feet from the south property line. <br />Barnhart displayed a survey of the property and pointed out the location of the addition. The proposed <br />addition is to the right of the front door. Barnhart pointed out the location of the new property lines with <br />the vacation of Hill Street and noted that the lot is now large enough to accommodate the proposed single - <br />level addition to the house. <br />Barnhart displayed a sketch of the proposed house. <br />Barnhart stated based upon their analysis, Staff found that a majority of the standards have been met. The <br />proposed improvement requires a 9 -foot reduction in the front yard setback, which leaves 41.7 feet of <br />separation between the house and the street. With this reduction, the large yards envisioned by the <br />ordinance and Comprehensive Plan are maintained and preserved. Most of the other homes in the <br />neighborhood are similar in size, with setbacks from Crestview a shorter distance than proposed by the <br />applicant. Further, alternative locations for the expansion would require other variances, which may <br />result in greater impact to adjacent properties or require an upward addition, which may have a greater <br />massing impact on the neighborhood over what is proposed. <br />Staff supports the front yard setback variance request as proposed. Barnhart noted without the vacation of <br />Hill Street, additional variances for hardcover and structure would be required. <br />The Planning Commission had no questions for Staff. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />