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CITY OF ORONO <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 15,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit stated by giving them some credit for keeping the five feet,they could maybe have more on <br /> the lakeside. Schoenzeit stated the way to go would be to have a normal shaped deck that is six or eight <br /> feet lakeward of the end of the house but not going past the 5-foot line. <br /> Thiesse noted eight feet is not very much but that they would be able to have a round table with some <br /> chairs on it. Thiesse stated he would prefer to have a usable deck. <br /> Schoenzeit stated he would prefer not to have anything within the 5-foot setback and that they could <br /> redesign it to come off the end of the house. <br /> Schwingler moved,Leskinen seconded,to recommend approval of Application No. 17-3940,Jason <br /> and Anelise Peterson,4105 Highwood Road,granting of a height variance,granting of side yard <br /> setback variances for the new home and deck,granting of a hardcover variance as proposed at 225 <br /> square feet,and granting of a lakeshore setback variance for the redesigned tiered deck,with none <br /> of the deck or stairs encroaching into the 5-foot setback. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 10. 17-3941 Orono Public Schools,685 Old Crystal Bay Road,Text Amendment,9:05 P.M.— <br /> 9:15 P.M. <br /> Justin McCoy, Orono Public Schools, was present. <br /> Barnhart noted this is a joint application with the City and the Orono Public Schools. The school district <br /> property is zoned RR-1B, which is primarily a residential zoning district. Some cities have institutional <br /> zoning for churches and schools,which Staff also reviewed as part of this application. <br /> With the goal of trying to avoid the school district having to go through a number of steps to gain <br /> approval for a project that the City would normally allow, Staff is recommending some changes to the <br /> zoning district that would make schools located on property 15 acres or larger a permanent use. This <br /> would help the existing middle school, high school, intermediate school, and elementary school so they <br /> would be a permitted use. With the change, the maintenance shed that was reviewed earlier would be part <br /> of a site plan review and approved administratively. <br /> Barnhart stated the reason why the 15 acres is an important component of this is that a new school <br /> complex would still need to go through the conditional use process, which allows the neighbors to <br /> comment on the application. Generally issues associated with schools are traffic and intensity. The <br /> proposed ordinance would allow the school district to make improvements to their property under the site <br /> plan review. <br /> Thiesse asked if someone would be able to open a charter school on 15 acres. <br /> Barnhart indicated that would operate as a permitted use under the proposed text amendment. Barnhart <br /> stated lighting on a football or soccer field would require a conditional use permit since it would impact <br /> the neighbors. <br /> Staff recommends approval of the text amendment. <br /> Leskinen noted under Staffs recommendation, it recommends Option 2, which allows schools as a <br /> permitted use. Leskinen asked if that was intended to be Option 1 since it is amending the existing RR- <br /> 1B zoning district. <br /> Page 21 of 23 <br />