02-20-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, January 16, 2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. higher or lower to keep the driveways down. The house on the north side is fairly new, which is the side the new deck will be on. Hayes indicated he did speak with the neighbors about the project and that they will not really see the deck because of the little jut of the house. The deck is currently 10 to 12 years old and would be removed. Hayes indicated he would rather work off of good footings and good construction but that they will not be touching the stucco house. Hayes stated he will take the same plate and bring it out a little further. Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. There were no public comments relating to this application. Chair Thiesse continued the public hearing to February 12. Thiesse stated this has the same criteria as the last application. Leskinen stated the only difference is that they are growing the encroachment and not reducing it but there is no visual impact to the neighbors, which is the reason for the average lakeshore setback. Leskinen moved, Schwingler seconded, to recommend approval of Application No. 18-3993, Michael Hayes on behalf of Weldon and Marcia Gilbertson, 684 Tonkawa Road, granting of a variance, based on Staff recommendations. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 5. #18-3994 DAVID KNAEBLE, 3635 TOGO ROAD, PRELIMINARY PLAT, 7:03 P.M. — 7:15 P.M. David Knaeble, Applicant, was present. Curtis noted the Planning Commission reviewed this as a sketch plan last September. The applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval with PRD flexibility for a residential subdivision of the 2.44 acre property in order to create a total of three lots for single-family homes where one lot currently exists. The property is currently zoned LR -1C, one family lakeshore residential. A delineated wetland near the center of the property impacts the building area of the southern two lots. The lots will be served by City sewer and water. One property would be accessed off of Togo Road where the current home exists and the two additional lots are proposed to access off of Northern Avenue on the south. It is not known at this time whether the existing home will remain. The proposed lots range in size between 0.51 and 0.94 total acres. The lots will be served by City sewer and water. City Code requires that each sewered lot provide 0.5 acres minimum of contiguous dry buildable area. The proposed lots meet the acreage requirement of the Code but the acreage is not contiguous as required. The preliminary plat also reflects additional flexibility being requested for reduced front yard setbacks for Lots 2 and 3 off of Northern Avenue. The side and rear yard setbacks will be met and all lots provide the minimum 100 -foot lot width measured at the front setback. A 20 -foot right-of-way dedication is shown along both Togo Road and Northern Avenue. Currently Northern Avenue exists as a 20 -foot paved width public road half on the railroad right-of-way and half on Page 6 of 17