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MINUTES OF THE <br /> • <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,February 22,2005 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> ROLL <br /> The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members <br /> present: Chair David Rahn, Commissioners J.Marc Fritzler,Jim Leslie, Cynthia Bremer, and Ralph <br /> Kempf. Representing Staff were Planning Director Mike Gaffron,Planners Melanie Curtis and Janice <br /> Gundlach, and Recorder Jackie Young. Council Member Jim White was present. <br /> Commissioners Roland Jurgens and Travis Winkey were absent. <br /> Chair Rahn called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. <br /> CONSENT <br /> 1. #05-3070 JERRY BOLDENOW,70 NORTH SHORE DRIVE WEST—CONDITIONAL <br /> USE PERMIT,6:01 —6:02 p.m. <br /> Rahn inquired whether there were any public comments regarding this application. <br /> There were no public comments. <br /> Rahn moved,Bremer seconded,to recommend approval of Application#05-3070,granting of an <br /> after-the-fact conditional use permit for a non-rental guest apartment for the property located at <br /> 70 North Shore Drive West. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> OLD BUSINESS <br /> 2. #05-3074 SEAN AND MELISSA WAMBOLD, 1379 PARK DRIVE—VARIANCE, <br /> 6:02 P.M.—6:35 P.M. <br /> Sean and Melissa Wambold,Applicants,and Scott Marotz,Landscape Architect,were present. <br /> Curtis noted this application was tabled at the January Planning Commission meeting in order for the <br /> applicants to have time to hire a landscape professional to design a hardcover removal plan and to <br /> determine the areas of hardcover and walls which are critical to remain. <br /> The applicants have proposed hardcover removals in both the 0-75' and the 75'-250' zones. Hardcover <br /> removals within the 75'-250' zone would result in a reduction of 1,588 square feet for 25 percent total. <br /> Within the 0-75' zone,the applicants are proposing removals,but have determined that 268 square feet <br /> of hardcover is necessary. <br /> Staff feels that the removals within the 75'-250' zone are appropriate. However,in following with the <br /> City Engineer's recommendation, Staff feels that the wall and fire pit located in the 0-75' zone should <br /> be removed as well. The hardcover within this zone should be removed and re-graded as appropriate. <br /> Staff finds that there is no hardship to justify granting a hardcover variance to allow the hardcover <br /> within the 0-75' zone. Staff recommends denial of the after-the-fact variance for the 0-75' setback zone <br /> PAGE 1 <br />