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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 16,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br /> Chair John Thiesse, Commissioners Kevin Landgraver, Bruce Lemke, Denise Leskinen,Loren <br /> Schoenzeit, and Jon Schwingler. Representing Staff were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Community <br /> Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, City Planner Melanie Curtis, City Planner Laura Oakden,and <br /> Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor Dennis Walsh was present. <br /> Chair Thiesse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Leskinen moved,Landgraver seconded,to amend the agenda,with Item No.3 being heard first and <br /> Items 2,4,and 5 being combined. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF <br /> SEPTEMBER 18,2017 <br /> Lemke moved,Leskinen seconded,to approve the minutes of the September 18,2017,Planning <br /> Commission meeting as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0,Landgraver Abstained. <br /> 3. #17-3966 LDK BUILDERS ON BEHALF OF LINDA AND DARRELL TAMOSUINAS, <br /> 1525 LONG LAKE BOULEVARD,VARIANCES,6:33 P.M.—6:39 P.M. <br /> Scott Koppandraye, LDK Builders, and Darrell and Linda Tamosuinas,Applicants,were present. <br /> Oakden stated the applicant is requesting a rear yard setback variance, lot area and lot width variances in <br /> order to build a new home that will be located 29.6 feet from the rear property line. The lot is <br /> substandard. <br /> The applicant plans to demolish the existing home and detached garage. The existing detached garage is <br /> nonconforming due to its close proximity to the property line. Due to the contours of the lot,they are <br /> requesting a rear yard setback variance to allow them to be 29.6 feet away from the street side of the lot <br /> instead of the standard 50 feet,which is a 20.4 foot encroachment. The applicant states that positioning <br /> the garage further away from the road creates issues with the downward slope of the driveway, creating a <br /> hazard in the winter months. <br /> Included in the memo is a lot analysis,which goes along with the setbacks required for this parcel. Also <br /> included is an analysis of the practical difficulties. Staff finds that there are practical difficulties inherent <br /> to the lot area,width and the rear setback. If the applicant wishes to do that in the future,they might <br /> experience challenges as they are currently at 24.6 percent hardcover on the site,with the maximum <br /> hardcover being 25 percent. The applicant is not requesting a hardcover variance as part of this <br /> application. In addition,the lot poses multiple challenges with steepness on the lot and the curved road <br /> creates a small building envelope. <br /> The applicant will need to address how water will be managed on the site so it will not direct water to any <br /> neighboring properties. <br /> Page 1 of 32 <br />