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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,June 25,2018 7:00 dclock p.m. 14. LA18-55 PAUL VOGSTROM OB/O WILLIAM AND SUE DUNKLEY,2709 WALTERS PORT LANE,SKETCH PLAN—Continued 5. This property should not be considered a point but the natural shoreline of the lake. With this request I think the City needs to consider the setting of precedents that ultimately could cause more requests for this type of application,requesting more exceptions to our City Code. I respectfully submit my thoughts on this application. Thanks." Curtis stated the City Council should discuss the issues outlined in Staff report and provide direction to the applicant. Paul Vogstrom,Applicant,stated they received some great feedback last week at the Planning Commission and that they are looking for feedback on the average setback,emergency access,and a new outlot on Pence. Vogstrom indicated they are open to turning the private drive into an outlot and that currently they are proposing that Walters Port go straight through. Vogstrom indicated he did talk to Melanie Curtis briefly today about having Walters Port be the outlot to service Lot 2,which the City Council may want to comment on,or another option would be to have the outlot off Pence and eliminate the back lot variance. Vogstrom stated they will be working with the surveyor and engineer over the next few weeks to resolve some of those issues. Vogstrom stated since the lot has been combined,it is somewhat irrelevant where the old home used to be,and that they have pushed the proposed house back so the view from the Hueler's is not obstructed. Vogstrom indicated he did provide some pictures today to Staff. Curtis displayed aerial photographs of the area. Vogstrom indicated the first photograph shows the house before it was removed. Vogstrom stated it does not make sense to have a home sitting in front of everyone else but that is kind of how this lot is shaped. Vogstrom noted the second photograph shows the heavily wooded area and the new Lot 2. Vogstrom stated the green line depicts where the old home was and that they are proposing the new home for Lot 2 to be 17 feet back from there its closest point. The new home then goes back further as it angles off to the west. Vogstrom noted the view from one window in the Hueler's home would be obstructed by the new home. Crosby asked if the home will be within the 75-foot setback. Vogstrom indicated it will meet the 75-foot setback but that the average lakeshore setback will cut through the house. Greg and Kelly Hueler,Pence Lane. Kelly Hueler,2715 Pence Lane,stated they are the neighbors directly impacted by the proposal and that they have been in front of the Council and Planning Commission previously as this process has unfolded. Hueler stated it is their understanding that the City Code that is in place is to be equitably administered to all neighbors and all citizens of Orono. Hueler indicated they took five years in researching where they Page 6 of 21