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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday, October 8,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 7. Fill in the floodplain. Based on preliminary plans, it appears that the house pads will require fill <br /> to elevate above the flood elevation. This may be resolved with more detail being provided <br /> and/or shifting the house pads further to the north. <br /> The Council is asked to provide non-binding feedback on the issues presented. <br /> Walsh asked if the applicant would be permitted to build a house on each one of the small lots. <br /> Barnhart stated technically they could not but since there is no existing home,they could combine the lots <br /> to get as close to the requirement as possible. There is enough land to meet the one-acre minimum. <br /> Printup noted on Maple Place those were platted lots and they were able to build on them. <br /> Barnhart stated it might be that those lots meet the 66 percent requirement of the DNR. If a lot exceeds <br /> 66 percent of the DNR's requirements for lot size,they can be developed. The lots on Baldur Park do not <br /> meet that requirement. Barnhart noted there is a clause in the code that says when they own contiguous <br /> lakeshore properties,they can combine them to get as close as possible to the lot size requirement, and in <br /> this case they have enough to meet the one-acre requirement. <br /> City Attorney Mattick stated if the lots are nonconforming but meet certain minimum requirements, such <br /> as the 66 percent,they are allowed to build. If they do not meet that requirement,the statute says if the <br /> lots are under common ownership,they have to combine them to get it to the minimum conforming size <br /> and not the 66 percent. <br /> Printup asked what is being proposed for the other lots at the point. <br /> Barnhart stated part of Staffs recommendation is to include a plan for those five lots since that would <br /> impact the width of the road and emergency services. <br /> Printup asked if the City should plan for five future lots. <br /> Walsh stated the plan could change the next day and that the City has to plan for the worst possible <br /> scenario. <br /> Printup asked if there is an easement over the property. <br /> Barnhart stated to his knowledge there is an easement but nothing was platted for access. In the past the <br /> City vacated a portion of the road because it was in the water. <br /> Printup asked if those easements can be cleaned up as part of this plat. <br /> Barnhart stated from a planning perspective,they are open to not having it be a public street beyond a <br /> certain point. Baldur Park Road could terminate in a cul-de-sac,with a private road or a shared driveway <br /> beyond the cul-de-sac. <br /> Walsh stated a private road can only serve so many homes. <br /> Barnhart stated the road could serve a number of homes and that they are within the allowable range. <br /> Page 12 of 18 <br />