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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 15,2013 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> access to the lift station. Assuming the new property owners have guests at their property and they park <br /> on the street,that would block access to the lift station. <br /> Wysocky stated removal of the trees is also a big concern. Wysocky noted they maintain the 75-foot <br /> setback on the shoreline as well as the neighbors and that there are a number of mature trees on this <br /> property that will need to be taken out or killed. <br /> Wysocky noted her mother has lived on this property since1958 and that they are strongly opposed to the <br /> rear setback variance from 35 feet to 12.5 feet, which would locate this house 40 feet from their house <br /> and is too close for that neighborhood. Wysocky stated they routinely see people walking up and down <br /> Orchard Beach Place all the time for access to the lake. <br /> As it relates to the 1980 sale,Wysocky stated the new property owners should have been aware that this <br /> was an unbuildable lot since it was declared unbuildable in 1978. It is also very clear in the Orono <br /> records that this is an unbuildable lot and it was declared unbuildable several times. <br /> Wysocky stated she would like to correct something in the application relating to city water. Wysocky <br /> noted everyone in the neighborhood has their own well and that there is not city water. There is city <br /> sewer available but not city water. Wysocki indicated she would like to state on the record that she and <br /> her mom are very opposed to every variance that is being requested. <br /> Les Delton, 1535 Orchard Beach Place, stated his father purchased the property from Lisa Wysocky's <br /> grandfather and that his father has been there since 1963 and he has personally been there since 1965. <br /> Delton stated they have always been told it is a fire lane. Delton indicated they did have a dock at the end <br /> of the road from 1963 to 1993, at which time the City required the dock be removed. Delton indicated <br /> when they did have their boat down there,they were told they could not park at the end of the road. Since <br /> the early 1960s,Delton indicated they have always been told that is a fire lane and for emergency access. <br /> Delton stated in his view building a small house will change what is happening in the neighborhood and <br /> that they are currently being surrounded by big million dollar mansions. This small house will change the <br /> look of the area and that he is definitely opposed to the variances to allow for a house to be built on that <br /> lot. <br /> Nancy Delton, 1535 Orchard Beach Place, stated she has resided there since 1993 and that she routinely <br /> cleans the beach and the fire lane. Delton stated as it relates to the environment,there are typically <br /> hundreds of lady slippers, especially during rainy seasons, all the way from the lift station to well within <br /> this property line. <br /> Delton indicated she has also witnessed flooding on this property over the years and that a person cannot <br /> walk in there in the summertime due to the mud. Delton noted the guys who did the survey had enormous <br /> trouble this spring given the heavy rains but that it is not uncommon for this property to be wet and <br /> muddy. Delton stated she is opposed to all variances they are requesting. <br /> Patricia Pfeffer, 2850 Taniger Lane, Excelsior, stated she is the owner of the subject property but at the <br /> time of purchase she was not aware a dock or a tent could not be put in. Pfeffer indicated her kids put a <br /> dock in one year and within 24 hours the City had tagged it but yet there was a dock at the end of the <br /> street. <br /> Page 17 of 23 <br />