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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 22,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> right-of-way is consistent with Orono Code. The paved width is not defined but is required to be 28 feet <br /> for this number of lots. The length of the cul-de-sac is approximately 927 feet,which is less than the <br /> 1,000-foot maximum. <br /> There is an existing trail on the west side of Brown Road North. The plans do not suggest any interior <br /> sidewalks or trails through the development. The plans also do not show any proposed park land <br /> dedication. The Comprehensive Plan does not identify the need for additional park land. <br /> At this stage the applicant is looking for feedback from the Planning Commission prior to submitting a <br /> formal application. <br /> Thiesse asked if everything else is compliant except for those two lots. <br /> Barnhart indicated it is. <br /> Landgraver asked if the lot line could be adjusted between Lots 3 and 4. <br /> Mark Gronberg, Surveyor, stated Lot 4 does not meet it either. Gronberg stated he is aware of at least 15 <br /> other applications that do not meet the width requirement. Some of the lot lines can be adjusted to meet <br /> the 200 feet but then you would get ugly lot lines,which is why it has not been an issue at the end of a <br /> cul-de-sac in the past. <br /> On the lakeshore lot,there is 619 feet of lakeshore. When you measure point to point,one lot is 15 feet <br /> short. At the 75-foot setback, all the lots are compliant. At the average lakeshore setback, Gronberg <br /> stated they are proposing a straight line between the two adjoining houses. The house to the north is <br /> located way across the ravine and the other house further to the north is a lot closer to the lake because the <br /> lake curves. Gronberg noted they are 275 feet back from the lake with two of the houses that are being <br /> proposed and that they would like to go on that sightline to line the homes up straight. <br /> Barnhart noted the average lakeshore line has no impact on this property. In the past the City has <br /> artificially created a setback, but when it comes to the building permit, issues come up. If Lot 4 is <br /> developed first,the average lakeshore setback is at one distance. If Lot 5 is developed first,the average <br /> lakeshore setback is almost in the road. As a result,the City might want to create an artificial setback line <br /> in this situation. Barnhart indicated he is not looking for solutions at this stage. <br /> Barnhart noted Lot 4 does not meet the width requirement. Staff does not measure Lot 4 at the cul-de-sac <br /> since Lot 4 is a lake lot and it would be measured at the lake. The average lakeshore setback is something <br /> that will need to be looked at. <br /> Thiesse stated the intent of the average lakeshore setback line is to protect lake views. <br /> Barnhart stated that is correct. <br /> Thiesse noted those homes are not impacting any lake views. <br /> Barnhart stated it might become an issue at some point in the future. <br /> Page 18 of 20 <br />