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MINUTES OF THE ORONO TRUTH -IN -TAXATION MEETING and the ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 12, 2016 6:30 o'clock p.m. 18. #16-3877 GEORGE STICKNEY ON BEHALF OF MOONEY LAKE PRESERVE, LOTS 1-7, BLOCK 1, AVERAGE SETBACK VARIANCES — RESOLUTION NO. 6712 (continued) Gaffron stated this development has seven lots that abut Mooney Lake. Tree preservation easements were entered into and the property has steep slopes and both natural and manmade wetlands. Two of the lots have been purchased by the property owner to the east with the intent not to develop them. As part of the preliminary plat process, Staff looked at a variety of situations where the proposed houses might go. The developer also suggested that the proposed building pads are the most likely locations for a house on each lot given the topography and other factors. In terms of the average lakeshore setback, Staff did not really look at that in terms of the preliminary plat since it is uncommon for the City to have new lakeshore subdivisions that create multiple lakeshore lots. In this situation, one of the potential builders came in and asked what would happen if somebody on Lot 5 or 7 decides to move the house back and that they cannot meet the setback on Lot 6. Staff then took a look at each of the properties and established an average setback line to determine how the setback would impact each of the lots. As it relates to Lot 1, the average setback line is defined by the point of the house on the two adjacent lots closest to the lake. The neighboring house is in the City of Plymouth. The house on Lot 1 will not have an issue if they construct on the proposed location. To build any closer to the lake would be problematic given the steep slope heading down to the lake. Lot 1 in its proposed location will be more than 200 feet from the lake. With regard to Lot 2, the proposed house site is just below the top of a steep slope about 30 feet above the lake and 200 feet from the shoreline. Placing the house any further lakeward would start to encroach on the average setback lie and would require extensive grading or filling of the slope. Septic sites are also a limiting factor. It is not likely that this house would move nearer the lake, but if it did, there could be a slight impact on lake views enjoyed by Lots 1 or 3. The proposed house location for Lot 3 is about 150 feet from Mooney Lake and is quite restricted due to the wetland in the southwesterly half of the lot as well as by septic site locations. If the home on Lot 3 was pushed up against the 100 -foot lakeshore setback line, there would be no impact on the adjacent lots' views of the lake. The proposed house location on Lot 4 is very near the road and approximately 400 feet from Mooney Lake. The relative distance between the homes and the shape of the lakeshore in this area means that no lake views enjoyed by Lots 3 or 5 will be affected. Although it is not likely, moving the house as far forward as possible toward the lake would not impact the neighbor's views unless the house on Lot 3 is moved far westward. On Lot 5, the possible house locations are very restricted by a wetland, a stormwater pond, topography, and septic sites. Moving the house eastward would require a different grading plan and potentially impact the wetland pond. The house could not move substantially westward, but angling it differently could negatively impact the average setback line for Lot 6. It would have minimal, if any, impact on adjacent homes' lake views. Page 21 of 33