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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,April 8,2019 7:00 o'clock p.m. a hard time supporting anything less than three feet. The current rear yard requirement is 30 feet for this area. Seals stated she understands the desire to maximize the house,but that this house is currently at 42.9 percent hardcover and is maxed out. Seals stated in her view it would be very irresponsible for the City Council to approve something like this and that she does not see a practical difficulty. Barnhart noted the hardcover and functionality of the house is a result of the small lot. Crosby asked what the depth of the rear lot is currently. Barnhart noted it is 8.2 feet. Seals moved, Crosby seconded,to direct Staff to draft a denial resolution for Application No. LA19- 000011,Julie Lensing,3349 Crystal Bay Road,denying a rear yard setback variance and a hardcover variance. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Johnson noted he did attend the recent LMCD meeting and that the Council will be discussing the LMCD shortly. Crosby stated he would like everyone to be cognizant and keep an eye out for anything suspicious in their neighborhoods to help keep everyone safe. Walsh stated he hopes everyone had a good spring break but that there is a lot of snow coming over the next few days. 17. LMCD GENERAL DISCUSSION Walsh stated it has been brought to the City Council's attention that the LMCD has started to reach out to the marinas,which they have done in the past, about what to do above the high-water mark, which is where their authority ends. Walsh stated he wanted to clarify the situation so he wrote a letter that will be sent out to the business owners,which are primarily marina owners. The letter reads as follows: "Dear Business Owner. On behalf of the Orono City Council, we would like to confirm that only the City of Orono has jurisdictional authority over any and all land use regulations and permitting within the boundaries of the City of Orono, Minnesota. If at any time any person,entity, or governmental unit other than the City of Orono tries to impose any land use regulations or permitting on the land within the City,we would ask that you notify the City of Orono right away. The City of Orono will use all its tools as necessary to protect the integrity of the jurisdictional authority that the City of Orono has over all land use regulations and permitting within the City of Orono." Walsh stated his proposal is to send this to the marina owners and the LMCD and all the mayors and representatives on the board of the LMCD so they know Orono's position. Walsh noted a piece of legislation has been introduced that would clarify that the LMCD's authority ends at the high-water mark. If that legislation passes,this will become a moot point. Page 10 of 12