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