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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 11, 2019 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 11 Seals asked if there is anything the City can do to make it clear to this developer that they need to follow the rules. Barnhart stated Staff has worked with the builder the last year and a half and they are a larger company. In June of last year, they had some turnover with their employees that Staff has dealt with, which is why sometimes it was not caught by the builder. Printup noted at the Planning Commission meeting one of the residents also commented on the fact that the area was not bermed as originally planned. Barnhart stated no berming was planned on the south side and the proposed berming along Old Crystal Bay Road was done. Crosby moved, Seals seconded, to direct Staff to draft an approval resolution for Application No. 18-000091, AJ Helgerson, 2870 Goldenrod Way, granting of a side yard setback variance VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 11. LA18-000095 - CHUCK ALCON ON BEHALF OF ERIC AND ANDREA LARSON, 690 BROWN ROAD, SKETCH PLAN Chuck Alcon, Applicant; Michael Stedman, Developer; and Mark Gronberg, Surveyor, were present. Barnhart stated this is a sketch plan review for a proposed seven lot single-family subdivision located at 690 Broad Road. The property consists of 24.37 aces. Each lot meets the minimum lot size of two acres of dry buildable and five of the seven lots meet the minimum lot width requirements. There will be a single private road off of Brown Road that would essentially line up with the Sugarwood development to the west. The property is located in the MUSA. The main issue for consideration is the width of two of the lots. Lot 3 is a lot at the end of a cul-de-sac and the calculated width is 143 feet where 200 feet is required. Where that line is measured is right in the middle of the ditch. If you measure further back, you would get 350-plus feet of distance. Lot 3 could also be adjusted to accommodate the width requirements, but the lot line configuration may be unusual. Lot 6 is a proposed lake lot, and based on the lot width definition, the calculated width is 185 feet. This lot has over 200 feet of shoreline. In the past the City Council has supported some flexibility from lot width requirements. At their January meeting, the Planning Commission discussed the proposal and were generally in favor of providing some lot width flexibility. The City Council is being asked to provide comment related to the proposed subdivision and, in particular, the width of Lots 3 and 6. Walsh noted a curving shoreline is a practical difficulty and that in his view the plan is absolutely fabulous. Michael Stedman, Developer, stated this is a lot different from the 25 lots that were proposed in 2016 and that they wanted to come up with something that meets City Code as much as possible. The proposed