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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 11, 2019 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 11 <br /> <br />homes do not impact any wetlands since there is adequate buffer. The availability of city sewer and water <br />is a big plus and will have less impact on the lake. <br /> <br />Stedman indicated this will be an upper bracket subdivision and that they have met with the Watershed <br />District. In addition, a neighborhood meeting was held. The neighbors were a little surprised that more <br />lots were not proposed. <br /> <br />Walsh commented when only one person from the neighborhood comes to the Planning Commission <br />meeting, that is a good sign. <br /> <br />Printup stated in his view this is a good proposal but to his recollection one of the comments at the <br />Planning Commission meeting was that one of the lots would impact the wetland. <br /> <br />Stedman stated in his opinion that comment was in error and that he does not believe they are impacting <br />any wetland. <br /> <br />Walsh commented limiting the number of lots will help retain the forest and will blend in with the rest of <br />the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Seals noted she was not on the City Council for the last proposal but that she was present at the meeting <br />when it was discussed, and in her view this proposal is more in line with what the nearby residents are <br />expecting. Some flexibility to the two lot widths is reasonable given the curving shoreline. <br /> <br />Gronberg noted the homes on Lots 4 and 5 are around 270 feet back and that the average lakeshore <br />setback line will depend on which lot gets developed first. <br /> <br />Walsh asked whether the City wants to set an average lakeshore setback in this case. <br /> <br />Gronberg stated in his opinion that would be a good idea and that they are proposing a line from Lot 6 all <br />the way to the house to the north. <br /> <br />Walsh stated in his view a preset average lakeshore line is the way to go. <br /> <br />Gronberg stated the house to the south is closer to the lake as well as the house to the east. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated a preset average lakeshore setback line sounds great up front, but that there could be an <br />issue 12 years down the road when Lot 5 is rebuilding. Barnhart indicated he would like to come back <br />with a mechanism that protects Lots 4, 5, and 6 but will not limit the City down the road. <br /> <br />Walsh encouraged the applicant to work with Staff on that. <br /> <br />Johnson commented the proposal looks good. Johnson asked if there is a reason why the southern line on <br />Lot 3 is not tilted a little more. <br /> <br />Gronberg stated they could make it a little more tilted but that it generally looks better when it is radial <br />and people know where their lot line is a little better when it is a straight line. <br /> <br />Johnson stated he does not have a problem with it but was curious if there was a practical reason for it.