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MINUTES OF THE Council ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION LA18-000019 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 Exhibit C 6:30 o'clock p.m. ROLL CALL The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Chair John Thiesse, Commissioners Kevin Landgraver, Bruce Lemke, Denise Leskinen, Loren Schoenzeit, and Jon Schwingler. Representing Staff were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, City Planners Melanie Curtis and Laura Oakden, and Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor Dennis Walsh was present. Chair Thiesse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Thiesse thanked Loren Schoenzeit, Jon Schwingler, and Denise Leskinen for each of their nine years of service on the Orono Planning Commission. 6. LA18-000019 MARK WILLIAMS, 2697 CASCO POINT ROAD, VARIANCE, 7:35 P.M. — 7:58 P.M. Mark Williams, Applicant, was present. Oakden stated the applicant is requesting an average lakeshore setback variance, a 75 -foot lake yard setback, a hardcover variance, and lot area and lot width variances in order to construct a new single- family house. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing house and construct a new house. This lakeshore lot is lower in the street third of the lot, forming a bowl on the back end of the lot, which limits the building envelope of the lot. The new proposed home sits partially within the footprint of the existing home. The applicant is asking for variances to center the home on the lot, which creates a new encroachment into the 75 -foot lake yard with the porch and corresponding hardcover. The applicant is also proposing to move the home back from 61 feet from the ordinary high-water level to 64.5 feet. To meet the average lakeshore setback, they would need to be 66 feet from the OHWL, which is the same distance as their neighbors to the south. The lot to the north is currently vacant. The new structure will consist of approximately 140 square feet of the single -story porch within the 75 - foot lake yard and roughly 30 square feet in the average lake setback where no structure currently exists. The Planning Commission should discuss whether the minimal encroachments are appropriate given the location of the existing structure and the distance of neighboring properties from the lake. The new home