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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 25, 2018 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />14. LA18-55 PAUL VOGSTROM OB/O WILLIAM AND SUE DUNKLEY, 2709 WALTERS <br />PORT LANE, SKETCH PLAN — Continued <br />Curtis indicated the City measures the average lakeshore setback as a straight line from the closest point <br />of the adjacent homes. <br />Walsh stated the City Council has discussed many times whether someone's sightline is straight across <br />the lake or whether it goes off to the side. In some developments homes have to be built in a certain order <br />or they would not be able to be built on due to the average lakeshore setback. <br />Kelly Hueler stated they would agree the shoreline meanders but that it is not a point. <br />Crosby stated he has never considered a side view a sightline. <br />Seals noted on Highwood the City Council made the applicant construct his deck in a triangle and in this <br />instance half of the proposed home is within the sightline. Seals stated she understands what both sides <br />are saying but that a good portion of the home is in the sightline. <br />Crosby stated he considers the sightline to be someone's vision to the lake. <br />Curtis noted it is the regulatory sightline that is being discussed. <br />Crosby stated the proposed home is located further back than what was existing. <br />Seals stated the old structure is no longer relevant since it was removed. <br />Crosby stated in reality it is not irrelevant because when the property was purchased, the home was there. <br />Printup stated if the City needs to change the code, they can change the code, but that is not being <br />discussed tonight. <br />Walsh stated someone can argue whether it is a practical difficulty because they are on a rounded point. <br />Seals questioned whether it is really a practical difficulty if someone creates their own practical difficulty. <br />Greg Hueler stated if the home had not been removed, it would not matter. <br />Kelly Hueler stated the Dunkleys could have easily conformed with not just the sightlines but with the <br />private drive. Hueler stated there are a whole host of nonconforming issues with this proposal. <br />Walsh noted one issue is the average lakeshore setback and another is whether there is a practical <br />difficulty because it is a rounded point. <br />Greg Hueler stated he would request the City Council come stand on their dock and look at the shoreline. <br />Hueler indicated it is a slightly curved shoreline and is not the way it is being described by the applicant. <br />Page 8 of 21 <br />