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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, March 20,2017 6:30 o'clock p.m. Curtis noted on the back of the letter Staff included the definition of lot width for the Planning Commission's reference. Thiesse asked if it should not be measured from where the house can be built. Gaffron noted the lot width definition reads: "For lots which abut a lake or tributary, at the shoreline measured in a straight line between the points at which the side lines intersect the OHWL." Thiesse concurred that that is what the definition says. Gaffron stated it further reads, "and at the required structure setback from the OHWL, measured in a straight line between the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the structure setback line." Gaffron stated the code says to measure it in a straight line but Mr. Gronberg is suggesting to measure it in a line that hits the outside of the curve in a straight line. Thiesse commented that makes a lot of sense since that is where the house can be built. Gaffron stated it does and that the City looks at it that way in the past for non-lakeshore lots where there is a cul-de- sac. Gaffron stated very rarely does the City see a lakeshore subdivision, and in this case the code is very specific on how it should be measured. Gaffron stated he does not disagree with Mr. Gronberg's logic that the lot width should be measured from where the house is to be built, but that the code does not read that way. Gaffron stated one of the questions he would ask is if it is measured at 125 in a straight line between those two points and if that same straight line is drawn between two different points, whether it would be more than 125 feet. Curtis indicated that is 140, which is where it is shown by the applicant. Thiesse noted they conveniently put it at the curve of the line. Gaffron stated if the line were skewed another way, it would not meet it.