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CITY OF ORONO <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, May 15,2017 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Thiesse asked whether the City is confident that all of the unimproved rights-of-way within the City will <br />not be developed or whether any areas should be identified as not being included under this ordinance. <br />Barnhart indicated they could, but his feeling is that the City has already acquired the rights-of-way that it <br />needs. <br />Thiesse commented as long as the City is comfortable that it has the right-of-way that it needs, he does <br />not have an issue with that. <br />Schoenzeit asked how width is measured on a nonrectangular lot. <br />Barnhart indicated the width is defined in the City's zoning ordinance and it is based on the width of the <br />at the building setback line for nonlakeshore lots. On lakeshore lots, the width is measured at the ordinary <br />high water line and 75 feet back. <br />Schoenzeit asked which number would be used if the property owner is not able to do that. <br />Barnhart stated he would use the lowest one. <br />Schwingler asked if the City had 41 variance requests last year. <br />Barnhart stated the City had 41 variance requests last year and 19 of those variances involved side street <br />setback variance requests. <br />Thiesse asked if there were any applications where a side street setback variance was the only request. <br />Barnhart stated if it is a substandard lot and they do not meet any of the setbacks, they also have to <br />request lot area and lot width variances. Barnhart indicated he did not determine if there were any <br />applications that only requested a side street setback variance. <br />Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 6:49 p.m. <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />