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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Monday,June 17,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> maintain the distance between them. The other concern is the storage shed down by the swimming area. <br /> The size of that shed will be increasing, which would be less of an issue if the size was not increasing or <br /> if the profile of the shed from the lake would not be increased and possibly built back. <br /> Doepke stated he also would like some type of horizon on the proposal. Doepke stated he does not know <br /> what the deadline should be,but in his view there has to be some type of sunset date. <br /> Thiesse commented this is a great asset to the community and that he likes the concept but that he is <br /> struggling with the practical difficulty for the encroachments. The applicant is proposing two buildings <br /> on stilts in a bluff area, which the City really does not want, and there is some selective removal of the <br /> undercover in that area, which is also a concern. Thiesse stated he would like the applicant to try harder <br /> on relocating those buildings. <br /> As it relates to the storage shed in the 0-75 setback, Thiesse stated he does have difficulty with that <br /> variance since the City usually does not allow that. It appears the storage shed could be moved back. As <br /> far as the time extension,Thiesse stated he would like to do a look back in five years. <br /> Ressler asked whether the applicant would be agreeable to moving the boathouse. <br /> Zimmerman stated in her year five years is absolutely reasonable,but that they need to obtain the funding <br /> for the improvements and keep the camp going during that time. <br /> Parker stated the boathouse would store all the life jackets and other equipment the kids use at the beach. <br /> If the size of the structure stays the same,the life jackets and other items would likely be strewn around <br /> on the beach. The site goes up pretty dramatically at that point, which means the building would be pretty <br /> far up on the hill. There is 10 feet behind each of those elevation lines going up the hill. Parker stated <br /> they can certainly look at the orientation to minimize the appearance from the lake,but if a new structure <br /> is not allowed,they may have to leave what is there currently. <br /> Doepke asked if there is any foliage between the shed and the lake. <br /> Parker indicated it is buckthorn. <br /> Thiesse stated he was assuming the contours were one to two feet and that it is ten feet. <br /> Parker stated as it relates to the bluff,they can look at it and figure out if there is another option. <br /> Ressler asked what the dimensions of the boathouse are. <br /> Oakden indicated the dimensions were listed in the hardcover calculations and that to her knowledge it is <br /> 150 square feet, which is approximately 10' x 15'. <br /> Ressler stated he would like to see that located further up the hill as long as they are not hauling canoes <br /> up the hill. <br /> McCutcheon commented it is a camp and an asset to the community and that hauling lifejackets and other <br /> items up the hill might not be feasible. <br /> Page 15 of 24 <br />