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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 10, 2019 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Johnson asked if it is the average lakeshore setback he is speaking of. <br />Paidosh stated it is. Paidosh stated they are not looking to build something that is a McMansion and that <br />the area would be divided between the two properties with the vacation, <br />Johnson asked if currently that property is considered a corner lot. <br />Curtis indicated it is, but that the setback would not be the same as a corner lot to the street since it is an <br />undeveloped road. The setback would change if there is a vacation. <br />Johnson asked if the average lakeshore setback would change if there is a vacation. <br />Curtis indicated it would change. <br />Johnson asked if the applicant is confident that he will work within the coniines of the zoning district <br />regulations. <br />Paidosh stated the only reason they are moving the house back now is because of the L -shape and coming <br />out on Park Drive. Paidosh stated he does not believe they will get near the red line. <br />Paidosh asked whether they can come out on Park with or without the vacation. <br />Curtis stated they can relocate on Park. <br />Johnson asked if there is some value to having half of that lot. <br />Paidosh stated there might be some aesthetic value on it but that they will be paying taxes on land that <br />they are able to enjoy now without paying taxes on it. Paidosh stated it will cause his value to go up, but <br />due to the easement, he cannot build on it. <br />Johnson noted he would also get a conforming dock location, so there is plenty of value to it. Johnson <br />stated he is prepared to put forward a motion asking Staff to draft a vacation of the property and to work <br />with the applicant to create some compensation for the City and then holding the City's easement in <br />reserve. <br />Paidosh asked if he is asking for him to purchase the City's easement rights. <br />Mattick indicated he is. Mattick noted there would not be a purchase agreement for the land. <br />Paidosh stated he did not realize the dock was not compliant until recently, but that the neighbors all get <br />along and it hasn't been an issue. <br />Mattick stated the City cannot enter into a purchase agreement and that the county ultimately decides <br />where that line gets drawn. The City currently has an easement over it and the land shows up as an outlot. <br />What the City can do is put cash into escrow, and if the request is denied, the money would be returned. <br />Rief asked whether it would just be a stormwater easement or a drainage and utility easement. <br />Page 13 of 20 <br />