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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,October 14,2019 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Based on those discussions,adjustments were made to the final ordinance, including a definition of <br /> Lakeshore,which has been replaced with Ordinary High-Water Line. There was also some discussion <br /> about how the nearest lakeward projection of the adjacent homes are determined. In instances when the <br /> surveyor cannot obtain permission to access a neighboring property,the City has and will continue to <br /> accept information based on satellite imagery. <br /> As directed by the City Council,the proposed ordinance does not make wholesale changes to the Average <br /> Lakeshore regulations and will impact only a small percentage of lake lots. <br /> Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance. <br /> Johnson noted he provided an example at the last meeting of a complication with the average lakeshore <br /> setback ordinance and that he would like to get clarity on some of the language since it is an important <br /> document and will impact a number of people. <br /> The first concern is the different verbiage that is used. In the ordinance the words principal building is <br /> used three times, residence building is used three times, and structure and a building is also used. <br /> Johnson stated he would like to get some consistency in the words that are being used. The first line of <br /> the ordinance says,"No principal or accessory building shall be located closer to the Ordinary High- <br /> Water Line than the average distance from the shoreline of existing residence buildings on adjacent lots. <br /> Johnson asked whether residence building is different than what is being referenced as a principal <br /> building. <br /> Barnhart noted Staff is not proposing any change to that. <br /> Johnson indicated he would like to have some consistency in the terms used and that he is wondering <br /> whether principal should be used in place of residence building. <br /> City Attorney Mattick noted under Paragraph B, Staff inserted the term principal building since the term <br /> principal building is something that is used throughout the Code. The existing language of residence <br /> building was not modified. To be consistent,the term principal could be substituted in place of residence. <br /> Barnhart indicated Staff can make that change. <br /> Johnson stated where the language was clarified, it was switched to principal building. This issue came <br /> up when he presented the proposed ordinance to different folks that use the ordinance and they found it <br /> confusing. At the end of that same paragraph,the term residence building is used again. Under <br /> Paragraph A,the term residence building is used again. Johnson recommended the term principal <br /> building be used wherever the term residence building appears in the ordinance. <br /> Johnson stated in his view this is important because the ordinance does not apply to patios or other <br /> accessory structures less than 42 inches above existing grade. The ordinance goes on to list stairways, <br /> lifts, landings,lockboxes,flagpoles, and pump houses. Johnson asked whether that is referring to deck <br /> stairs. <br /> Barnhart stated only if they are above 42 inches. <br /> Page 5 of 16 <br />