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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 23, 2019 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 6 of 11 Staff recommends adoption as drafted. Walsh noted under Item (b) it states, in situations where the average lakeshore setback line bisects the principal building located on either adjacent lot, the next most adjacent lakeside bisect point shall be used. Walsh asked whether that should be the next most adjacent lakeside point of the bisected principal that does not bisect the house. Johnson stated that was one of his questions as well and asked what happens if the next most adjacent lakeside bisect point goes through the principal structure as well. Walsh stated they would have to keep moving further away until it does not bisect. Barnhart indicated that is how it was applied in the examples. Walsh suggested making that language clearer by changing it to read, the next most adjacent lakeside point of the principal that does not bisect the house or the building. Mattick stated they may want to remove the first bisect. Walsh commented it could say as long as it does not bisect the principal building. Mattick stated it could read, the next most adjacent lakeside point of the principal building shall be used for determining the average lakeshore setback. Walsh suggested adding the words, as long as it does not bisect the principal structure. Walsh asked whether anyone from the public would like to comment on this application. Kelly Hueler, 2715 Pence Lane, stated they would like to get clarification on the change. If they are looking at the two homes next to their house, the new adjacent structure that received variances to go closer to the lakeshore, the new corner, rather than the previous corner, now becomes the new point of measurement, and that would be the easterly corner to their westerly corner. Hueler asked whether the lot in the middle, which was originally supposed to be a pad on a conforming lot but obtained variances to move closer to the lakeshore, would be able to go closer to the lake without a variance. Walsh stated they cannot move it any closer because the red line is the line in that situation and that line would remain the same. Crosby noted the black line shows what the line originally was and the red line shows what was granted. The red line is what would apply under the new ordinance. Kelly Hueler asked if the new line is what the variance allowed. Crosby stated it is. Kelly Hueler asked if that house can move closer to the lake.